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PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Mike22Va
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Date: November 14, 2006 11:36PM
So the time has finally come, PS3 is on domestic soil... So which store to pick? Best buy, Walmart, or Target... I'm shooting for bestbuy I think, I can walk to it from my house, so worse case scenario I can call someone to bring me food.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
RESton Peace
()
Date: November 15, 2006 12:12AM
Why not just beat the shit out of some kid who is carrying one out of the store, and take his?
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
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Date: November 15, 2006 06:20AM
I won't be in line. This unit was delayed by production problems so I wonder about it's quality in the first hardware release. At $600, plus reports already that it is having compatibility problems with a number of PS2 games, is keeping me from the crazed lines. I don't know that I would be in line for half the price.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Mike22Va
()
Date: November 15, 2006 11:39AM
You could always buy it and sell on ebay for $3500
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: November 15, 2006 12:05PM
I can't wait to see the auctions for a "PLAYSTATION 3" but in small print will either be a gmail address or an empty box, and say later in small print that it isn't the actual unit being sold. It will get bid up to $3500 too because people don't read, just click.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
ferfux
()
Date: November 15, 2006 01:40PM
I just got the new PS3 and its Ruckin Focks! Not only does it go wireless, play PS2 and 3 games, it makes margarita's and comes with the complimentary game, DuckHunt! HELL YES! I'm sweepin tha floor, my beat is correct! Hell YEZ!
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
mad max, JD
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Date: November 15, 2006 04:34PM
Ebay has special rules for people trying to sell them, and elmos, and wiis. Can only sell one, and need 99+% feedback on at least 50 sales.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Genevieve
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Date: November 15, 2006 04:46PM
ferfux Wrote:
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> it makes margarita's
My margaritas are better. ;-)
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> it makes margarita's
My margaritas are better. ;-)
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: November 15, 2006 04:51PM
there is not going to be anywhere you can buy one until the next production batch comes out. wait a few months and you can get one without having to kill anyone in the process.
about the compatibility issue...
from the information i have gathered, it's some of the older generation of games that are not compatible. it's like the PS1 games when the PS2 came out, not all of the games work. however, they may have software updates for the ps2 compatibility via the new ps3 network. additionally, the ps3s come with much of the actual ps2 hardware inside(cpus, etc.). clearly they are still working on making the fully software based ps2 emulator. either way, the compatibility is still WAY better than the XBox games on the XBox 360.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2006 04:52PM by Gravis.
about the compatibility issue...
from the information i have gathered, it's some of the older generation of games that are not compatible. it's like the PS1 games when the PS2 came out, not all of the games work. however, they may have software updates for the ps2 compatibility via the new ps3 network. additionally, the ps3s come with much of the actual ps2 hardware inside(cpus, etc.). clearly they are still working on making the fully software based ps2 emulator. either way, the compatibility is still WAY better than the XBox games on the XBox 360.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2006 04:52PM by Gravis.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Adam
()
Date: November 16, 2006 10:35AM
OMG, US $4,050.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/PLAYSTATION-3-PS3-Reserved-Preorder-60GB-SHIPS-11-17_W0QQitemZ110055389848QQihZ001QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/PLAYSTATION-3-PS3-Reserved-Preorder-60GB-SHIPS-11-17_W0QQitemZ110055389848QQihZ001QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
ferfux
()
Date: November 16, 2006 09:14PM
Ebay has also announced they arent letting anyone sell the things on Ebay. Too bad for that kid that was interviewed last night who's SOLE purpose was to buy one and sell it on ebay for a massive profit. oops!
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Scott
()
Date: November 17, 2006 12:43AM
I got a PS3 and Im willing to sell it for only $5000!! Thats right ONLY Five Grand!!!!! If you are interested, please show up at the dumpsters behind Tysons Corner at 3AM. Tell no one and bring cash. See you then!!!
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
RESton Peace
()
Date: November 17, 2006 12:48AM
5 Grand? I'll give you a hundred grand for it:
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Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: November 17, 2006 10:10AM
ferfux Wrote:
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> Ebay has also announced they arent letting anyone
> sell the things on Ebay. Too bad for that kid
> that was interviewed last night who's SOLE purpose
> was to buy one and sell it on ebay for a massive
> profit. oops!
You really are as stupid as you sound. Why don't you look things up before you post wrong info? Plenty of people can (and ARE) selling them on eBay... you just have to meet a few requirements like certain number of past sales and a positive feedback rating. They want to make sure people don't just hop on, open an account, and run away with peoples' money like has happened with the PS2 launch, XBox 360 launch, and other hyped launches.
