Let the games begin! Circuit City's got campers already

Posted Nov 15, 2006 at 2:26PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Circuit City, Japan
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Will Thomas reports...If you don't have a PS3 pre-order yet (or if it got voided), then your salvation lies in lining up and trying to hope beyond all hope that you get one come launch. Seems like some people have learned from what happened in Japan.

If you've seen the long lines during their launch, then it must have occurred to you that camping out hours - no, days - prior to the console's release would be inevitable. And quite frankly, at this time, you might already be late because the camp out lines have already started!

For the Circuit City at Rockville, MD, the first person on the queue came there on 7 p.m., Monday as a promise to his son (aaaw, talk about family love). We don't know how many people are now in the line, but Fox 5's Will Thomas reports that there are already 150 of them there.

Zoinks, Scoob! Is there any hope for some of us to get a console without all this hassle? Of course, there's always going to be the option of waiting until next year or something, so that stocks could replenish themselves. But, duh, we know some of you guys wouldn't want to end up having a PS3-less Christmas.

To watch Will Thomas' report, click the "Read" link below.

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2006-11-15 14:41:38
first

primero, 1st, uno, first, one, 1?
by - 2006-11-15 14:45:04
ahh *****

ahh ***** i live right next there
by - 2006-11-15 14:46:07
wow

150 people there knowing that the store prolly only has 10... smart people. over here at metreon san francisco....i heard people been waiting since last week.... and it hella rained recently. if its not too late.....just pay a homeless dude to wait for you.... maybe offer some mcdonalds or something...... this is too crazy
by - 2006-11-15 14:46:09
...

I'm actually getting ready to camp at my Circuit City which isn't even a midnight opening store. Time to freeze in the Ohio rain...
by - 2006-11-15 14:58:14
Wii60 FTW!!!

yea smart people, they ARE sony fans after all
by - 2006-11-15 14:59:26
ah

People have been at the Best Buy here in Houston since last tuesday!!!! Tuesday November 7th!!! A bunch of jobless queers if you ask me. I can't wait to drive by tonight drunk as hell at 3am and throw waterbaloons full of piss all over the flameboys!!!!! BWAAAHAHHAHA
by - 2006-11-15 15:08:27
rockville

5 mins from there. gotta see what's up lol
by - 2006-11-15 15:11:29
...

Thats probably one of the stores that have like 100 units. Seriously people read before talking
by - 2006-11-15 15:30:36
i did read

metreon SF will have 50 ps3s. so it sucks to be 51. seriously people dont assume things before talking...
by - 2006-11-15 15:55:34
And Sony Fanboys are the one overhyping?

"ยป Wii60 FTW!!! yea smart people, they ARE sony fans after all" Oh so you're saying NOBODY camped out at ALL for the 360? r/tard
by - 2006-11-15 16:24:56
For his son?

Damn that kids dad must feel REALLY bad about that divorce. lollol "for his son" - I'm sorry but you are not going to wait in a tent for 4 days for something you are not using, too bad he was too ashamed to admit it on the news.
by - 2006-11-15 16:36:58
Darnizzle

why dont you just think of it as camping out? Who said the wife is going to divorce? dont just jump to absurd conclusions r/tard
by - 2006-11-15 17:04:24
omg

you obviously don't love anyone, b/c my dad (or mom) and most other ppl i know would do that if their kid really wanted them to for their kids.
by - 2006-11-15 17:19:02
Get a Life

Worthless Jobless idiots with nothing better to do.
by - 2006-11-15 18:45:24
yeah

theres like 3 people at walmart im going tommorrow after school
by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2006-11-15 19:11:35
KEEP DREAMING

The line will probably be full enough within a couple hours from now if not already.
by - 2006-11-15 22:09:42
Why are they "jobless queers" just cuz they're queuing up?!

A bunch of friends (or two parents) could wait in shifts and they obviously have jobs to be shelling out $600+ for a games system.
by - 2006-11-16 00:57:46
I've seen some campers

I've seen two different lines so far, one outside of Best Buy and one outside of Future Shop. [I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dunno if that's very relevent, but I guess just in case anyone was wondering] I think those guys are kinda crazy though, because its like -10 and its supposed to snow tomorrow.
by - 2006-11-16 07:58:38
b/c unemployed people have $600 to spend???

or people with good jobs who have earned enough vacation/sick days to do this for a family member that they care for...somebody's jealous (ps. i'm not a sony fanboy lol, just checked out the article cuz i live near there)
by - 2006-11-16 09:44:06
its all about the experience

although im not camping out.....i want to experience camping out and being dirty at best buy at least once in my life. whether it be for the playstation 5 or whatever...

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