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Akihiro Okawa waited all night to be among the first to buy Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 game console when it went on sale at 7 a.m. in Tokyo.
Okawa, a 25-year-old office worker, was the first of more than 1,000 fans who queued overnight to buy Sony's latest game machine at Yodobashi Camera Co. in Akihabara, an area of Tokyo famous for its electronics stores.
Demand outstripped supply at the store because Sony, which halved its 2006 shipments forecast to 2 million because of a shortage of parts, limited initial deliveries in Japan to 100,000. The company said last month it would cut the new machine's price to 49,980 yen ($425) from 59,800 yen after complaints from gamers. The Playstation 3 goes on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 17.
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Okawa, a 25-year-old office worker, was the first of more than 1,000 fans who queued overnight to buy Sony's latest game machine at Yodobashi Camera Co. in Akihabara, an area of Tokyo famous for its electronics stores.
Demand outstripped supply at the store because Sony, which halved its 2006 shipments forecast to 2 million because of a shortage of parts, limited initial deliveries in Japan to 100,000. The company said last month it would cut the new machine's price to 49,980 yen ($425) from 59,800 yen after complaints from gamers. The Playstation 3 goes on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 17.
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I heard that you can't even borrow games to your friends. Not sure if that's true though.
Someone's already apparently bought one off ebay for 1220 pounds. I hope he can speak Japanese otherwise that's dumb (unless the PS3 is totally region free, don't know as haven't really been following it)
You'll be seeing those on ebay soon.
Akihiro Okawa waited all night to be among the first to buy Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 game console when it went on sale at 7 a.m. in Tokyo.
Okawa, a 25-year-old office worker, was the first of more than 1,000 fans who queued overnight to buy Sony's latest game machine at Yodobashi Camera Co. in Akihabara, an area of Tokyo famous for its electronics stores.
Demand outstripped supply at the store because Sony, which halved its 2006 shipments forecast to 2 million because of a shortage of parts, limited initial deliveries in Japan to 100,000. The company said last month it would cut the new machine's price to 49,980 yen ($425) from 59,800 yen after complaints from gamers. The Playstation 3 goes on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 17.
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Okawa, a 25-year-old office worker, was the first of more than 1,000 fans who queued overnight to buy Sony's latest game machine at Yodobashi Camera Co. in Akihabara, an area of Tokyo famous for its electronics stores.
Demand outstripped supply at the store because Sony, which halved its 2006 shipments forecast to 2 million because of a shortage of parts, limited initial deliveries in Japan to 100,000. The company said last month it would cut the new machine's price to 49,980 yen ($425) from 59,800 yen after complaints from gamers. The Playstation 3 goes on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 17.
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