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Kaz Hirai attended Square Enix's 10 year anniversary party for Final Fantasy VII, leaving a note saying "the best is yet to come." Is he alluding to Crisis Core? Or the oft-rumored Final Fantasy VII remake? Regardless, it looks like Square is far from milking this milestone RPG.

You must check out Kotaku's gallery from the event, which shows some memorabilia on display, such as the Final Fantasy VII limited edition PSP. Our heart yearns for it ... even if our wallets shy away.

You can expect to see more from SCEA's chief Kaz Hirai (of Riiidge Racer fame), as he's moved on up on the corporate ladder. He'll be replacing "you-can-experience-4D" Ken Kutargai, who's been criticized by his rivals as being too "arrogant." There's been speculation that the slow sales of PSP, the disastrously delayed PS3 launch, and the loss of potential PS3 exclusives, like Grand Theft Auto IV and Assassin's Creed, are behind this shuffling.

Regardless, Kutaragi will remain in Sony's corporate arms as chairman and group CEO. While this theoretically is a promotion, it will certainly free up Kaz and new SCEA chief Jack Tretton from correcting the mistakes of a potentially senile leader. Hey, it worked for Nintendo when they got rid of even-more-insane Yamauchi.

[Via Joystiq]

Ya know, there comes a time in a young man's life where he experiences something that forever changes him. Something so important, it triggers feelings and emotions he never thought he had before. Today, I had one of those experiences with this video, and I present it to you now.

I don't know what it is exactly. The strange music in the video, which evokes both a state of sadness and joy in me at the same time, most definitely has something to do with it, but clips of people speeding along on a country rode having a wonderful time with their PSP or of our good buddy Kaz heroicly raising the PSP into the air like a viking would his sword after just defeating his enemy certainly adds to my newly found state of nirvana.

After watching this video, I can't help but have a feeling of confidence going forward that the PSP is here to stay. I mean, if people have that much fun just riding along with a PSP, how can it not be successful, right? And while I can't ensure you'll have the same experience I did, I'm sure it will touch each of you in a different way. Be blessed my fellow fanboys.

Nintendo fans have Reggie. We have Kaz. There's no real new info in his interview with Gamespot, but it's always interesting when a Sony exec goes on the record about the system. Here are some bullet points summarizing what he said:

• Sony is still "hard at work" on Connect. (Note: It was originally supposed to come out in March.)
  
• PSone downloads will come "close" to the PS3 launch. "Obviously, we certainly are not going to have 1,200 titles come out at once. You also need to realize that some of the games just don't translate well onto a PSP environment, games that require the use of the two analog sticks, for example."
• No plans for a PSP price drop OR redesign. Sony is "happy" with PSP; it is their "fastest-growing product."