"TOKYO --Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. will display its new PlayStation 2 game machine on Feb. 19 at a special two-day game event, company sources said Thursday. Gamers will get a chance to try out the eagerly awaited successor to Sony's hit PlayStation terminal ahead of its release March 4.

About 20 new game titles will be available for testing, including racing and battle games developed for the new machine.

The subsidiary of Sony Corp. (6758) has ploughed 130 billion yen into developing a microprocessor that provides film-quality graphics which can be manipulated in real time. The company plans to ship 1 million sets in the first two days of sales."