Sony has hit a new low

[michaels]

http://www.destructoid.com/playstation-...ks-freezing-up-on-purpose--28860.phtml

A Sony rep has claimed to Destructoid that demo PS3 units in kiosks across the country were built to freeze up on purpose. From the article: "We do that so that people won't play it all day long," he explained. "Specifically during Motorstorm, we made it freeze up a lot.

 

[K1052]

how nice of them

 

[DaveSimmons]

Did you know that google's "define:" feature doesn't work for the word "gullible" ?

 

[ScottFern]

What a terrible lie. lol

 

[CityShrimp]

One more reason to get Wii now, and PS3 later

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: ScottFern
What a terrible lie. lol

but by whom, Sony or (much more likely) destructoid.com?

Spread some BS, draw the gullible h8rs in like flies, watch site traffic soar.

 

[DeadByDawn]

The one I've played must have been a demo cause it locks up on COD3 a lot



:|

 

[yllus]

I don't believe that website.

 

[bucwylde23]

umm, why would they NOT want people playing it all day long?

 

[Bacstar]

I was in Best Buy last week and walking by the PS3 kiosk when a BB employee said to his buddy, "Better go get the key, the damn PS3 is locked up again..."

Kinda made me laugh

 

[midwestfisherman]

What idiots the Sony people seem to be!

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: ScottFern
What a terrible lie. lol

but by whom, Sony or (much more likely) destructoid.com?

Spread some BS, draw the gullible h8rs in like flies, watch site traffic soar.

I can believe it happened but I also don't think a retail rep speaks for ALL of Sony. These guys are just a step-up from clueless EB Games/Gamestop employees.

 

[nakedfrog]

That's kinda funny, I was in Walmart just yesterday checking for Wiimotes, and the PS3 was just sitting there saying "Please wait..."

 

[yowolabi]

Shens.... even from Sony.

 

[IAteYourMother]

i call shens

 

[MazerRackham]

LOL what a terrible statement... LOL!!

 

[lobbyone]

Remove kiosk then lol, still why would lie like that

 

[OutHouse]

who cares its just a fracking demo at a kiosk.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Citrix
who cares its just a fracking demo at a kiosk.

It still reflects poorly on the quality of the retail product.

I stopped buying Sony in early 2001 because the Sony products I owned all had a knack for dying a month or two out of warranty.

That and I could get better products with better warranties for less money. Samsung FTW 😉

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: ariafrost

Originally posted by: Citrix
who cares its just a fracking demo at a kiosk.

It still reflects poorly on the quality of the retail product.

I stopped buying Sony in early 2001 because the Sony products I owned all had a knack for dying a month or two out of warranty.

That and I could get better products with better warranties for less money. Samsung FTW 😉

you didnt know, they have a built in timer that destroys the product as soon as the warranty runs out

 

[Fingolfin269]

On a related note, there are about 15 60GB PS3s and 2 360s and 0 Wiis at the local target. Been there all day according to the salesperson 😛

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
On a related note, there are about 15 60GB PS3s and 2 360s and 0 Wiis at the local target. Been there all day according to the salesperson 😛

Not surprised about the 360s. Those have been healthily in stock everywhere I've gone despite seeing them in many shopper's arms.

PS3s....very surprising.

 

[AbAbber2k]

I walked into BB today and they had a whole pyramid stack of 360s. No Wiis... didn't bother looking for the PS3s.

 

[jman19]

LOL worst lie evar

 

[BDawg]

Other console demos in the past either reset or return to the select screen after the timer runs out. How is freezing better than this previous practice.