Brisk trade for Sony PS3, but no sell-out

Although hundreds queued to get the first PS3s doubts linger about whether the ?Ǭ£425 device will outsell Nintendo’s Wii

For a moment it appeared that the first PlayStation 3 to be sold in Britain would not sell at all.

The cash register at the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street, London, initially refused to accept the card of Ritatsu Thomas, 17, who had queued for more than 36 hours for the long-awaited Sony console.

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