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Midnight Best Buy Launch Locations for PS3

Posted by Zonk on Wed Nov 01, '06 05:49 AM
from the fly-a-dragon-at-midnight dept.
PlayStation (Games) Sony
If you're on pins and needles looking forward to November 17th, you'll be very interested to know that Kotaku has a list of Best Buy stories opening at Midnight on PS3 launch day. The list of 18 stores allowed to open at the very start of the day comes from what is apparently an internal memo. The other stores are slated to open at 8am, assuming there are no restrictions on the time they can open (if they're in a mall, for example). As a refresher for launch day fans, make sure and check out the list of launch window titles, and the accessories price list.

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Sony's next-gen console has officially launched in the states, complete with an NYC launch party, and a giant line in San Francisco. While many gamers went home happy, the night was not without incident. There was also some ugliness, with individuals being hired to stand in line, as was done in Japan earlier this week. Overall, though, the news is positive for the hundreds of gamers who waited through the night for their new console. "As midnight approached, the first person in line, New York native Angel Paredes, was escorted into the SonyStyle Store where he was handed the first North American PS3 by Hirai and Stringer. The console's box also included a personal autographed message from Hirai. Paredes, his voice hoarse from interviews and arms tired from repeatedly hoisting the console, was a good sport, standing still for the multitude of photographers and offering a few words for anyone who asked. The first three gamers in line were comped their PS3s. Once the media buzz died down, the rest of the attendees were ushered in to get what they had been waiting for all week. Though the consoles' next destinations were unknown — many are expected to be posted on eBay for a quick profit — the next destinations of the new PS3 owners was clear — go home and get some rest. " Any readers spend the night in lines, and want to share about it? Did you eBay the thing, or are you just taking a break from Resistance? Let us know how things went, and what the system is like.
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  • That's unfun.

    (Score:1, Funny)
    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 01, @06:06AM (#16670865)
    What's the fun of a console launch if you don't spend all night urban camping?

    PS3 and Wii launch two days apart: That means a 4 day urban uber camping fest (or UUCF for short). An event like this only comes around once in a life time.

  • Consumer campouts

    (Score:2, Interesting)
    by Mr. Samuel (950418) on Wednesday November 01, @06:23AM (#16670921)
    Can anybody think of another type of product that people campout to buy? To me this seems like a game console sort of phenomenon, which I find rather odd.

  • Uh oh...

    (Score:3, Funny)
    by Null Nihils (965047) on Wednesday November 01, @06:25AM (#16670929)
    (Last Journal: Friday November 10, @12:08AM)
    If you're on pins and needles looking forward to November 17th ...
    I bet there's a disparaging joke in there, but I'm sure there must be some people out there who want to rootkit -- er, root -- for Sony's new console. In the name of fairness, wii all should give the P$3 the benefit of the DRM^H^H^H doubt, despite the large price tag and dubious overall entertainment value... to say nothing of Sony's utter contempt for the consumer...

    So yeah! Go PlayStation 3! [nintendo.com]
    • Re:Uh oh... by Mr. Samuel (Score:1) Wednesday November 01, @06:40AM
      • Re:Uh oh... by Null Nihils (Score:2) Wednesday November 01, @07:20AM
      • Re:Uh oh... by Bob_Geldof (Score:1) Wednesday November 01, @01:04PM
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    • Re:Uh oh... by Trogre (Score:2) Wednesday November 01, @08:22PM

  • And then what?

    (Score:3, Funny)
    by realinvalidname (529939) on Wednesday November 01, @06:40AM (#16670999)

    Maybe they chose 18 stores because they've been told to only expect 18 units to sell, and they want to spread the love.

    --realinvalidname

  • Where's the professionalism?

    (Score:2, Interesting)
    by brandonlp (632900) on Wednesday November 01, @06:50AM (#16671045)
    So wait... the text in that article explaining which stores are opening is supposed to be straight from the corporate mouth of Best Buy? There is no way that they would be saying "that'll" "won't" and inconsistently using phrases such as "unless prohibited by law or landlord situations" vs "unless prohibited by landlord situations". That is unless they have their janitor do their memos.

  • SNORRRREEEEE!!!1 (n/t)

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    by Mateo_LeFou (859634) on Wednesday November 01, @08:07AM (#16671557)
    (http://www.a4fs.net/blog/)
    i said (n/t)

  • Not enough to go around

    (Score:3, Interesting)
    by cdneng2 (695646) on Wednesday November 01, @09:04AM (#16672063)
    I hope that Best Buy has they courtesy to tell people their inventory... so if they have 10 PS3s in stock, they will tell the 11th person to go home. They probably won't, as they will take the opportunity to milk as much as they can from the press of it. How ironic. The lack of PS3s out there will most likely drive people to pick up a Wii or a 360.
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  • Richfield, MN BB site

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    by British (51765) <british1500 AT gmail DOT com> on Wednesday November 01, @09:16AM (#16672223)
    (http://infaux.net/ | Last Journal: Thursday September 01, @02:08PM)
    Lolz. Last winter I went there in the evening and after I bought my goods, I decided to stand outside and have a cigarette. I noticed 2 teenagers there sitting on chairs. They mistakened me for being fellow Xbox 360 campers. Might be a good photo opportunity for your blogger, considering it's near the heardquarters.

  • No Wii Midnight madness? :(

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    by Frag-A-Muffin (5490) on Wednesday November 01, @10:03AM (#16672851)
    (http://signsightings.com/)
    If you actually RTFA and look at the scan of the memo, you'll notice at the bottom, there's no intentions for a midnight opening for the Wii launch? What's up with that?!

    This seems silly as I would assume there'd be a lot more Wiis to go around to actually make a launch party fun, as opposed to fustrating and violent as I forsee the PS3 midnight launch.

    Makes no sense to me.

  • "We" will not be dissuaded!

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    by Impy the Impiuos Imp (442658) on Wednesday November 01, @10:25AM (#16673197)
    (Last Journal: Friday August 12, @08:19PM)
    [b]Manager:[/b] Ok, Joseph, it's midnight. Open the doors and let them in.

    [b]Joseph:[/b] Sure... (click, crowd rushes in)

    [b]Joseph:[/b] Ok, sir. What would you like?

    [b]Customer #1:[/b] I'd like to buy a wii.

  • morons

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    by the dark hero (971268) <adriatic_hero.hotmail@com> on Wednesday November 01, @11:22AM (#16674029)
    the only people i've seen excited (and lining up) are those that believe statements like "The P$3 will replace the home computer", the "madden"/sports crowd and lower middle class teenagers that somehow have $600 to throw away.

    Why can't stores get this excited about the Wii. Do they still view all nintendo products as "kiddie?"
    • Re:morons by brkello (Score:2) Wednesday November 01, @12:41PM
      • Re:morons by the dark hero (Score:1) Thursday November 02, @09:54AM
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