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Justin Kwong, left, is the first in line at a Best Buy store to buy Sony's PlayStation 3 games when the coveted console went on sale Friday morning, Nov. 17, 2006 in
![FILE ** Ken Kutaragi, known as the "father of the PlayStation," holds up a package of the PlayStation 3 video game console as he kicks off the first sale of Sony's FILE ** Ken Kutaragi, known as the "father of the PlayStation," holds up a package of the PlayStation 3 video game console as he kicks off the first sale of Sony's](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PBD8GJ/file-ken-kutaragi-known-as-the-father-of-the-playstation-holds-up-a-package-of-the-playstation-3-video-game-console-as-he-kicks-off-the-first-sale-of-sonys-ps3-in-japan-in-this-nov-11-2006-file-photo-chief-architect-of-sonys-playstation-game-console-kutaragi-56-stepped-down-tuesday-june-19-2007-as-the-japanese-company-struggles-to-defend-its-dominance-in-the-video-game-industry-and-revive-its-reputation-as-an-electronics-pioneer-ap-photokoji-sasahara-file-2PBD8GJ.jpg)
FILE ** Ken Kutaragi, known as the "father of the PlayStation," holds up a package of the PlayStation 3 video game console as he kicks off the first sale of Sony's
![Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton announces the new Sony PlayStation 3 game console with an 80-gigabyte hard drive for $399, the same price as the PS3 with a 40-gigabyte hard Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton announces the new Sony PlayStation 3 game console with an 80-gigabyte hard drive for $399, the same price as the PS3 with a 40-gigabyte hard](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFKM1Y/sony-computer-entertainment-america-ceo-jack-tretton-announces-the-new-sony-playstation-3-game-console-with-an-80-gigabyte-hard-drive-for-399-the-same-price-as-the-ps3-with-a-40-gigabyte-hard-drive-during-sonys-playstation-e3-news-conference-at-the-shrine-auditorium-in-los-angeles-tuesday-july-15-2008-ap-photodamian-dovarganes-2NFKM1Y.jpg)
Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton announces the new Sony PlayStation 3 game console with an 80-gigabyte hard drive for $399, the same price as the PS3 with a 40-gigabyte hard
![Sony PlayStation 3 video game console is displayed at CEATEC Japan 2006, Asia's largest annual exhibition for information technology and consumer electronics in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Fresh Sony PlayStation 3 video game console is displayed at CEATEC Japan 2006, Asia's largest annual exhibition for information technology and consumer electronics in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Fresh](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PCFX7B/sony-playstation-3-video-game-console-is-displayed-at-ceatec-japan-2006-asias-largest-annual-exhibition-for-information-technology-and-consumer-electronics-in-makuhari-east-of-tokyo-tuesday-oct-3-2006-fresh-concerns-about-the-upcoming-release-of-sonys-much-anticipated-playstation-3-and-reports-of-erratic-performance-torpedoed-sony-shares-tuesday-driving-the-stock-down-nearly-3-percent-ap-photokatsumi-kasahara-2PCFX7B.jpg)
Sony PlayStation 3 video game console is displayed at CEATEC Japan 2006, Asia's largest annual exhibition for information technology and consumer electronics in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Fresh
![Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton announces the new Sony PlayStation Network during Sony's PlayStation E3 news conference at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday July, 15, 2008. At right Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton announces the new Sony PlayStation Network during Sony's PlayStation E3 news conference at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday July, 15, 2008. At right](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFKN39/sony-computer-entertainment-america-ceo-jack-tretton-announces-the-new-sony-playstation-network-during-sonys-playstation-e3-news-conference-at-the-shrine-auditorium-in-los-angeles-tuesday-july-15-2008-at-right-a-new-playstation-3-game-console-offered-with-an-bigger-80-gigabyte-hard-drive-for-399-the-same-price-as-the-ps3-with-a-40-gigabyte-hard-drive-ap-photodamian-dovarganes-2NFKN39.jpg)