Want a PS3? Wanna help a great cause?

Keavy · Post by **Keavy** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:43 pm

Click here and do both!

The money goes to a great cause and they're looking to get the auction over $3,000USD so tell everyone you know!

Eviticus · Post by **Eviticus** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:56 pm

PS3 for 1k+? I don't care if it'd cure cancer, {Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass.}

Tianshii · Post by **Tianshii** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:09 pm

I pulled this from a work e-mail (names/places have been removed for privacy):
From: xxxxx - Assignment Editor
To: news
CC:
Sent: 11/14/2006 20:21:24
Subject: Playstation

I know we'll be doing this story and people will be camping out as early as wednesday night!

Topic: Story Ideas

Comments:

Myself and two other friends will be camping out in front of the Circuit City in PA for about two days for the upcoming Playstation 3. But were going all out, and some exposure wouldnt hurt. We will be having a 12'x12' tent set up, two tv's in the tent, we will be grilling throughout the nights, on our laptops, playing xbox 360 (yes, while waiting for a ps3). there will be recliner in the tent. it will be like a little mini home. we are definitely going all out for this.

As far as the time of the event, we look to be setup with the tent and everything by 7pm on 11/15/06 and will be there till 8am friday morning when the circuit city opens up!

That's right, people have been camping out since last night. My station was at a local store interviewing the kids who skipped class/jobs to camp out. Some had a generator so they could play PS2 while waiting for 3 days.
I bet those people are thinking twice now, because there is some NASTY weather heading up the east coast. In my area, there is a tornado watch in effect until 6pm w/ possible hail!!

God to Tent City @ electronic stores:
WHat are you n00bs doing spending $600 in that!!??? Silly humans!

Post by **Tivia** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:33 am

I watch those camping and look at my #1 in line guaranteed receipt confirmed with game stop this morning and I enjoy being in a warm house right now.

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:41 am

wanna kill my b/f then, 1400 for the console, second sixaxis controller, memory card adapter, bd remote (I think) and 12 games/2 blu ray movies at wal-mart, as I type this he's sitting out front at the front of the line and I'm not freezing my arse off for him. period.

Post by **Tivia** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:06 pm

So I pick up my PS3 with all the goodies, list it on ebay and and it gets bought almost immeditaly as I have a best offer type of listing allowing people to make their offer and me to choose who is legit and who is not.

Merry Christmas is all I have to say..Sold for an amount of money I could not have possibly imagined and I have already been paid through paypal. Put it this way I got paid so much for this unit that since the guy is only a 7 hour drive from me I am getting in my car this evening and driving it to him personally.

Must be bloody nice to have more money then you can possibly begin to use..

Keavy · Post by **Keavy** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:57 pm

I heard that at the Best Buy across the street from me a guy pulled up there shortly after midnight and gave a kid $1,000 for his PS3.

Oh, and for those eBaying their PS3's: There's a group of pissed off Sony fanboys who are bidding $5-10K and more with no plans of actually paying up. And...There's currently over 200 pages of PS3's for sale with 35 PS3's a page.

eBay's loving Sony very very much right now.

Post by **Tivia** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:59 pm

Same thing happened with the Xbox, and will happen with the Wii. All I can say is the seller should have been smart and listed their auction in a format where idiots could not bid it up like that forcing them to micromanage the auction.

Tianshii · Post by **Tianshii** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:06 pm

Tivia wrote:Merry Christmas is all I have to say..Sold for an amount of money I could not have possibly imagined and I have already been paid through paypal. Put it this way I got paid so much for this unit that since the guy is only a 7 hour drive from me I am getting in my car this evening and driving it to him personally.

Must be bloody nice to have more money then you can possibly begin to use..

Drive safe kitty

I got sent an OMFG e-mail today. Included was a pic of someone paying $9,000 for ps3

I wrote back, "{/vomit}"

Tivia wrote:I watch those camping and look at my #1 in line guaranteed receipt confirmed with game stop this morning and I enjoy being in a warm house right now.

way to be kitty!!

KarouKaniyashia wrote:wanna kill my b/f then, 1400 for the console, second sixaxis controller, memory card adapter, bd remote (I think) and 12 games/2 blu ray movies at wal-mart, as I type this he's sitting out front at the front of the line and I'm not freezing my arse off for him. period.

