STORES will open at midnight on Thursday as the PlayStation 3 goes on sale.
Queues are set to form outside game shops to allow people to pick up the long-awaited console.
It is being dubbed the 'biggest video games console launch ever'.
The PlayStation 3, with a £425 price tag, has been attracting many pre-orders.
And although most have sold this way, there are still some available with major retailers advising customers to call them.
A spokesman for GameStation, which has a branch on Newport Street, Bolton, said: "Pre-orders have been amazing."
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