I can't wait to buy my Playstation 3.......

[trumad]

Oh I won't wait in line like some but I will go to Target and pluck down the 500 bucks to snag one.

Oh but shit---with all those people dying in Iraq, should I...and what would the poor people think? Shit----with homophobia spreading like a cancer in America, will my purchase hurt Gay people?

I know that I'll have to plug it in to a wall outlet, but if I do, will it hurt the Environment.

AND God, what about my couch...will sitting on it for hours on end, playing PS3 games, wear the fabric out hence making textile workers work longer hours for minimum wage.

Then again---after playing Grand Theft Auto, I may find the urge to carjack a liberal hippie of their brand new Prius.

Oh now I'm fucking confused..... What will some on DU think! Oh the Humanity....They may frown down on me as if I was some kind of freeper Nazi. Would Nazis have played Super Mario? Would Hitler enjoy the Power Rangers Dino Thunder game? maybe...

Oh, but I don't want to offend some of my fellow DUers.... why have fun after a long week of hard work when I can hop on DU and mope about stupid things like PS3.

What have we become? What have I become... Fucking capitalist have infected me.... that's it...I'm giving away everything....well not my Birkenstocks.

[951-Riverside]

1. I'm not participating in black friday after what I saw on TV today

What a bunch of IDIOTS!!!!

[RobertSeattle]

2. If you don't play your Playstation then the terrorists win.

[trumad]

4. Let me tell you...

I'll thumb wrestle a terrorist any day and win.

[Sugar Smack]

8. OMG, you are too funny!!!!

:rofl: :applause: :yourock:

[ProfessorGAC]

17. What If The Terrorist Had REALLY Big Hands?

Like Yao or Shaq big hands? Then the terrorist would win. But, if you had a PS3, you could fight the terrorist on that, and his big hands wouldn't matter.

You didn't think of that, now didja?
The Professor

[Sugar Smack]

18. Or just bop the terrorist over the head with a PS3.

:bounce:

[txindy]

22. Or, if you can't get one, just bop him with the money for a PS3.

Six hundred dollars in quarters would do it.

[Sugar Smack]

25. Oh, OUCH! Now that would smart!

:D

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Pennies

Of course, if you could swing a bag of 60 thousand pennies, you wouldn't need the bag of pennies. You'd just beat him to a pulp with bare hands.
The Professor

[Sugar Smack]

29. There you go!

Problem solved.

[PreacherCasey]

73. HAHA!!

:rofl:

[txindy]

3. Oh, my.

:rofl:

I don't want one, but if I did want a game console with Ethernet, wireless Bluetooth, and BluRay, it would seem to fit the bill. I wouldn't touch a first-run Sony (or Microsoft) system for any money, though. Now, a Nintendo Wii, yes. I'll happily buy one of those.

[trumad]

6. I'm addicted to Halo2 online...

My kids got me hooked and I think it's a blast. Of course I get my ass kicked by my kids and others online.

[txindy]

9. My kids are Halo2 players, too.

I like watching them play, but I'm hopeless at it! The Harvest Moon series and Animal Crossing are more my speed. That speed being tortoise-like. :rofl:

Maybe the new Wii controllers will help me improve my hand-eye coordination. Either that or just exhaust me. ;)

[Wheezy]

58. omg, Animal Crossing

What I wouldn't give for just one hour of playing it again...digging up little holes with my shovel, then filling them back up again, catching a fish from the bridge, changing my carpets and clothing to suit my moods...

*sigh*

[txindy]

81. Okay, I gotta ask... Why can't you play it?

Come on back! Tom Nook's having a going-out-of-business sale and has got some great bargains. He's going to form a band with K.K. Slider and needs the money.

:+

I hope they make an Animal Crossing for the Wii. Fishing, digging, etc. with that controller would be awesome.

[LSK]

33. what the hell is a BluRay???

:shrug:

[CabalPowered]

34. Think of it as the new betamax

[casus belli]

63. LOL n/t

[txindy]

77. I'm still trying to figure out what a Bluetooth is.

:shrug: :+

Chances are, if I don't know what it is, I don't need it. Well, that doesn't hold true for medical issues, I'm sure. ;)

:rofl:

[NYCGirl]

5. And don't forget to turn off your cable...in fact, smash your TV.

:sarcasm:

[trumad]

7. Cable...CABLE!

evil Cable.

