Playstation 3 launch due in Japan...

Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 console goes on sale in Japan on 11 November.

Hardcore fans of the game-playing gadget are already queuing outside stores for their chance to snap one of the 100,000 Sony has made available.

The PlayStation 3 is the second of the next-generation consoles to launch and comes more than a year after Microsoft's Xbox 360.

The launch is widely seen as a huge gamble for the electronics giant.

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I heard about this. Did you get the converted price?

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is being sold in two configurations. The most expensive version has a 60GB hard drive and wi-fi on board and costs, in Japan, 60,000 yen (£270). The cheaper version has a 20GB hard drive, lacks the wi-fi and will cost 49,980 yen (£222). European prices are expected to be higher than direct comparisons suggest.

The games look so real.