The World of PlayStation®2 Brought to Your Town

          40-Foot PlayStation® Patrol Brings Free Videogaming
           Fun and Entertainment to the Salt Lake City, UT Area

  WHO:        Industry leader Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.,
              maker of the world's best-selling PlayStation game console and
              PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, with more than
              1,800 of the highest-rated videogame titles on the market-with
              something to satisfy everyone!

  WHAT:       PlayStation will bring the PlayStation Patrol to the Salt Lake
              City, UT area.  The PlayStation Patrol is a 40-foot long
              vehicle, featuring 17 PlayStation 2 interactive kiosks.  The
              vehicle is set-up to play all of the hottest and best-selling
              videogame titles available for the PlayStation 2 computer
              entertainment system.  The PlayStation Patrol Scout, a
              PlayStation 2 branded Hummer® H2*, will accompany the
              PlayStation Patrol and help spread the news that the
              PlayStation Patrol is in town.  Coupons will be available for
              a $5.00 discount off Syphon Filter®: The Omega Strain.  This
              event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

  WHERE AND   Taylorsville
  WHEN:       RC Willey Taylorsville
              3915 West 4700 South
              Taylorsville, UT
              Thursday, August 12, 2004               Noon - 8 p.m.
              Friday, August 13, 2004                 Noon - 8 p.m.

              Orem
              RC Willey Orem
              40 East University Parkway
              Orem, UT
              Saturday, August 14, 2004               10 a.m. - 8 p.m.


              "PLAYSTATION PATROL" TRUCK VISUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

  -- HOT and UPCOMING videogame titles, including: EyeToy™: Groove (for
     PlayStation 2), Rise to Honor™ (for PlayStation 2), Ratchet and
     Clank®: Going Commando (for PlayStation 2), MLB 2005 (for PlayStation
     2), Jak II™ (for PlayStation 2), Hot Shots Golf® FORE! (for
     PlayStation 2), ATV Offroad Fury® 2 (for PlayStation 2), and many
     more.
  -- 17 PlayStation 2 kiosks (including one 40-inch big screen kiosk)

  For more information, please contact:
   Katy Dormer
   Sony Computer Entertainment America
   650-655-5671
   katy_dormer@playstation.sony.com

  (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000510/SFW104-a )

PRNewswire -- Aug. 6

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SOURCE: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

Web site: http://www.playstation.com/