Arcade Playstation 2

As part of an effort to exploit the economies of scale and reduce production cost, Sony Computer Entertainment will make Playstation 2 circuit board available to Japanese arcade game makers. Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that demand in Japan for the 128-bit Playstation 2 innards is strong, as arcade game makers scramble to meet the technology bar set by next weeks Japanese launch of the Playstation 2 console.