Sony PS2: smooth like satin

Let's face it, whatever is hip and trendy in the fashion world is usually described as 'the new black', but in AV, silver is still the way to go. Fans of harmonised electronics will be pleased to hear that a new 'satin silver' version of the world's favourite gaming console is due to hit the shelves on May 13th. Which, coincidentally, is the same day that Microsoft premiers its Xbox 360 on MTV.

Argos is probably the last place you'd expect to leak news of the new PS2, but for the past few months its Web site has been promising this very model. Sony has now confirmed that we can get our paws on the premium edition within a couple of weeks, but it has sadly still not dropped in price, staying firmly at £115.

Despite the (relatively) high price, Sony has now made the package more like a complete entertainment centre by including a DVD remote control as standard. Strangely though, it is finished in the black colour of old despite the classic DualShock2 controller receiving a makeover to match the console itself.

Just over a month ago, a court in America ordered Sony to stop selling these controllers and pay £48m in damages to Immersion, for infringement of its force feedback technology. Clearly, the Japanese giant isn't too perturbed by such threats and has continued as normal. -GC