Just want to point out to those of you who can read Japanese, they JP player base made a relatively large thread demanding the death of the PS2 and an updated version as well. Kinda craps all over the "but the JP guys only play on PS2!" argument.

At this point, it's cheaper to buy a brand new computer capable of running FFXI than to buy a new PS2 HDD and FFXI, or a fat PS2 since they're relics. My friend bought a crappy old computer at a yard sale for 30 dollars that could play FFXI.