Star Ocean: The Second Story

You won't be hearing any Wagner at Roppongi's Laforet Museum this June 4th, but fans of Tri-Ace are in for a treat. Famed composer Motoi Sakuraba will be holding a concert to celebrate the impending release of Valkyrie Profile Silmeria. The concert's instrumentation will consist of only a bass, drums, and piano (the latter performed by Sakuraba himself) and will feature music not only from Valkyrie Profile and Silmeria, but also the Star Ocean series as well. Tickets will be available tomorrow at Square Enix's official site; Valkyrie Profile Silmeria releases June 22nd in Japan.

Following a similar announcement, Sony Computer Entertainment has released information that both Star Ocean: The Second Story as well Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi will be added to their budget PS One Books Japanese series. The two classics have an expected re-release date of March 3rd, and will be priced at 2,500 yen ($24.41 US) and 3,500 yen ($34.18 US), respectively. There is still no word on any trans-continental release, though little can be expected.