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> Ebay has also announced they arent letting anyone
> sell the things on Ebay. Too bad for that kid
> that was interviewed last night who's SOLE purpose
> was to buy one and sell it on ebay for a massive
> profit. oops!
You really are as stupid as you sound. Why don't you look things up before you post wrong info? Plenty of people can (and ARE) selling them on eBay... you just have to meet a few requirements like certain number of past sales and a positive feedback rating. They want to make sure people don't just hop on, open an account, and run away with peoples' money like has happened with the PS2 launch, XBox 360 launch, and other hyped launches.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
356
()
Date: November 17, 2006 12:42PM
yep, good ole fairfaxunderground, your source for incorrect, unproven information.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
TheMeeper
()
Date: November 17, 2006 02:17PM
Haha, I drove by this on my way to work this morning, saw a bunch of cops and I was wondering what was going on...
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=600&sid=978347
Amazing what a new video game system can bring out in some people...
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=600&sid=978347
Amazing what a new video game system can bring out in some people...
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
ferfux
()
Date: November 17, 2006 03:31PM
NEW YORK (Nov. 17) - Days of waiting paid off for Sergio Rodriguez, one of the relatively few able to buy Sony's PlayStation 3 when the coveted console went on sale early Friday.
He was among the die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs across the country who braved foul weather and heckling by passers-by all week for the chance to shell out $500 or more for the sleek game machine.
With shortages resulting from production problems, many had camped out for days without knowing if they'd be going home empty-handed. At some stores, the crowds got rowdy and stampeded for the shelves, injuring a man in Wisconsin and forcing authorities to shut down a Wal-Mart store in California.
In Connecticut, two armed thugs who got wise to the PS3's high price and tried to rob a line of people waiting outside a Putnam Wal-Mart store at 3 a.m. One person who refused to give up the money was shot, state police said. In Lexington, Kentucky, four people waiting outside a Best Buy were hit by BB pellets, though none was seriously injured, according to television station WKYT, whose own reporter was hit as she interviewed buyers.
Rodriguez had been waiting outside the New York Circuit City store since Sunday for the a midnight launch event, and he was the first to walk away with the PS3 as people still standing in line outside the store cheered.
"This is the best game ever. It's so worth the wait," the 25-year-old graphics designer said. "Some people may call me crazy, but I really love to play."
With Sony promising only 400,000 systems for the nationwide launch, the chance of disappointment was high. While retailers tried to keep expectations low, lines snaked around the block at many stores -- even those that weren't going to begin sales until later Friday.
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Saby Madrigal, an 18-year-old college student who worked for a month at a liquor store to save for a PS3, waited in line outside the Circuit City for 24 hours without success. Still, she vowed to keep looking.
"For the work we had to do to get all the money to get the stupid system, I'm going to search every single store in town," she said. "I don't care, I'm going to get it."
Some who saw long lines at the midnight launches simply went to another location, with later openings and smaller crowds. Nonetheless, about 50 people were in front of Ahmad Mustafa, 24, outside a New York Best Buy with only 34 units available.
Ernie Ferreira, 22, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, who was visiting relatives in New York, was No. 4 in line and didn't mind waiting for the store's 8 a.m. opening.
"Only seven or eight hours, I can handle that," he said. "I did it three nights already."
Nathaniel Lord, who camped out for three nights at a Best Buy in West Hollywood, California, spent more than $700 on a console and game.
"I thought about going home to shower first because I haven't showered in three days, but I think I'm just going to get another energy drink, log on and get started," said Lord, a recent graduate of California Institute of the Arts.
Sony, which has contended with laptop battery recalls and trails rivals in key products such as music players and liquid crystal displays, is counting on the PS3 to maintain and build its market lead in consoles.
Some customers were buying PS3 machines for themselves or as gifts, but many were hoping to resell them at a profit. Units were fetching several thousand dollars early Friday at the eBay Inc. auction site.
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James Salterio, 27, explained the reason for his two-day camp-out outside a Houston, Texas, Target store: Greed.
"I'm gonna sell mine," Salterio said, figuring he could make $1,500 to $4,000. His 21-year-old brother, a gamer, wanted company in line, so Salterio decided to make a profit in the process.
"It's capitalism at work," he said.
Edgar Alcala, 18, who grabbed one of the first spots in line at San Francisco, California's Sony Metreon Mall on Wednesday morning, said he was looking forward to a warm, dry bed and a hefty profit.
"When I get home, I'm going to take a quick picture of it, slap it on eBay and go to sleep," Alcala said minutes before the store's doors opened at midnight Friday.
