One of the most widely anticipated game console products, the U.S. version of PlayStation 2 will offer faster game playing speeds, better picture quality and added features DVD movie playback. PS2 contains an expansion bay roomy enough to house a 3.5-inch hard drive as well as a network adapter for Internet access. Despite critical shortages in manufacturing parts, Sony said it still expects to ship 3 million units in North America before March 2001.