{Holy} Crap
People were asking me for my take @ work last night....
I hate waiting in line for 20min... Let alone TWO DAYS... To drop $600+++++. {No thanks}
I'm not that big of an addict that I need to have bigger/better/faster NOW. I didn't buy PS2 until its price dropped >.>

I hope its all worth while for any kittens who did wait in line for hours/days.

Post by **Sugami** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:31 pm

People are so stupid it's depressing.

If they die of Hypothermia or whatever they're doing the world a favour by removing themselves from the gene-pool (unless they already have kids).

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:59 am

So I joined my b/f at the front of wal-mart's line this morning, they led us to the electronics department in town so we wouldn't freeze, I wanna kill him for spending 1400 on that package, but I found out why he did it, cuz he knew i felt my lancer engine was more important then the console.

Still gonna kill him, but he got it so we'd at least have it to play with and decide if we wanted to sell on ebay. Glad he did. I love the sixaxis controller, we showed up late for work due to "PS3 obsession" O.o;

Keavy · Post by **Keavy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:30 pm

For those that care the auction closed at $3250.70

Post by **Sugami** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:18 pm

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/vide ... index.html

Person runs into pole whilst racing to get a PS3

Tianshii · Post by **Tianshii** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:04 pm

pulled straight from my show last night...

THE PLAYSTATION CRAZE LEADS TO CRIME ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- AND CLOSE TO HOME.
A THIEF STOLE A TEEN'S GAME SYSTEM AT GUNPOINT -- AND TONIGHT, A CRITICAL CLUE MIGHT HELP POLICE TRACK HIS ROBBER DOWN.

¶((REMOTE INTRO))¤
THE PLAYSTATION THREE GAMING SYSTEM WENT ON SALE AT MOST ELECTRONIC STORE THIS MORNING. AND AT 11 A-M, POLICE GOT A CALL THAT A SEVENTEEN-YEAR OLD BOY WAS FORCED AT GUNPOINT TO HAND OVER HIS P-S 3 JUST OUTSIDE THE LEHIGH VALLEY MALL IN ALLENTOWN.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE STORE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS OF THE MAN POLICE IDENTIFY AS THE SUSPECT. POLICE SAY HE ROBBED A TEENAGER AFTER HE GOT INTO A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.
IN CALIFORNIA, CHAOS AS P-S THREE'S WENT ON SALE. ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TEHRE ARE REPORTS OF STAMPEDES, FIGHTS AND GUNSHOTS. APPARENTLY ALL PART OF THE COST OF GETTING A P-S 3 GAMING SYSTEM.
"THEY WERE KNOCKING OVER OLD PEOPLE, KNOCKING OVER WOMEN, PUNCHING PEOPLE. IT JUST GOT CRAZY."
AT THIS CONNECTICUT WAL-MART, TWO ARMED TEENAGERS TRIED TO ROB CUSTOMERS CARRYING THE FIVE TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR COST OF THE PLAYSTATION IN THEIR POCKETS.
ONE PERSON WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST FOR REFUSING TO GIVE UP HIS CASH, A SHOCK FOR CUSTOMERS IN SOUTH PHILLY.
"IT'S RIDICULOUS, IT'S JUST A GAME. WHY WOULD SOMEONE TAKE A GAME. IT'S A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS. WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO SOMETHING RIDICULOUS LIKE THAT."
ANOTHER STAMPEDE AT THIS STORE IN WISCONSIN SENT A 19 YEAR OLD MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. AND IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, FOUR CUSTOMERS AND A NEWS REPORTER WERE HIT BY B-B PELLETS OUTSIDE THIS BEST BUY.
"THESE KIDS THESE DAYS PUT TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THESE GAMES."
NO SUCH REPORTS OF STAMPEDES OR FIGHTS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA, JUST CALM CUSTOMERS CARRYING HOME THEIR P-S THREE'S, AFTER WAITING DAYS IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER FOR THE COVETED PRIZE.
"IT'S GOING HOME TO THE KIDS. KIDS, YOU BETTER APPRECIATE THIS."

THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A BLACK MALE, FIVE FOOT TWO, BETWEEN 130 AND 140 POUNDS.
HE WAS WEARING A GREY HOODIE AND BLACK PANTS.
POLICE SAY HE MAY HAVE LEFT IN A 2000 OR 2001 GRAY OR SILVER ACURA.

in a word.... {/disgusted}

Kintrra · Post by **Kintrra** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:09 pm

No, didn't just run into it, he got shoved into it by someone else being a f@$#ing retarded @$$hole and going "OMFG PS3 MUST HAVE!!11!!ONE!". Freaking morons. In such a rush to get an overpriced piece of crap that they lack even common sense and compassion. It's no wonder I prefer to stay at home out of the sight and range of the common public. ~.~

Post by **Sugami** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:00 pm

To quote a film "Michael Jackson is pop king of fucking sick country."

You'd never hear about that kind of sh*t over here, robbers would follow them home and break into their house at night

Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:08 pm

Sugami wrote:To quote a film "Michael Jackson is pop king of fucking sick country."

You'd never hear about that kind of sh*t over here, robbers would follow them home and break into their house at night

The chavs would do that, cept they'd have a knife, cause they don't have enough money for guns, then they'd walk away with their home boys.

Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:13 pm

Inciting a riot is a crime.

Even if it wasn't deliberate.

But somehow I think corporations will not face this charge. Pity.

Post by **Tivia** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:32 pm

Kintrra wrote:No, didn't just run into it, he got shoved into it by someone else being a f@$#ing retarded @$$hole and going "OMFG PS3 MUST HAVE!!11!!ONE!". Freaking morons. In such a rush to get an overpriced piece of crap that they lack even common sense and compassion. It's no wonder I prefer to stay at home out of the sight and range of the common public. ~.~

While I did sell mine a friend of mine did not. So I spent the afternoon playing on his. Comparing to the Xbox360 and only on Resistance I can say this. The PS3 Is without doubt Worth every freaking penny, I was utterly blown away. This with the knowledge of what white knight story looks like and the potential for FFXIII, Leaves me in awe of the sheer power of the system. If it handles the home theatre functions as well as it games...my god.....

To quote the movie,
Three Kings
Good movie, however sorry but I live in the greatest country in the world because I live in a country that lets me invest my money how i deem fit and make a profit off of it.

Keavy · Post by **Keavy** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:09 am

From what I have heard the "George Forman PSGrill" doesn't just apply to the look of it. You can cook burgers with it while you play!

No joke, the top of the system is a giant heatsink. Give your PS3 a lot of air or you'll end up with the red LED and beep of death.

Post by **Sugami** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:45 am

Here's what Penny-Arcade says about PS3 launch and Sony.

It was good news there for a little while, when PS1 games were five bucks a pop and you were changin' out that hard drive and still retaining your warranty - big, generous moves that asked hard questions of their primary competitor. Just days later, it's weird rumor after dark rumbling after grim report.

The cruelest speculation is that the launch figure is something like half of what was promised - 150,000 to 200,000 units, says one analyst. I am not an analyst, but when I scour the launch list for a reason to wait outside for days in a fucking line, no klaxons sound and no lights begin to blink or flash. Motorstorm and Lair - the games that really sold people the system at this year's Tokyo Game Show - are nowhere to be seen. There are, of course, those distant ultrabrands - the ones that start with Metal and Final - but buying a system at today's prices, under today's conditions is on that basis is... unwise. Unwise is the diplomatic word I have chosen.

The launch is full of... Well, Launch Titles. It sounds like Insomniac did what Insomniac does - deliver spit-polished hits. Past that, you've got Genji (rank), Untold Legends (just... no) and Gundam (daemonic). Everything else is something that

(a) already came out, and

(b) most likely runs better or has more features on existing equipment. Seriously, read the reviews.

This is beyond insulting. This is beyond ridiculous. It is farcical.

With the Playstation 2, we ascribed the spotty launch supply to monstrous intent. We were young men, though, and young men often feel the weight of unaccountable oppressors bearing down on them. Speaking today, it seems clear to me that Sony would not want to launch under these conditions if they had any choice in the matter. Not with this anemic supply, now reaped by speculators. Not with these titles. But they have done it, singing all the while, making a stupid pageant of the whole affair with their petty sniping. Well, you have not succeeded, not at anything laudable. You've kept young people in out in the elements for days through your ineptitude, this is true, but that is worth negapoints - a reverse scoring method exclusively for jackasses that starts at zero, and actually goes down from there.

