Ralph Cleary, center, who was the first in line, holds up the box of Sony PlayStation 3 game console at a Best Buy store shortly after sales of the item began at midnight on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Los Angeles. Cleary said he has been waiting in line outside the store since Tuesday.
Los Angeles
Mario Quintero, 25, celebrates as he leaves a Best Buy store after buying a Sony PlayStation 3 game console shortly after midnight on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Los Angeles. Retailers across the country arranged midnight openings at some stores to sell Sony Corp.'s sleek black or silver machines.
Los Angeles
Benji Madden from the band Good Charlotte performs with Billy Morrison of Camp Freddy during the Best Buy Playstation 3 party in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006.
Los Angeles
Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, left, in a ceremonial gesture, hands a Sony PlayStation 3 game console to Ralph Cleary, who was the first in line at a Best Buy store in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. Cleary said he had been waiting in line outside the store to buy a PlayStation 3 game console since Tuesday. The consoles went on sale at midnight Friday.
New York
Hip-hop musician and actor Busta Rhymes exits the Sony Style Plaza with three PlayStation 3 games Friday, Nov., 2006 in New York. The much-desired electronic games went on sale at midnight throughout North America.
New York
Sergio Rodriguez, a native of Colombia now living in New York, celebrates as he reaches the register to purchase the first PlayStation 3 sold at a Circuit City store in Manhattan's Union Square just after midnight Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 in New York.
New York
Youssef Mubarez, a student from the Jackson Heights section of Queens, waits in line hoping for a chance to buy Sony's new PlayStation 3 at a Circuit City store in Manhattan's Union Square just before midnight Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 in New York.
New York
A PlayStation 3 unit is sold at a Circuit City store in Manhattan's Union Square just after midnight Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 in New York.
Putnam, Conn.
Wal-Mart workers in Putnam, Conn., on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, clean up an area outside of the store where a patron waiting for the new PlayStation 3 to go on sale, was shot according to police, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. Two armed persons tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new game system to go on sale at the store and shot a man who refused to give up his money.
Concord, N.H.
After waiting almost 38 hours and 12th in line, Keith Radziwon, left, of Manchester, N.H., waits for the Best Buy store to open for his chance to get one of a limited number of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles being sold, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Concord, N.H.
Concord, N.H.
Nick Tamblyn, 18, of Contoocook, N.H., smiles as he leaves a Best Buy store with a Sony PlayStation 3 console in Concord, N.H., Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. Tamblyn was first in line, waiting since Wednesday afternoon.
Taipei, Taiwan
One of the first customers to get his hands on the Sony PlayStation 3 crawls out of a crowd in front of the Sony shop with his new video gaming system, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan. The PlayStation 3 was released to consumers in limited supplies on November 17.
Downers Grove, Ill.
Dozens of PlayStation 3 units sit behind the counter at midnight at a Best Buy Store in Downers Grove, Ill., on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. Customers were let into the store in small groups after waiting in line outside, some for over 48 hours.
Union, N.J.
Potential customers for the new Sony PlayStation 3 game console wait on a line outside a Best Buy electronics retailer in Union, N.J., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. Some of the 30 people in line have been waiting since Tuesday night to buy the new PS3 game system, which started selling in limited quantities Friday, Nov. 17, throughout the U.S.
Chicago
Justin Howard, right, shares a laugh with Kevin Faber, left, as they wait in the cold for the new PlayStation 3 console to go on sale at a Best Buy store Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 in Chicago. Many gathered outside had been in line since Wednesday evening, and had to wait until 8 a.m. Friday morning before the machines went on sale at this location.
Silverdale, Wash.
Miles Dangerfield, 12, passes the time on a cold day by playing checkers with his brother Matthew Dangerfield, 13, in front of the Silverdale Target store on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, in Silverdale, Wash., as they camp with others for a chance to buy a Sony PlayStation 3 console when it goes on sale Friday.
Springfield, Mo.
Missouri State University students, from left, Dalton Morris, Dustin Morris, Tiffany Dotson and Kim Ivie take shelter inside a tent as they wait in line for the release of the new Sony PlayStation 3 console outside a Circuit City in Springfield, Mo., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006.
Schaumburg, Ill.
Jeannie Rowell, 25, left, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., who is 22 weeks pregnant and Kim Nagle, 25, of Palatine, Ill., keep warm under a blanket, as friends Pilar Santille, 14, and Damiana Griffin, 14, both from Hoffman Estates, wait for the doors to open Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 in Schaumburg, Ill. People waited in lines for over sixty hours, to get the game at the midnight release.