PS3 Riots

[MonkeyWrench]

A riot at a ikea store is probably people running around assembling stuff instead

i am into gaming but i have patience

reminded me when i was in ipswich and we had stopped by toys r us and it was during the power ranger craze there was a massive queue of people all after power rangers stuff for the kids for christmas funniest thing i had ever seen as people were barging in

My ex used to work at Toys-r-us during the summer holidays whilst at Uni. She saw first hand what people would do for Power Rangers. Some woman told her that her child was dying and he could die happy if he had a red power ranger! Then there was another time where she brought out a particular doll (the one that was rare) and two woman snatched it from her hands and proceeded to have a tug-o-war over it which then turned into a full blown scrap.

[Bada Bing!]

My ex used to work at Toys-r-us during the summer holidays whilst at Uni. She saw first hand what people would do for Power Rangers. Some woman told her that her child was dying and he could die happy if he had a red power ranger! Then there was another time where she brought out a particular doll (the one that was rare) and two woman snatched it from her hands and proceeded to have a tug-o-war over it which then turned into a full blown scrap.

Sad isn't it? That's genuinely f**ked up. Within that tiny little mental space, a power ranger is more important than her dignity as a human being.

[eastyy]

[QUOTE=MonkeyWrench]My ex used to work at Toys-r-us during the summer holidays whilst at Uni. She saw first hand what people would do for Power Rangers. Some woman told her that her child was dying [QUOTE]

thats bad the lengths some people will go to

wont work for a ps3 though if they use the same reason and then say "we are going to need a memory card aswell.....oh bugger"


i did hear from people in the usa how ridiculous it is getting.I have a feeling though many people are just getting it because everyone else is

there is nothing that screams a must have to me and i can wait

[Ady]

Personally, I blame it on all them there video game thingys.

[paul]

Are these people really into gaming more than us? So much so that they are prepared to get involved in running riots just to get one to play launch titles?

I doubt it. I reckon there is a sizeable contingent of opportunists looking to make a quick buck.

[moonwhistle]

It's gotta be the pure greed of reselling because there's not even the whiff of a Killer app yet. For now it's just a really expensive piece of hardware with little to play on it. I thought the same thing about the 360 launch though, just a bunch or tired looking sequels. Not since Halo and the launch of the original Xbox has there been software really worth fighting for imo.