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Article: PS3 storms Japan; Xbox Live to offer movies, TV

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November 16, 2006
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-- VANISHING ACT: The PlayStation 3 arrives in America this Friday -- but if last week's Japanese launch was any indicator, thousands of U.S. gamers will be going home empty-handed. At Tokyo's Bic Camera, throngs began assembling hours before the store opened at 7 a.m. Saturday, and things got so hectic that megaphone- wielding clerks had to warn the crowd that sales would be cut off if anyone got injured. With only 100,000 PS3s allotted to Japan, many stores reported they were sold out before they could even open. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony's game division, visited the crowd at Bic and said, "I am so happy so many people are waiting." He should cross the ...

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