Think they summed it up nicely.

Tivia wrote:To quote the movie,
Three Kings
Good movie, however sorry but I live in the greatest country in the world because I live in a country that lets me invest my money how i deem fit and make a profit off of it.

Greatest country in the world being ruled by the greatest idiot in the world.

Hardly seems great to me.
So America is great because you can exploit the stupid, guess that's what Bush did, twice. Anyways I'll lay off the political satire.

Keavy · Post by **Keavy** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:41 pm

Please do, Sugami. Your dry British wit makes my hangover worse.

Well, I got my lazy ass up at 8 am to get my Wii. Last night, around 10 pm, Target handed out coupons to everyone in line. It guaranteed you a Wii and you could either stay until Midnight or come back from 8 am to 10 pm today and get one. Well, I show up to find that the people who decided to stay had pretty much cleaned them out. No WiiMotes, Nunchucks, Classic Controllers, Flash memory upgrades, and they were sold out of pretty much every game. I got my Wii, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, and Trauma Center. They put me on a list of people to call when they get more games and accessories in (I want Twilight Princess and the classic controller) but I'm gonna see if anyone wants to go with me to hit some of the stores in the outlying areas to see if I can score Twilight Princess.

Post by **Tivia** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:18 am

I broke down and used the Wii instead of selling it.

Even I have to admit it works stupidly good...I could not put it down all day, and the 2+ year wait for LOZ Twilight Princess was worth it..one word...Awesome.

I am sorry you dislike my country Sugami, but to be brutally honest I really do not give a damn about anyone's opinion about my country who is not from it. I am sure you could care less about anything I have to say about yours.

Oh and Yes Being able to exploit the stupid is pretty much at the top of my list of most enjoyable things to do. Call it what you want but I believe Stupidity is by choice, and they chose to be exploited because they were too lazy to not be stupid. I justify that by the simple stance of I have yet to meet anyone who was stupid and not lazy.

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:22 am

I bid on that auction but got outbid. I'm proud though, at least I bid on something that woulda gone to a worthy cause. I've supported Childs Play since the begining. I always donate what I have. Right now I've spent my play money and done my xmas shopping, I'm facing water turnoff, becuase I spent my water bill on the foundation. Stupid I know, but That and Toys For Tots (Run by Hell's Angels and The United States Marine Corps) are the 2 charity's I've always helped.

Red Cross doesn't count becuase monthly Camerilla Club and 501st Stormtroopers make me do it. And Ding Busted, Fire Fox has a spell checker line in the programming now :O

Post by **Sugami** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:30 pm

Tivia wrote:I am sorry you dislike my country Sugami, but to be brutally honest I really do not give a damn about anyone's opinion about my country who is not from it. I am sure you could care less about anything I have to say about yours.

I don't dislike your country, I dislike the majority of the people who populate it

But if you're going to make an outlandish claim don't expect it to go unchallenged.

Stupidity is not an option it's genetic, otherwise stupid people would opt to be clever.

Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:30 pm

Keavy wrote:Please do, Sugami. Your dry British wit makes my hangover worse.

But us English are famous for our dry wit and sarcasm. It'd be like asking a monkey not to eat bananas.

Post by **Alya Mizar (Tsybil)** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:58 pm

Sugami wrote:Stupidity is not an option it's genetic, otherwise stupid people would opt to be clever.

I agree. But the worst type of stupid people are those who think they are clever.

One can be foolish no mater what one's brainpower.

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:52 am

The only thing I dislike about english... is the fact that you drive on the wrong side of the road *ba dum pssshhhh* Thank you, I'll be here all night ^_^ Don't forget to tip your waitress's

Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:53 am

KarouKaniyashia wrote:The only thing I dislike about english... is the fact that you drive on the wrong side of the road *ba dum pssshhhh* Thank you, I'll be here all night ^_^ Don't forget to tip your waitress's

Heh, technically since England populated all of white America, you drive on the wrong side of the road

Post by **Karou Ariyen** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:54 am

And technically since my car is "Imported" (from 3 counties over), it's a Domestic car since Mitsubishi builds lancer's and mirage's and eclipses in IL now