PS3 fans postpone engagements and quit jobs to wait in line

Most Best Buy stores will receive a limited number of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.

A crowd has already started lining up at the Best Buy store on 1501 North Victory Place in Burbank.

A crowd has already started lining up at the Best Buy store on 1501 North Victory Place in Burbank.

Ten hardcore customers wait for the PlayStation 3. The second from the left quit his job to wait in line. The third from the left postponed his engagement. (Two others are off camera)

Ten hardcore customers wait for the PlayStation 3. The second from the left quit his job to wait in line. The third from the left postponed his engagement. (Two others are off camera)

"Line Starts Here" - The group hold up their penguin mascot. The penguin has nothing to do with Linux and is just something they found.

"Line Starts Here" - The group hold up their penguin mascot. The penguin has nothing to do with Linux and is just something they found.

Waiting in style. The group had inflatable beds, tents and chairs to ease the wait.

Waiting in style. The group had inflatable beds, tents and chairs to ease the wait.

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