Thomas Kinkade San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf painting

Thomas Kinkade San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf painting
Thomas Kinkade Paris City of Lights painting

Sony Computer Entertainment employee demonstrates PlayStation 2 "Gran Turismo 3" --a racing game that comes with a steering wheel at the company's Tokyo office Monday, Oct. 23, 2000. PlayStation 2, the new video-game machine from Sony set to hit U.S. stores Thursday, Oct. 26, has already won over game fans at home.
LOS ANGELES --- Sony's PlayStation 2 game console will hit U.S. retail shelves Thursday, ending a rocky journey marked by fierce anticipation, unabashed hype and delays that have disappointed consumers and investors. Despite the stumbling blocks, industry observers predict that Sony -- and the interactive entertainment publishers counting on PS2's success -- will emerge triumphant during the long term. The market overreacted somewhat to news last month that the initial shipment of the PS2 would be cut in half to 500,000 units, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Miguel Iribarren said.