PS3 Debuts in Japan

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Sony's PlayStation 3 Debuts in Japan
Friday November 10, 5:48 pm ET
By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer

Sony's PlayStation 3 Arrives to Long Lines at Japanese Stores, Global Sellout Expected

TOKYO (AP) -- Sony's PlayStation 3 made its highly anticipated debut to long lines in Japan on Saturday, marking the first launch of what's expected to quickly become a global sellout.

Throngs of people lined up for several hours around Bic Camera, an electronics retailer in downtown Tokyo, to get their hands on one of the video game consoles. It sold out even before the store opened at 7 a.m., and would-be buyers were turned away from the store.