[Jim Warren]

10. mud hut argument

and another thing, I'm sending this on a $100 refurbed thinkpad, using stolen wifi

[Sugar Smack]

11. Will somebody please think of the polar bears?!?

:D

[txindy]

13. Now, would we leave them out?!

They're here: http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=230035

[Sugar Smack]

15. NICE!!!!

:rofl: :patriot:

[Sequoia]

12. Guess I'm living in the past.

I don't have one or want one. I don't have an Ipod, camera phone, modern car, plasma tv, on-line computer at home, satellite tv or even a cell phone although I might have to but then the phone service won't work in the rural area where I live and would need it most. I never even liked those Walkman's because I like to hear what's going on around me and those things are feel claustraphobic to me. Welp, it's time to hitch up the team to the backboard and go into town for supplies like coffee, flour, barrel pickles, new plough blade, and candy sticks for the kids which is 12 miles away and will take about an hour just to get there.

[Sugar Smack]

16. Don't forget to buy a tether for the horse, horehound drops and a

15-pound block of butter. :D

[Sequoia]

36. Right, those horehound drops!

I bought some a few years back at one of those garden shops and they were pretty nasty tasting.

[SoCalDem]

47. Hey..it's ME (your online "stocker".. Our lives are amazingly parallel

except for the computer thing.. We have 4 couputers in our house and Cable internet(s)..

but the rest of it is US.

Never even held an iPod..hate hate hate cell phones..
We still have a phone with a CORD :)
I have exactly ONE music CD (still in the wrapper)
Never even had a cassette player or cassette
We still have our 8-track on one stereo
We buy used cars and keep them FOREVER..we have:
70 Torino
82 Toyota Corolla wagon
84 Dodge pickup
91 Honda Accord EX

We take in rejected, dumped pets and they live here until they die of old age

Our "newest" Tv is about 5 years old, and was bought for under $400..

We are cheapskates, and fuddy-duddies.

Our grown kids are the ones with all the gadgets:)

[Sequoia]

52. Hah, hah.. .!

I'm a little more modern than you since I have quite a few music CDs. I still have a box of cool LPs but no turntable. My car is from 1987 with roll up windows! TV is big boxy from 1986 or so. And, I hang my clotes out to dry. I don't mind not having gadgets but my daughter wants an Ipod. She can be hip, I don't care to.

Go out and enjoy the 80+ degree weather down there. I look at the webcam for the Santa Monica pier and Venice Boardwalk my old hangouts. It's dark and cold up here. But, hey, the leaves turn colors and in the spring all the apple and plum blossoms come out, the mustard growing in the vineyard rows, birds galore...so some good, some bad.

[DireStrike]

55. I'm a modern gamer and I don't have half that stuff

PS3? Not even close to worth it. Ipod? Why, when there's a CD mp3 player; or else a much cheaper NORMAL mp3 player that can hold ONLY a hundred songs. Plasma tv... yeah you need that. Modern car? I don't even have a car! Or a cell phone.

Yeah, I'm rather on the poor side... I guess that makes me actually CONSIDER my prospective purchases instead of just running out to grab the newest piece of gotta-have-it crap that the media has overhyped to death.

One of the funniest jokes in the gaming community is a quote from Kaz Hirai of Sony at E3: "599 US DOLLARS!"

[EdwardM]

14. Is there a point to this thread?

I'm having trouble finding it. What does the PS3 have to do with nazis and gay rights again? Oh well, back to ebay so I can sell my three Playstation 3s!

[Mike Daniels]

19. Provided you're not joking

I believe this thread is in response to the humorless threads stating that people who want the newest electronic items when there's war, racism, and poverty in the world are somehow less enlightened and easily manipulated sheep.

[ThomCat]

38. No, it's an excuse to get some digs at people

who have called him on some thoughtless and hostile stuff he's posted. It has nothing to do with buying anything.

[trumad]

41. thoughtless and hostile--who me....

It takes a lot of thought to be hostile...

[ThomCat]

50. Yet, still you manage somehow.

:eyes:

[trumad]

62. You know if you keep rolling your eyes, they might get stuck.

[sniffa]

90. bingo!

i enjoy reading his posts though - i know exactLy where he stands.

[jonnyblitz]

35. he is whining about political correctness.

a common concern amongst most progressives.

[trumad]

39. No I'm not...

I'm whining about whiners...;-)

[kysrsoze]

72. Man, I remember when there were a lot more DUers like you

I'm glad there are still people out there who are willing to call out the B.S. that is overflowing on these boards. DU sometimes reminds me of Greenpeace these days b/c too many people want to force their ways on everyone else. GREAT Post, Trumad.

