PlayStation 3 launches in Japan
Sony's PlayStation 3 made its highly anticipated debut in Japan to long lines on Saturday, marking the initial launch of the video game console that's expected to become a global sellout.
Throngs of people lined up for hours around Bic Camera, an electronics retailer in downtown Tokyo, to get their hands on one of the consoles. The enthusiasm was so great that clerks with megaphones asked the crowd to stop pushing, warning that all sales would end if there were any injuries.
"Standing in line today is the only way to make sure I got one," said Takayuki Sato, 30, among the buyers who queued up at Bic Camera, snaking around the building in a complete circle.
