RUMOR #1: A mock-up of the PlayStation 3 (pictured) has been released.
Source: The dutiful acolytes of the Church of Sony at PSX Extreme by way of the GameSpot Forums.
The official story: American Sony reps did not deign the art worthy of a response, with good reason (see below).
What we heard: This week, a scan from an unidentified magazine began to circulate showing a mock-up of the PlayStation 3. While the "PS3" logo looked fairly convincing, the unit itself looked like little more than a Discman on a pedestal (although some less-than-charitable posters on the GameSpot forums compared it to a space-age George Foreman Grill). If the PS3 mock-up looked fake, that's because it was. The article under the misleading headline "PS3 Revealed" plainly states that the device pictured is a concept mock-up from the British design firm SeymourPowell, and is drawn completely from its employees' imagination. "Sadly, we'll have to wait a year or two until the real thing comes out," reads the final line of the article, meaning that not only is the pictured PS3 a phony, but also it's an old phony, most likely from last year.
Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus
