Just months before Sony launches its PlayStation II, which we anticipate is set to become the home device par excellence, speculation is mounting about Rev III of the cheapo-cheapo device. According to sources, Sony will push the PlayStation II device hard against set top boxes, PCs and other Internet contenders, and has even more ambitious plans up its sleeves. Children round the world are already booting the existing PlayStation without much trouble, and asking their parents why they should have PCs, a design plagued with inefficiences and high costs. Once it has captured the home market, it might even push the device into the corporate enterprise. Well, maybe not, but it's a thought... ®