According to a report from Douglas F. Gray of IDG News Service, a Sony Computer Entertainment executive has stated that Sony is preparing to launch a Linux-enabled version of its PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market. Gray writes . . .

“In the opening keynote at the Rambus Developer Forum here, Shin'ichi Okamoto, senior vice president and chief technical officer said that although he couldn't provide a U.S. release date yet, 'we'll be able to announce it soon.' “

“A kit allowing the PlayStation 2 to run Linux was announced for the Japanese market in May, with a launch scheduled for June. At that time, company executives had not solidified plans for a U.S. launch of the kit.”

” 'We are preparing the finalized Linux kit for the worldwide market, Okamoto said.”

“During the presentation, another Sony employee demonstrated Linux running on the PlayStation 2 platform, running the X-Windows graphical user interface. During the demonstration, show attendees were shown applications including a word processing program, a spreadsheet program, and an MP3 player running on the system . . .”

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