[ThomCat]

40. LOL!

:rofl:

[sniffa]

91. *snort*

:hug:

[BluePatriot]

20. LOL. Thanks, Trumad

Sure, the people fighting each other over the PS3 right now are fairly moronic...but I am tired of people carrying that over to "OMG all video games and video gamers are bad and lazy and isn't this such a awful commentary on our society!"

On that note:

____

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

Child's Play -- the Video Gamers' Charity

"Since 2003, gamers have banded together through registered Seattle-based charity, Child's Play. Over a million dollars in donations of toys, games, books and cash for sick kids in children's hospitals across North America and the world have been collected since our inception.

We collect no administrative fees or other charges, 100% of all gifts and donations go directly to our partner hospitals, to help make life a little brighter for a sick child."

______

Yup..all video gamers...lazy and self centered....

[City of Mills]

21. If you can afford a PS3...

Why not donate to DU? :shrug:

[txindy]

23. He did.

That's what the little star means.

[trumad]

28. Is that what it means?

I thought it was because we're communists?

[mtnester]

49. Only if it is red

:)

[txindy]

82. I thought it meant we're capitalists who like little pointy things.

Which can get us into trouble...

[951-Riverside]

24. Hell you can afford both :D

BTW the poster was being sarcastic.... I think.

[librechik]

27. How silly is this: My boss is out of town when the Playstation arrives

(that she paid for months ago) so I'm going to stand in line FOR HER tomorrow at midnight.

Guess she owes me BIG TIME!!!

especially if I get shot or knee busted while in line...

:rofl:

she's a sweetheart, I do it willingly--and both our sons are Mario idiots (now advanced in age)
so I understand the problem. And the line here in Denver is not so bad, I hear (I hope)

Entertainment is more important than politics, right?

[DaveJ]

30. The MSM doesn't want us to have PS3s

I'm sure they like the ad revenue, but otherwise MSM's coverage of video games has not been entirely flattering since they take away their viewership.

[yodermon]

31. Buy 10

and sell 'em on ebay.
top bid: 2800. Not a joke.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=ps3&category0=&submitSearch=Search

[trumad]

32. up to $3,151.00

now that's f'ing insane....

[seabeyond]

43. my hubby home sick today. he keeps runing up stairs to tell me

about it. bad bad

[casus belli]

66. Check completed listings

They have consistently gone for between 3K-9K. I would say the median range is somewhere in the neighborhood of $3500.

[RB TexLa]

37. You forgot the ones who would tell you "Dat company ain't Meriken"

[dogday]

42. Wait till spring and the bridal dresses go on sale for $99

The lovely ladies go crazy grabbing the dress of their dreams, but be careful, the girl beside you may grab it right out of your hands.... Ain't America Grand?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

44. Wow. You manage to squeeze mocking equal rights into everything, don't you?

Imagine if you put some of that effort into fighting homopobia, instead of just adding to it.

[Name removed]

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[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

48. "The rainbows are attacking?" Grow up & there are a good portion of straight DUers with rainbows

Don't play dumb now. It's not flattering. Since your foray in the GLBT forum, you've slipped subtle slams at GLBTs relentlessly. You're the one who mentioned "Gay rights" in your OP, not me.

[Name removed]

60. Deleted message

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[sniffa]

92. don't worry

we'LL get him next time he ventures to the gay forum. :eyes:

[alarimer]

45. The most disgusting thing is the way stores and companies

are deliberately not stocking enough so that anyone who wants one can get one. Fucking assholes. They could make enough but they won't. And people are such sheep that they have to have one NOW instead of in a couple of months.

[AngryAmish]

57. Sony has had trouble making the darn things

You may believe there is a secret PS3 mine somewhere in Nevada but they are manufactured in Japan. There have been major development and manufacturing problems that have repeatedly delayed the introduction. Sony is doing it's darnedest to make more but can't.

It makes no sense to hold back production when there are 2 new competing systems. More PS3 sold, more games made for PS3, then less people buy the competitors products.

And wouldn't Sony like to have the money now as opposed to losing all the money to the resale market. No, they just like screwing people and losing money. It must be some sort of inscrutable Japanese plot, right?

[Javaman]

51. Answer me this one question: Why can't you wait? nt

[trumad]

65. Wait for what--- I can buy it for the asking price

because I was on a waiting list.

