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PS3, WTF?

Ok I know the PlayStation 3 has just been released and gamers everywhere have waiting out over night to be the first to get there hands on these systems but this is out of control. A guy was shot in Connecticut while waiting in line [they were also being robbed at the same time], a Boston mall was cleared because of police growing about violence, a Super Wal-Mart in California was shut down after shoppers got rowdy, a drive-by shooting that hit four people with BB pellets outside a Best Buy store in Kentucky, and people were trampled in a Florida store front as patrons raced to enter the store at midnight. Seriously, What The Fuck? It's just a game system.

Certainly there are many entrepreneurs who are going to turn around and sell their new systems online for a nice profit [I saw systems up to 3,500 on eBay this morning] but is all this violence and mayhem necessary? One Best Buy in Boston, aware it had only 140 of the consoles, got smart — its employees gave out tickets to the first 140 people in line so everyone could go home. I would suggest to Sony, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and the rest of the companies involved with this new product to find more civilized methods to sell this very hot product. I pray that it doesn't take several deaths and law suits before these companies realize they have to be more aware of what is going on and must find better ways to deal with these situations.

Labels: Gaming, Op-Ed

posted by TheWino @ 9:31 AM