I might be wrong, but wasn't the official release date for PSTwo slated for November 2? Strategically or otherwise a week before Halo 2?

Fry's Electronics, Santa Clara, CA had them on the shelf already! If I'm just making big noise for nothing, I apologize. I'm already set up with my PS2, but I have to admit, the PSTwo looks alright (I thought it was pretty fugly at first, but it's okay looking...)