Video game fans queue for Sony's PlayStation2 game console

TOKYO, Japan - Hundreds of video game enthusiasts queued through the night in Tokyo's Akihabara district to purchase the PlayStation2 -- the latest video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE), a subsidiary of electronics giant Sony Corp. SCE released the PlayStation2 on the domestic market on the morning of March 4.

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