With the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Sony’s latest console is now a worldwide product. The top PS3 launch story is undoubtedly the one of the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street, London where Sony console. Pro-G has with comments from Ray Maguire of SCEE UK and Phil Harrison queue.
The Virgin Megastore, being the official launch partner for Sony was one of the only shops on Oxford Street to hold a midnight launch. The two other major retailers in the vicinity, HMV and GAME, decided to .
Although the London launch is receiving the most publicity, the rest of Europe gets their black Sony monoliths today too.
The featured live demonstrations with aliens and samurais promoting Resistance and Genji 2. All people at the Greek launch received Sony presents like USB car radios, but nothing on the scale of a free Bravia TV.
The PS3 was met by a crow of over , eventually selling out after a few hours.
The Germans were even more feverish over the PlayStation 3, going as far as to . Saturn, an electronics chain store, promoted that the their imminent destruction will receive a free PlayStation 3.
Meanwhile, Microsoft had its own answer to all the smashed Xbox 360s.
Microsoft to the UK’s games media yesterday to illustrate the 360. Paris got its own .
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