It's unfortunate for those in the European market that they will have to wait a few months more. Don't worry, millions here will be waiting too. I doubt the back@$$wards po'dunk town I live in will even see one PS3 for at least 6 months. Meanwhile, there is nothing wrong with my PS2 and I'll continue to enjoy it until the PS3 becomes available.

As for my goofy disaster prediction... Unusual solar activity, which happens once every million years, causes rolling blackouts across the planet. Due to the shortage of electricity, only 50,000 consoles are produced. One week before the scheduled shipment, a massive earthquake swallows up Sony's distribution center. Although 1,000 of the consoles were rescued from the wreckage, half are destroyed by a freak meteorite that hits the truck they are being transported in. The remaining 500 are shipped air freight but a lightning bolt strikes an engine and the plane crashes into the ocean. Miraculously, two PS3 consoles survive and are plucked from the ocean by pirate treasure hunters. They sell the two consoles to the highest bidders... One goes to Osama bin Laden, who blows it up in an Al-Qaeda propaganda film and the other one goes to Bill Gates.