lol what a knucklehead.
i hate to say it ... but he got what he deserved. i mean doing that is just asking for trouble.
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
attacked and pepper sprayed : http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_324085857.html
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
attacked and pepper sprayed : http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_324085857.html
lol what a knucklehead.
i hate to say it ... but he got what he deserved. i mean doing that is just asking for trouble.
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
nytimes review:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/arts/20game.html
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: binister
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
i see many people asking here if anyone has simply PLAYED the damn thing, and most have responded with no. well if you really want to get down to it and start talking to people who own one, go to ps3forums.com, some guys are doing some pretty nice setups over there.
now you have to remember that this is a PC forum and we are PC guys. i mean we have been playing games that looks as good as 360/ps3 games for over a year now, so excuses me for not being overly pumped about the ps3.
i probably will get one one day, just call me when GT4 and metal gear come out...
no one on here is pumped up about the PS3 because it's an overhyped, overpriced, piece of crap bluray player. that's why.
many MANY people on here are excited about the other consoles (Xbox360 and Wii), regardless of this being a PC forum.
the main reason ANYONE at ALL in this country was excited about the PS3 launch was because people thought it would be an easy way to make some quick cash as they saw plenty of people do with the Xbox360.
Generalize much?
care to elaborte much?
So nobody AT ALL bought it for the actual system?
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280050635902&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D280050635902%26fvi%3D1">Ebay
PS3 Tells for 10 bucks</a>
Actually it sold for $1250; read the auction. The seller just circumvented eBay's fees.
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
Taco Bell wants your Playstation 3 ! In return they'll give you a lifetime of the runs err I mean Taco's.
Today Taco Bell has announced that they will take a brand new Playstation 3 in exchange for $12,500 in Taco Bell Bucks that are redeemable for your food purchases. This offer is good only for the first person to agree to the terms and email Taco Bell.
Your Playstation 3 will be given to a worthy cause, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The person who signs up for this deal will be responsible for all taxes. If you're interested, email tacobellnews@tacobell.com along with your name and phone number.
Offer expires 12/1/06 at 6pm PST.
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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 ****** 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.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. may have missed its goal of having 400,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in U.S. stores for the video-game player's Nov. 17 debut, analysts said.
The number of machines available was ``even lower than expected,'' Kaufman Bros. Equity Research analyst Todd Mitchell said today in a research note. Analysts including Michael Savner at Banc of America Securities and Anthony Gikas at Piper Jaffray & Co. also predicted a shortfall.
Limited supplies haven't satisfied demand for PlayStation 3, leading some customers who obtained consoles to sell them on the Internet at markups of several times to their retail price. Parts shortages forced Sony to reduce its year-end goal for worldwide shipments of the new console by half, to 2 million, in September.
``We shipped as many PlayStation 3 units into the North American market as possible and continue our efforts in supplying systems to retailers nationwide through the holidays,'' Sony spokeswoman Kimberly Otzman said today in an e-mail.
The company is airlifting in shipments weekly, and aims to have 1 million units in U.S. stores by the end of the year, Otzman said. She didn't say how many shipments were on hand for the launch.
American depositary receipts of Tokyo-based Sony fell 67 cents to $40.12 at 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Each ADR is worth one ordinary share. They have declined 1.7 percent this year.
Tokyo-based Sony has struggled to assemble the consoles due to a shortage of a laser used in its Blu-ray DVD player.
Short supplies of the consoles led customers to line up for days outside stores across the U.S. Some people who purchased the $499 and $599 machines sold them on Web sites such as Ebay.com for as much as $5,000.
Lines, Markups
More than half the 150 stores checked by Kaufman Bros. said they wouldn't have enough units to cover preorders, according to a Nov. 16 research note by retail analyst SooAnn Roberts. She predicts Sony will ship no more than 200,000 units to the U.S. this year.
Savner said in a Nov. 7 report that Sony would miss its target. Gikas said in a Nov. 16 note that he expected 200,000 PlayStation 3s available at the U.S. launch and 400,000 by year- end.
Toys ``R'' Us Inc., the second-largest U.S. toy seller, expects more PlayStation 3 machines to arrive next week, spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh said in an interview. She said the company received enough PlayStation 3s at launch to cover preorders.
``They gave us allocations for the holiday season last week,'' Waugh said. ``We wish we could have gotten more.''
Nintendo Co.'s Wii, which was introduced in the U.S. on Nov. 19, ``is doing phenomenally,'' Waugh said. The Wayne, New Jersey-based company's Times Square store sold more than 2,000 units in a few hours, she said.
