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Thursday, November 16, 2006
PS3 Launch Day - Humanity's Finest On Display
Well, it's here. The eve of PS3 Launch Day.
And with tales of long lines, Blu-Ray production problems, overestimated shipments, overselling pre-orders, and rumors of some stores not getting ANY units in, I am cooking up my popcorn and preparing to watch Humanity's Finest on display all weekend. I can't wait to see how high the profiteers can get the prices up on eBay for these things.
Unfortunately, I have a night edit scheduled this evening, or I'd be hanging out at a local BestBuy to take pictures. But since they'll probably still be there when I'm done editing, I may swing by anyway.
Someone already shot a reporter with a BB gun. Which city's lines do you think will be the first to erupt into violence?
And no, I can't promise I won't be doing the same thing as these folks on Saturday night to wait for the Wii. But come on. We all know Nintendo fans aren't violent.
Also, Nintendo's actually shipping with enough units for everyone.
LET IT BEGIN!
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1 AM - Lexington, Kentucky - Line-waiters and a local television news reporter were hit in a drive-by BB gun attack.
3AM - Springfield, Oregon - Line-campers were robbed at gunpoint while making a snack-stop at a nearby Target.
7AM - West Bend, Wisconsin - A store manager set up ten chairs, one for each of the PS3s they'd be getting in. He then told a gathered crowd of salivating gamers that the first ten people to grab a seat would be the only ones to get a PS3. In the resulting frenzy, one man was sent to the hospital.
10:30AM - Palmdale, California - A WalMart was letting people line up inside, then told everyone they'd have to move outside instead. The assembled gamers decided they'd rather go ape shit and tear up the entire store. At the same store, other line-campers got $400 tickets for pitching their tents.
11:35AM - Waynesboro, Virginia A PS3 pre-order slip sells for over $10,000 on eBay. Casey Schreiner's head explodes.
And with tales of long lines, Blu-Ray production problems, overestimated shipments, overselling pre-orders, and rumors of some stores not getting ANY units in, I am cooking up my popcorn and preparing to watch Humanity's Finest on display all weekend. I can't wait to see how high the profiteers can get the prices up on eBay for these things.
Unfortunately, I have a night edit scheduled this evening, or I'd be hanging out at a local BestBuy to take pictures. But since they'll probably still be there when I'm done editing, I may swing by anyway.
Someone already shot a reporter with a BB gun. Which city's lines do you think will be the first to erupt into violence?
And no, I can't promise I won't be doing the same thing as these folks on Saturday night to wait for the Wii. But come on. We all know Nintendo fans aren't violent.
Also, Nintendo's actually shipping with enough units for everyone.
LET IT BEGIN!
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1 AM - Lexington, Kentucky - Line-waiters and a local television news reporter were hit in a drive-by BB gun attack.
3AM - Springfield, Oregon - Line-campers were robbed at gunpoint while making a snack-stop at a nearby Target.
7AM - West Bend, Wisconsin - A store manager set up ten chairs, one for each of the PS3s they'd be getting in. He then told a gathered crowd of salivating gamers that the first ten people to grab a seat would be the only ones to get a PS3. In the resulting frenzy, one man was sent to the hospital.
10:30AM - Palmdale, California - A WalMart was letting people line up inside, then told everyone they'd have to move outside instead. The assembled gamers decided they'd rather go ape shit and tear up the entire store. At the same store, other line-campers got $400 tickets for pitching their tents.
11:35AM - Waynesboro, Virginia A PS3 pre-order slip sells for over $10,000 on eBay. Casey Schreiner's head explodes.
Labels: video games
that one guy you know, 8:07 AM
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