Photos: PlayStation 3 finally hits the UK

Some of the queuers arrived long before the midnight launch to savour the atmosphere in the Virgin Megastore's basement and play some PS3.

Shanie Chatfield, centre, turned up on Wednesday and slept in the store overnight. Shanie, 19, from Guildford, was pretty pumped even before she found out about the free telly. "I'm really excited. I've been excited all week. I can't wait!" she told CNET.co.uk's sister site GameSpot UK on Wednesday.