Wii is sold out in some stores, although the company expects to be ``in great stock through the holiday season,'' Waugh said. The Wii appeals to Toys ``R'' Us core customers of families and children, she said.
Customers who want a PlayStation 3 will probably wait and buy more games for their PlayStation 2, Mitchell said in an interview.
``If there is a substitution, it would be more for the Xbox 360,'' Mitchell said. ``Demand for PS3 is from hard-core gamers, who wouldn't opt for a Wii. It's not an alternative to PS3.''
Originally posted by: PricklyPete
I'm really starting to get the impression that other than a few fanboys, no one really cares that much about the PS3. Sure it will eventually be bought by people once the price comes down and some good games come out...but overall, most are disappointed. I'm sure a few people at Sony are sweating bullets...
Apparently Sony's kicking off an early Thanksgiving break tomorrow, as they seem to be exhausting themselves today in preparation. After breaking the news that PSP Spots are US bound, floating the PSP 3.0 firmware out, and probably dealing with that massive invoice they just received from Thomas Menino and friends, the company is issuing a quasi-promise that the 1080i / 720p output problems plaguing some distraught PS3 owners will be fixed. Interestingly enough, Sony places a slightly unbelievable amount of blame on "antiquated HDTVs," as if having an HDTV that supports 720p is some sort of hidden requirement to operate a PlayStation 3. While we fully understand that most HDTV sets purchased today will indeed play nice with 720p signals, where's the love for folks who snagged those first generations sets produced by yours truly? According to Sony, a fix is on the way, but it doesn't sound like you'll be getting served with a smile.
Why do you assume the prize will be taxed? As long as the prize terms state that it has no cash value (i.e. cannot be exchanged for cash, etc.) then you will not have to pay tax (except what you paid for your PS3). Actually, TB should give you a receipt so you have another $600 in charitable donations to claim.Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
Taco Bell wants your Playstation 3 ! In return they'll give you a lifetime of the runs err I mean Taco's.
Today Taco Bell has announced that they will take a brand new Playstation 3 in exchange for $12,500 in Taco Bell Bucks that are redeemable for your food purchases. This offer is good only for the first person to agree to the terms and email Taco Bell.
Your Playstation 3 will be given to a worthy cause, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The person who signs up for this deal will be responsible for all taxes. If you're interested, email tacobellnews@tacobell.com along with your name and phone number.
Offer expires 12/1/06 at 6pm PST.
Did you like this article? Then Digg It!
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4241&Itemid=2
So in exchange for giving up your PS3, you have to pay $3000-4000 in taxes AND endure a lifetime of the 'rhea?
Originally posted by: Queasy
Sony begrudgingly promises fix for PS3 720p output issues
Apparently Sony's kicking off an early Thanksgiving break tomorrow, as they seem to be exhausting themselves today in preparation. After breaking the news that PSP Spots are US bound, floating the PSP 3.0 firmware out, and probably dealing with that massive invoice they just received from Thomas Menino and friends, the company is issuing a quasi-promise that the 1080i / 720p output problems plaguing some distraught PS3 owners will be fixed. Interestingly enough, Sony places a slightly unbelievable amount of blame on "antiquated HDTVs," as if having an HDTV that supports 720p is some sort of hidden requirement to operate a PlayStation 3. While we fully understand that most HDTV sets purchased today will indeed play nice with 720p signals, where's the love for folks who snagged those first generations sets produced by yours truly? According to Sony, a fix is on the way, but it doesn't sound like you'll be getting served with a smile.
Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Why do you assume the prize will be taxed? As long as the prize terms state that it has no cash value (i.e. cannot be exchanged for cash, etc.) then you will not have to pay tax (except what you paid for your PS3). Actually, TB should give you a receipt so you have another $600 in charitable donations to claim.Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: mzkhadir
Taco Bell wants your Playstation 3 ! In return they'll give you a lifetime of the runs err I mean Taco's.
Today Taco Bell has announced that they will take a brand new Playstation 3 in exchange for $12,500 in Taco Bell Bucks that are redeemable for your food purchases. This offer is good only for the first person to agree to the terms and email Taco Bell.
Your Playstation 3 will be given to a worthy cause, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The person who signs up for this deal will be responsible for all taxes. If you're interested, email tacobellnews@tacobell.com along with your name and phone number.
Offer expires 12/1/06 at 6pm PST.
Did you like this article? Then Digg It!
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4241&Itemid=2
So in exchange for giving up your PS3, you have to pay $3000-4000 in taxes AND endure a lifetime of the 'rhea?
The restaurant did warn that whoever receives the Bucks is responsible for payment of any taxes that would be incurred.