The Playstation 3 from SONY ‘launched’ this morning. SONY should be happy. Its generated a lot of publicity, demand for a piece of plastic.
Money brings out the best and worst in personalities.
In the past 24 hours, I personally witnessed bribes, backbiting, slander, deceit, alcohol given to minors, paranoia by people waiting in line for a game console (ie piece of plastic.)
Think I’m exaggerating? Here’s some examples of the tribe at its worst:
CT man shot outside Wal-Mart, suspects still on the loose.
Armed robbers steal 5 PS3s from Ohio EB Games store.
Riot breaks out at Circuit City.
Police use pepper balls to control crowd in Tyson, VA.
Escaped rapist apprehended in Best Buy PS3 line.
PS3 Midnight attenders get stalked, cars broken into.
The whole thing was a great social experiment. You could see the tribe come together, split, alliances form. And then, the ‘lifeboat’ mentality would hit and the populace would decide who would be thrown overboard.
And for you EBAYers:
How much is your character worth?
How much is your integrity?
Is it worth berating your fellow man?
I don’t think so. I stood in line and held my ground but you’ve got to question your limits.
And, the big question,
If you’ll stand in line for this, why won’t you stand in line for other things?
If you can donate 72 hours of your time to SONY, how about donating it to charity?
If you’ve got any PS3 stories, feel free to add them to the contents below.