Potential customers braved freezing temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota, and heavy rain and winds in Baltimore, Maryland, and other East Coast locales.
"Katrina could come through here and I wouldn't switch," said Marco Cajas, 20, of Baltimore. "I spent the night on the cold street."
Even a volunteer for former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina asked for help in getting a PS3 -- from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which the potential 2008 presidential candidate frequently criticizes.
Edwards said the volunteer "feels terrible" about seeking the console from Wal-Mart a day after his boss criticized the retail giant, saying it doesn't treat its employees fairly.
Wal-Mart accused Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in 2004, of not wanting to wait his turn.
Short supplies and strong demand were feared to be a formula for trouble as the PS3 hit store shelves, a half-year late because of problems completing work on the console's built-in, next-generation DVD player.
In Palmdale, California, authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wisconsin, a 19-year-old man ran into a pole and struck his head racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart.
Many stores reported calm.
He was among the die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs across the country who braved foul weather and heckling by passers-by all week for the chance to shell out $500 or more for the sleek game machine.
With shortages resulting from production problems, many had camped out for days without knowing if they'd be going home empty-handed. At some stores, the crowds got rowdy and stampeded for the shelves, injuring a man in Wisconsin and forcing authorities to shut down a Wal-Mart store in California.
In Connecticut, two armed thugs who got wise to the PS3's high price and tried to rob a line of people waiting outside a Putnam Wal-Mart store at 3 a.m. One person who refused to give up the money was shot, state police said. In Lexington, Kentucky, four people waiting outside a Best Buy were hit by BB pellets, though none was seriously injured, according to television station WKYT, whose own reporter was hit as she interviewed buyers.
Rodriguez had been waiting outside the New York Circuit City store since Sunday for the a midnight launch event, and he was the first to walk away with the PS3 as people still standing in line outside the store cheered.
"This is the best game ever. It's so worth the wait," the 25-year-old graphics designer said. "Some people may call me crazy, but I really love to play."
With Sony promising only 400,000 systems for the nationwide launch, the chance of disappointment was high. While retailers tried to keep expectations low, lines snaked around the block at many stores -- even those that weren't going to begin sales until later Friday.
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Saby Madrigal, an 18-year-old college student who worked for a month at a liquor store to save for a PS3, waited in line outside the Circuit City for 24 hours without success. Still, she vowed to keep looking.
"For the work we had to do to get all the money to get the stupid system, I'm going to search every single store in town," she said. "I don't care, I'm going to get it."
Some who saw long lines at the midnight launches simply went to another location, with later openings and smaller crowds. Nonetheless, about 50 people were in front of Ahmad Mustafa, 24, outside a New York Best Buy with only 34 units available.
Ernie Ferreira, 22, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, who was visiting relatives in New York, was No. 4 in line and didn't mind waiting for the store's 8 a.m. opening.
"Only seven or eight hours, I can handle that," he said. "I did it three nights already."
Nathaniel Lord, who camped out for three nights at a Best Buy in West Hollywood, California, spent more than $700 on a console and game.
"I thought about going home to shower first because I haven't showered in three days, but I think I'm just going to get another energy drink, log on and get started," said Lord, a recent graduate of California Institute of the Arts.
Sony, which has contended with laptop battery recalls and trails rivals in key products such as music players and liquid crystal displays, is counting on the PS3 to maintain and build its market lead in consoles.
Some customers were buying PS3 machines for themselves or as gifts, but many were hoping to resell them at a profit. Units were fetching several thousand dollars early Friday at the eBay Inc. auction site.
Hot Toys of the Year
James Salterio, 27, explained the reason for his two-day camp-out outside a Houston, Texas, Target store: Greed.
"I'm gonna sell mine," Salterio said, figuring he could make $1,500 to $4,000. His 21-year-old brother, a gamer, wanted company in line, so Salterio decided to make a profit in the process.
"It's capitalism at work," he said.
Edgar Alcala, 18, who grabbed one of the first spots in line at San Francisco, California's Sony Metreon Mall on Wednesday morning, said he was looking forward to a warm, dry bed and a hefty profit.
"When I get home, I'm going to take a quick picture of it, slap it on eBay and go to sleep," Alcala said minutes before the store's doors opened at midnight Friday.
Potential customers braved freezing temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota, and heavy rain and winds in Baltimore, Maryland, and other East Coast locales.
"Katrina could come through here and I wouldn't switch," said Marco Cajas, 20, of Baltimore. "I spent the night on the cold street."
Even a volunteer for former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina asked for help in getting a PS3 -- from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which the potential 2008 presidential candidate frequently criticizes.
