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Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« on: February 12, 2007, 10:23:23 am »
http://kotaku.com/gaming/kotaku-magu/kotaku-magu-tretton-offers-to-buy-unsold-ps3s-for-1200-235204.php

Long story short, Jack Tretton is apparently so confident that the Sony PS3s are selling so well, he offered Electronic Gaming Monthly $1,200 for each unsold unit.  To quote Jack himself...:
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If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1,200 bucks for it.
Now if only this offer extends to the general public...  Hm!

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In breaking news: After an announcement from a Sony executive that they will be buying back PS3s at 200% of the retail cost, lines immediately exploded outside of electronics retailers all over the Nation. Reports are coming in concerning muggings, rioting, and chaos that has been unprecedented since November 17th...
Then again, maybe not.  D:

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2007, 12:00:07 pm »
I was ready to give my opinion on this, but after reading the second part...

LOL.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 09:27:20 pm »
Wow. What a bunch of morons. They actually think they are going to get $1,200 from him?

Brilliant marketing strategy, but it may cause a little unrest with all those people wanting $1,200. I'm interested to see how this all pans out.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 10:17:04 pm »
Oh, and fer those that dun read Penny Arcade...

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/02/10

It's related ta th' article.  Honest.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2007, 12:18:59 am »
Oh God, what a moron.

Is he that sure of such a shitty system?

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2007, 01:13:32 am »
Oh, and fer those that dun read Penny Arcade...

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/02/10

It's related ta th' article.  Honest.

Ah, that was great...

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2007, 01:51:47 am »
Oh, and fer those that dun read Penny Arcade...

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/02/10

It's related ta th' article.  Honest.

Ah, that was great...

Absolutely hilarious!  :lol: :lol: :lol:

I couldn't agree more.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2007, 07:09:39 am »
Holy cow...

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2007, 07:38:17 am »
Oh God, what a moron.

Is he that sure of such a shitty system?
PS3s aren't bad systems. Seriously.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2007, 11:54:28 pm »
I agree.  However, much like almost any given last-generation systems, they seem to get off on the wrong foot somehow or another.  This time, it just so happens that the mass demand for the system and shortage of systems turned a lot of people away.  In some cases, the price -- which is about the same price you'd pay for a high-end computer, by the way -- also turned certain folks away.  Couple this with the fact that the launch titles are horrible and you've got yourself one Hell of a bomb.

The system itself, however, is magnificent.  Beautiful visuals(...you can only appreciate on an HD TV...), higher sound quality(...you'd only notice if you have a really keen ear...), backwards compatability with (certain)PS2 and (less)PS-X games, motion sensor controls(which were patented before Nintendo's), access to a number of classic PS-X games(...if you have a PSP as well...), Blu-Ray DVDs(...no comment...)...  Yes sir...  For (upwards of)$600.00, you really are gettin' a great piece'a hardware!(Too bad th' software sucks right now.  :D)
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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2007, 12:19:13 am »
The things in the parenthesis had me rolling! Great post Jessica  :lol:!(Even if it wasn't meant to be funny!)

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2007, 01:44:08 pm »
The PS3 has amazing potential, unfortunately it's launch wasn't too great and it really is a bit advanced for this gen.

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2007, 03:57:27 pm »
I wouldn't undercount Sony just yet. I think their PS3 will have a lot of staying power. But for now, let's let Nintendo enjoy its time in the sun. As a longtime Nintendork, I've waited for this!

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2007, 04:03:09 pm »
I wouldn't undercount Sony just yet. I think their PS3 will have a lot of staying power. But for now, let's let Nintendo enjoy its time in the sun. As a longtime Nintendork, I've waited for this!

Amen to that. I'm a huge Nintendo fan but also a bit of a specs geek- so as you can probably imagine I'm slightly miffed at Wii's power. However, my Wii is awesome and Galaxy and Brawl look awesome too =]

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Re: Sony President Jack Tretton Offers To Buy Unsold PS3s For $1,200
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2007, 11:49:45 pm »
The PS3 has amazing potential, unfortunately it's launch wasn't too great and it really is a bit advanced for this gen.

Don't mistake "complicated" with "advanced". The PS3 is about as powerful as the 360, it just as a far more complicated CPU. It's honestly no more advanced then either the 360 or the Wii.