Sony launches PlayStation 3 in U.S. amid frenzy (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gamers lined up by the thousands early on Friday, aiming to be one of the first in the United States to buy Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, the multimedia and video game machine that is key to the future of the beleaguered electronics and media conglomerate. Several of the weary shoppers had queued for more than two days outside Sony's midtown Manhattan store and had improvised creature comforts from street junk. They turned discarded bags of shredded office paper into ...