That or something essentially the same. It probably was Gord, now that I think of it. He's a funny guy.

Back when the PS2 was a certainty but not out yet, I read a story in a games mag about how SCEI made and sold the original PlayStation as a bit of an experiment. They had *no* help from Sony Corporate, but that was deliberate: Sony Corporate was *very* interested in how it would do but wanted it to succeed without big momma's deep pockets. Or something like that.

So, came time to consider an upgrade and Sony Corporate said to SCEI, "You run it, we fund it."

Wade.