Earlier today, several sites reported that Japanese publication Famitsu featured an article claiming Tekken 5 was headed to the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in 2005. Namco's number one fighting game has been in development for some time, and Namco Japan has confirmed in the past that it would only be arriving on the PlayStation 2.

We checked with Namco Hometek and have discovered that Namco currently has no plans to release Tekken 5 on multiple platforms. While this could change at some point in the future, it's safe to say that the recent reports of Famitsu indicating the Xbox and GCN versions are in the works are false.

Tekken 5 is already available in Japanese and Korean arcades, with a scheduled US arcade release later this month. The latest installment in the popular arcade fighting game series includes PS2 controller ports and fully customizable characters. We'll have more information on Tekken 5 for PlayStation 2 on Friday.