Saturday is the big day for Japan as consumers will be able to buy the much awaited PS3 from Sony. Sony have also annouced that a 1.10 OS upgrade will also be available for download on the same day, which together with a 3.0 upgrade for the PSP which presumably adds support for connectivity between the PS3 and the PSP.
Potential consumers are being discouraged from lining up outside stores, since large public gatherings in Japan are seen as a public nuisanse.