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Errr.... In the Virgin Megastore release... The Jamy bastards who went to midnight release and brought the playstation 3 and got a Free 42 Inch Sony Flatscreen TV with it.... DAMN IT!

PS3 + Page 3 girls = PSphwoar!

By JONATHAN WEINBERG
March 24, 2007

SUN stunners Becky, Mel and Peta brought some PSphwoar to the launch of Sony's PS3 yesterday.

The Page 3 babes provided the beauty as dozens of gaming geeks queued up from 7am to pick up the must-have £425 console.

The tasty trio were a smash hit with those in the line as they unveiled PlayStation 3 game Virtua Tennis by baring their bums, just like in the classic Athena poster shot.
See the winners and the stunners ....

The launch at London's HMV store in Oxford Street came just hours after nearby Virgin Megastores had played host to the official PS3 debut.

By midnight when the store was due to open, it was in danger of becoming a bit of a let-down with small crowds compared to the razzmatazz when rivals' Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii went on sale.

But the Japanese electronics giant stunned fans who had been queuing for up to 43 hours – by giving 125 of them a free £2,000 high-definition telly.

Riatsu Thomas, 17, of Mitcham, Surrey, was first in the queue and said: "I can’t believe I’ve finally got one. And it’s amazing to get a TV too."

Earlier on Thursday evening, police had lined up outside the Virgin store to ensure there was no repeat of scenes in America when people were mugged for their hot purchase.

Dozens were ferried home courtesy of Sony in a fleet of taxis while Riatsu was driven home in a stretch Hummer.

Yesterday stores around the UK reported a steady stream of buyers for the games console, which also plays music, surfs the internet and hooks up to Sony's handheld PSP machine.

David Wilson, of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, said: "This is a great launch for those who matter - the gamers.

"We have plenty of stock on the shelves for those who couldn't queue up on the first night."

Many high street chains expect to have enough PS3 machines to last out the weekend, although many experts claim this shows demand is down because of the high price.

Despite that, some canny gamers were still trying to flog their new PS3 on eBay for a profit with dozens of the consoles on sale on the internet auction site.

But most of those priced at more than the high street price had by yesterday afternoon, failed to attract any bids.

Gennaro Castaldo, of HMV, said: "We had a really good response to the PS3 launch and sales have certainly been in line with our expectations, if not even exceeded them a little given the way interest has escalated over the last couple of days.

"Our midnight store openings around the UK attracted the best part of 3,000 PlayStation enthusiasts in total.

"We still have some consoles in stock, as we were able to order plenty, but we expect these to sell pretty quickly over the next few days.

"It's actually nice to have units to sell off the shelf as and when people come in off the street to purchase one - it makes a pleasant change to have to constantly apologise for being out of stock."

He added: "This launch may not have generated quite the same level of hype and excitement as Wii and Xbox 360 did, but it's been pretty impactful given that we're post Christmas and the price is a little higher than the other consoles. We expect sales to keep building over time."

Jorden Jones, product manager for the Gamestation chain, said: "Last night was a massive success and all our customers went away really happy.

"We also still have a healthy stock of the Playstation3 for anyone who still wants one."