Namco announced today that its upcoming arcade fighter Tekken 6, shown officially in non-fantasy form in February, will be the first arcade game to use a PLAYSTATION 3 based hardware platform when it goes on sale later this year. Good news for PS3 owners, as it makes ports (and potential exclusivity) much more likely.

Namco and Sony have a very friendly arcade relationship, with many of Namco's previous games, like Soul Calibur, Tekken and Time Crisis, running on PlayStation derived hardware. No other games were announced for the platform, but I've got my digits crossed hoping for the inevitable Rolling Thunder 3 and Knuckle Heads 2 unveilings. Michael McWhertor

Namco Bandai to launch new arcade game with Sony's PlayStation 3 technology [MSN Mainichi Daily]

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