 It's that time of year again. The time when pasty fanboys, like the groundhog on Groundhog Day, rise out of their "holes" (mother's basements) and assemble in front of retail stores, eagerly awaiting the release of the newest console. Armed with lounge chairs, tents, ice chests and many, many bags of Doritos, these brave warriors of the gaming world would let neither sleet, nor hail, nor dark of night would stop them from getting their hands on the coveted console. I covered the launch of the Xbox 360 last year around this time. It was outrageous, but nowhere on the scale of the PS3's launch. Things have gotten much harder for geeks. I mean, having politicians trying to cut front of you, being shot, dislocating your jaw after running into a pole and rioting is a heck of a lot to endure for gaming system. Three 6 Mafia needs to change its song, 'cause it's hard out there for a geek. Just ask Angel Paredes, the first to buy a PS3 in the U.S. He waited four days and endured heavy rains.
And if you think that's bad, wait till you see what they're going for on EBay! It's crazy! The cheapest one I've seen was for $2,000. Way to make use of the college tuition Mom. Screw the stock market! Next gen consoles are the hot new investment! With all this prices, I can't help thinking that Sony is behind these outrageous prices, anonymously selling them on auction sites to make super profit or to make it seem to the general public that if $600 really isn't all that much. What happened to the days when all it took to be a gamer was a handful of tokens and fast twitch muscles? All this kicks off the rampant commercialism of Christmas. Yay Santa! Swoop down in your sleigh and take my hard earned money like the fat bastard you are. I really don't see the point of all this. Are the bragging rights to a PS3 really worth thousands of dollars? Are the collective "Wow"s of your fellow fanboys really worth that much? And the worst part is many of these consoles have bugs in them, and there aren't many games out for it, most of which will be released next year. Despite this rampant retardation, there are still sensible people out there. The folks at SmashMyPS3.com has decided to fight this stupidity, and smash a brand new PS3 with a sledgehammer in front of all the fanboys. To see the look on their faces, click here. Well, on to the Wii.
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