Just because your father likes to make an ass out of himself at E3 press conferences does not mean he can get you a PLAYSTATION 3. A PlayStation 2? That, he can swing. But, forget about that new Sony console, sonny.

The company plans to launch 400,000 consoles this month in North America and have an additional 600,000 by December 2006. By next year, Sony aims to have a cool 2 million machines out by the end of next year. Sony Computer Entertainment of America president Kaz Hirai says there will be "some shortages" and asks for "everyone's patience." And to show what a company man he is, Kaz won't even let his 12 year-old son have a PS3 yet:

He talks a good game about PLAYSTATION 3 when he's at school, but he hasn't touched one and he hasn't seen one. That's only fair for everybody.

Just give the squirt a panini maker for the time being, Kaz. Brian Ashcraft

Kaz's House Is PS3-less [VGB]

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