Okay, I admit it. I bought in. I pre-ordered my PS2 months ago, got my congratulatory letter from my e-vendor early this month telling me I made the cut, and so as we speak I am unpacking my PS2. The FedEx man has a story to tell, however. No doubt future deliveries to my house will be done more sneakily, as I will forever be known as the weird middle-aged tubby guy who kissed his FedEx deliveryman full on the lips on the morning of October 26, 2000. I think this goes on my permanent record with them, right next to the “leave in garage” standing delivery instructions. Why couldn't I have gotten one of the female drivers today?

For the millions of you who will be waiting past Christmas to enjoy that out-of-box experience with the PS2, we at SharkyExtreme.com will be posting this pathetic early adopter's impressions of the hardware itself and the early games in real-time throughout the day.

(If you need a fix, go here for some screenies.)

For starters, let's go to the measuring tape…