Outspoken game designer (the man credited with kick-starting Sony's hit series) has vowed to keep his mouth shut for at least six months, after becoming embroiled in something of a used-game fracas online.

"This is the problem with the internet. No matter how clear you make yourself, people simply ignore what you have to say. And so I will now forever be the guy who opposed to used game (which I am not)," rails the designer, speaking on the notorious NeoGAF forums.

"One day I will learn that it's just not worth saying a damn thing. Which really - to be fair - is the smart way I should be doing things. Let's make a deal NeoGAF... right here, right now. Let's see if I can JUST SHUT THE F**K UP for the next 6 months. No Twitter, no blog. The accounts will stay open cause I wanna go back to it I'm sure. But next time you hear from me will be announce of our game. Deal?"

More from Jaffe later, rather than sooner, it would seem.

By Luke Guttridge