[Javaman]

70. Oh, so your post should have been, "you don't have to wait" not

that you can't wait. ;)

Because, generally speaking, stating that you can't wait for something usually implies a colossal event is about to occur that may or may not change your life.

And we all know that one not being able to wait for a video game console, although a very much overly hyped media event to the point of ridiculous, is not a life changing event in, say; having a child would be or getting a major job promotion or the sudden news that one has recovered from cancer.

:)

[DireStrike]

53. Why would you pay that?

There are like 2 games out worth playing.

I'm gonna wait and see if a) the system doesn't die off, which it very well might, and b) when it will sell for a reasonable price.

[wicket]

54. I'm going with the Wii

The main selling point (for me) being that they will let you download all of the old Nintendo games for free to play on the new system. I love my PS2 (scratch that - my bf's PS2 :) ), but I don't envision upgrading until the price comes WAY down.

On edit - I stand corrected, the old games will be about $5 a piece to download, still a damn great deal!

[trumad]

64. That's next...that system looks awesome and my kids are jonesing for it.

[wicket]

68. I can't wait!!!

My bf plans on being there early on Sunday to get it :D

[Solon]

71. Zelda Twighlight Princess and Red Steel for me...

Sword swinging with that remote? HELL YEAH!

Imagine when Lucasarts makes a lightsaber game for that system.

[wicket]

75. Oh yeah!!!

Lots of cool games on the Wii I can't wait to play too :) I saw some screen shots of Zeld and it looks *awesome*.

[txindy]

80. A Wii here, too.

In fact, it's already been shipped and is scheduled to arrive next week.

Yes, before anyone asks, it was retail price ($249). It's the kids' big Christmas present this year. Now I just need to find a second controller for it.

[wicket]

83. Awesome!!!!!!!

Your kids are going to have a blast with it :D (And you will too ;) )

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

93. My youngest son camped out overnight and bought one yesterday. He and

my older son adore it.

[trumad]

61. Cause it's the newest toy.

I like toys although that's not very Socialistic of me.

[Zomby Woof]

56. I'll taser you and steal your place in line

[wicket]

59. LOL!

:rofl:

[cascadiance]

67. We need some "Agitprop" Playstation and Xbox games!

Just seeing these long lines waiting for this box makes me kind of sick, when it's still hard as hell to get anyone to stand up and make similar public displays of dedicated support for issues that really matter to us day to day.

I've always liked playing videogames. Have less time to do it now than when I was younger, but now it seems so much of a time sink that I cannot afford.

I'm wondering if we need to get and find some very good game developers out there and get some good agitprop games developed to balance out the entertainment escape focused media that the games market has become much like the news media, movies, etc. have become that each day drift farther away from providing useful themes of living in today's society instead of being titillated by gratuitous sex and violence.

I don't mean we don't make it entertaining, but I have to believe we could put twists in the story to get people thinking more about the corporate control over everything, and to think twice about what they just have done after having gone through a "Doom style" shoot'em up sequence.

[thingfisher]

84. Just wait until

virtual reality sim-porn hits the market!!!

[Codeblue]

87. Metal Gear Solid series

Play those...that'll get you thinking about politics. You'll probably have to play through the three of them about five times each before you even begin to understand what it's actually talking about, but it's well worth it.

On that note, The Matrix had its share of gratuitous violence, but it also brought up some great questions about the modern world. As did V for Vendetta. So not everything is mindless entertainment these days, just too much of it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

69. !!

:spray:

[Bluebear]

74. 'will my purchase hurt Gay people' - - are you attempting subtlety here?

It's not working!

[trumad]

86. You need new tea leaves....

[treestar]

76. Why are people so sensitive about this?

Buying one and enjoying the games is one thing but it is a little looney to stand in line for hours to get one.

Then again, I'm not willing to stand in long lines for anything - not concerts or athletic contests or any product.

[sandrakae]

78. Buy 2 and put the other on ebay for $20,000.00

[DiverDave]

79. 2 Words (and a number)

Grand Turismo 5.

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/713/713809/imgs_1.html

Looks pretty cool.

We play sports and racing games around here, no guns or killing.

We'll get a PS3, but later, maybe in the spring or summer.

[Generator]

85. Just so long as you are smoking

while playing ABC in the background, you are fine by me.

[dfgrbac]

88. My message to video game addicts

Get a life!

[wicket]

89. Many of us have lives

What's wrong with enjoying video games? Each to their own. :shrug: