A European court has ruled that Sony's Playstation 2 is a computer rather than a games console. It may seem unlikely but it was Sony that went after the ruling in order to avoid extra taxes which are charged when importing a games console into the European Union.
According to the electronics giant, its Playstation 2 console should be defined based on its internal components and not by its use, making it a computer.
With the decision in their pockets, Sony's legal team will now attempt to reclaim all the taxes that they have paid so far, a sum which could be very near the million dollar mark.
Whether this move has anything to do with the company's decision to lower the U.K. price of the console to GBP 139, a cut of GBP 30, is not clear but more cuts, or interesting bundles could be under way if they manage to reclaim the taxes they paid in the past.