Edwards said the volunteer "feels terrible" about seeking the console from Wal-Mart a day after his boss criticized the retail giant, saying it doesn't treat its employees fairly.
Wal-Mart accused Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in 2004, of not wanting to wait his turn.
Short supplies and strong demand were feared to be a formula for trouble as the PS3 hit store shelves, a half-year late because of problems completing work on the console's built-in, next-generation DVD player.
In Palmdale, California, authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wisconsin, a 19-year-old man ran into a pole and struck his head racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart.
Many stores reported calm.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Tim45
()
Date: November 17, 2006 05:43PM
PS3 for losers, dateless thirty somethings, adults living at home and welfare trash who watch tv all day......you want real action join the marines and ask for Iraq. Play war and get paid at same time. Guaranteed action!
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: November 17, 2006 10:33PM
What if you like fantasy games or platformers? How is joining the Corps going to help?
And let there be no illusions... I would be surprised if 10% of the units purchased today are opened by their buyers. No one is going to pass up three or four large in gains on eBay. The real losers are the ones who pay that much for them on auction.
And let there be no illusions... I would be surprised if 10% of the units purchased today are opened by their buyers. No one is going to pass up three or four large in gains on eBay. The real losers are the ones who pay that much for them on auction.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Tim45
()
Date: November 18, 2006 09:23AM
If someone wants to spend the money on it why not. Prob a stupid post by me but I just cant get into the amount for the games in addition to the play station itself. Last I heard people were scalping them for $2,500.00 and more.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: November 18, 2006 11:09AM
$600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get it until it drops to $300. I waited on the PS2 until it was down to $200. By that time not only is the console cheaper, but there are lots of games available in the used game market.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: November 19, 2006 02:07PM
ferfux Wrote:
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> Ebay has also announced they arent letting anyone
> sell the things on Ebay. Too bad for that kid
> that was interviewed last night who's SOLE purpose
> was to buy one and sell it on ebay for a massive
> profit. oops!
you are fucking retarded.
pgens Wrote:
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> $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get it
> until it drops to $300.
while you may think it costs too much, it costs $850 for sony to MAKE one. the cost of production will go down of course. this is especially true when they can take out the PS2 hardware they had to put in for backwards compatibility.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Ebay has also announced they arent letting anyone
> sell the things on Ebay. Too bad for that kid
> that was interviewed last night who's SOLE purpose
> was to buy one and sell it on ebay for a massive
> profit. oops!
you are fucking retarded.
pgens Wrote:
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> $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get it
> until it drops to $300.
while you may think it costs too much, it costs $850 for sony to MAKE one. the cost of production will go down of course. this is especially true when they can take out the PS2 hardware they had to put in for backwards compatibility.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Firrat
()
Date: November 19, 2006 09:42PM
pgens Wrote:
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> $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get it
> until it drops to $300. I waited on the PS2 until
> it was down to $200. By that time not only is the
> console cheaper, but there are lots of games
> available in the used game market.
By then its old and something new is better :-\
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> $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get it
> until it drops to $300. I waited on the PS2 until
> it was down to $200. By that time not only is the
> console cheaper, but there are lots of games
> available in the used game market.
By then its old and something new is better :-\
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
joe
()
Date: November 19, 2006 09:53PM
PC is better then a PS3. Can you download porn on a PS3? Nope...
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: November 20, 2006 08:09AM
Firrat Wrote:
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> pgens Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get
> it
> > until it drops to $300. I waited on the PS2
> until
> > it was down to $200. By that time not only is
> the
> > console cheaper, but there are lots of games
> > available in the used game market.
>
>
>
> By then its old and something new is better :-\
Doubtful. The PS2 dropped down to a price I thought was fair a full four years before the next Sony box came out.
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> pgens Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > $600 is clearly too much... I doubt I will get
> it
> > until it drops to $300. I waited on the PS2
> until
> > it was down to $200. By that time not only is
> the
> > console cheaper, but there are lots of games
> > available in the used game market.
>
>
>
> By then its old and something new is better :-\
Doubtful. The PS2 dropped down to a price I thought was fair a full four years before the next Sony box came out.
Re: PS3 Locations
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: November 21, 2006 08:17AM
joe Wrote:
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> PC is better then a PS3. Can you download porn on
> a PS3? Nope...
well... actually, you can. PS3 comes with a version of Linux loaded on it and it has a harddrive and a built-in network card. it can be used a full-time computer.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> PC is better then a PS3. Can you download porn on
> a PS3? Nope...
well... actually, you can. PS3 comes with a version of Linux loaded on it and it has a harddrive and a built-in network card. it can be used a full-time computer.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."