Dude waits in line for a PS3, takes it outside and smashes it in front of all the people queuing up for theirs

That guy was hard core doing that.

i don't understand why?

dont they do this for every new console?

lol did i hear someone ask if they could have the controller.

I don't know why people put themselves thru this sort of s*** for a console.

PUTNAM, Connecticut (AP) -- Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot a man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.

In other states, customers pushed and shoved their way to the shelves to get at the limited supply, and in Kentucky, four people were grazed by BBs fired from a passing vehicle as they waited for a Best Buy store to open.

The two gunman in Putnam, Connecticut, confronted 15 to 20 people standing outside a Wal-Mart store shortly after 3 a.m. and demanded money, said State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance.

"One of the patrons resisted. That patron was shot," Vance said.

He said the two gunmen fled after shooting a 21-year-old Massachusetts man in the chest and shoulder. The victim was taken to University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. There was no immediate word on his condition.

Vance said police were searching for the suspects, both believed to be in their teens. He said one was wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, and the other had what appeared to be a shotgun.

Aside from the police tape, things had returned to normal by midmorning at the Wal-Mart store in rural Putnam, a town of about 9,000 residents near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island state lines.

Short supplies of the PS3 and strong demand led to lines of buyers, some waiting for days, outside stores across the country.

In Palmdale, California, authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wisconsin, a 19-year-old man was injured when he ran into a pole racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart.

In Lexington, Kentucky, someone fired BB pellets from a passing vehicle at people waiting outside a Best Buy store, according to television station WKYT, whose own reporter said she was among four people grazed while she interviewed buyers in line.

A Best Buy in Boston, Massachusetts, aware it had only 140 of the consoles, got smart about the big sale -- its employees gave out tickets to the first 140 people in line so everyone could go home until the store opened.

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haha this whole debarcle is on a level of stupidity i can't even comprehend

It's the USA, people get shot filling up their car.

i don't understand why?

It must be nice

being so stupid that the world just passes you by

why dont they supply stores with more?

that's one console that wont be repaying sony's debt.

PS3 launch has to have incited the most riots in the US since Hurricane Katrina. In fact, I'd almost go as far as to say it's produced more.
We're hearing stories from practically every state of at least one violent act, whether it be mobs attacking stores, attacking other people in line, trampling others etc, all to get this bloody console. It's insane!

Meanwhile, can anyone please name one game, just one, which is being released on the PS3? I can't name a single one.

Wait... no I think I remember reading a review of NBA Live 07 or something which scored 4.5/10.
Anyway, who cares. It's a f***ing playstation. And besides, the Wii comes out tomorrow in the US.

ridge racer 7, resistance fall of man, genji...

i just don't understand the level of stupidity, dip s***s breaking new ps3 or the dips***s in line that are the reason the console breaking happened

What a f***ing idiot. Really. Well, smart since he'll probably make an assload of money off advertising on his site when all the Nintendo fanboys jerk off over the footage of him smashing his PS3.

Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot a man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.

As terrible as this is, I thought this was such a novel approach. People waiting in line for a PS3 are gonna have to be rich! Great idea. 7/10

oh yeah thats smart spend $700 on a f***ing console just to destroy it.

it was donated to them from members of their site.

that doesnt change the fact that someone spent what ever they cost to buy one.

I'd wager the guy didn't spend a cent, and would even go so far as to wager he would have made money off the escapade. Seriously, imagine all the sony haters who are going to jerk off over that.

Does not deliver!

I don't understand. The thread title reads "Smash my PS3", and sure enough, in the thread there is a video of a dude smashing a PS3.

What else is there to deliver?

entertainment

Damn nerds.

or not

this happens with all consoles now since smash my xbox 360 last year. people donate to their site and they make a lot of money and annoy some people that line up.

With the wii coming tomorrow, and smashmywii.com it should be interesting. Nintendo actually does smart business and puts launch at a time they can actually supply units, and the Wii is so small one hit with that sledge hammer should be enough to kill it :P

stupidest thing I've seen this year.

I just recently watched smash my xbox and the funniest bit were the looks from those who had just bought one or just misse dout on one.

heheh

What else is there to deliver?

how about comedy?

I dont understand this hysteria at all.

I mean to say its just a PS3. Its like any next gen console i.e newer and more powerful. It's over-priced, uninspiring and looks like a muffler so why would ppl want one so much that they want lose their dignity like this?

super lame

f*** lineing up like sheep for umpteen dozen hours just so as you can say your were "one of the first".

Sorry, I'll wait a while till I've seen and heard it is worth the cash.

Harvey Norman at Aspley have a PS3 out on the show room so you can play it.. and it's ass. I can't see where the $999 price tag goes, the graphics are nicer of course but not enough to justify that much coin.

$999.00?!

Thats just crazy talk!

I'll give em 120, cash, all in 20's plus trade in for my ps1 with 2 burnt scratched games.

a) wow, it's a lot more robust than I would have imagined, he really had to whale away on that thing
b) "that was amazing man" -- yep. really impressive.
c) who would line up for a playstation 3?
d) I agree with the comments of the last guy

I have a name you know