J. Allard loses to Croal over PSP bet

Posted May 8, 2007 at 9:08AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP, Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, N'Gai Croal, Newsweek, PS2, Sony
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N'Gai Croal is a writer for magazine Newsweek. J. Allard is a Microsoft executive, and him being bald-headed is important in this one. Because you see, the two made a bet last year that the PlayStation Portable (PSP) wouldn't reach the 10 million units shipped within 12 months like the PlayStation 2 (PS2).

Here's the gist of their bet: If Croal loses, Allard gets to cut off Croal's dreadlocks live on stage. If Allard loses, he would have to wear a dread lock for one whole month. As you all know, Sony made their target two months earlier and Allard, being a good sport, has done good on his wager.

"Admittedly, the PSP was a beautiful device with incredible specs. it had a fantastic screen and I knew that they'd sell millions of them, but I just didn't think that demand could be higher than for the PS2. Hats off to Sony for outpacing the PS2 velocity with their PSP. Dreads on for NÂ’Gai for calling it," posted J Allard on his official blog.

If you want to read J Allard's whole blog entry, refer to the Read link below.

J Allard loses to N'Gai Croal over PSP bet - Image 3J Allard loses to N'Gai Croal over PSP bet - Image 1J Allard loses to N'Gai Croal over PSP bet - Image 2



 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by MGSROCKS1 - 2007-05-08 06:34
» Cool

Its nice thing that he was a good sport and didn't back off his promise. I'm just surprised no fanboys are duking it out here......

by loser - 2007-05-08 06:47
» ur such a weirdo

dude what the hell is your problem your such a freaking loser what the hell man what the ***** is wrong with you

by Bl - 2007-05-08 08:29
» haha

PS3, PS2, PSP all suk, wooooooooooooo XB360...........,hahahah, got you, i love all those three and i got all of them

by Shatterdome - 2007-05-08 08:56
» haha...

Now THAT's a wigger if i've ever seen one...





haha....wigger....get it ?

by Jx1 - 2007-05-08 09:12
» dsf

lol

by mike - 2007-05-08 10:05
» jones

lol-jjjj-zzzz

by Jon - 2007-05-08 13:01
» psp.

I have a PSP, and im not trying to Flame. But it seems everyone with a psp plays it for a little bit, then never touches it again. Lol. Maybe the J wasnt too far off.

by omg - 2007-05-08 13:02
» re: the 2 nerds in the article

how gay

by ssam - 2007-05-08 13:04
» yo

no we dont get it, we are retards here at qj ;)

by rawwwwrrrrr - 2007-05-08 13:32
» Hmmm

What kind of name for a black man is N'Gai? Isn't that an Asian name?



And to Jon, yea that seems to be the usual pattern, I played it for about one week then got sick of the whole no good games thing and got what I payed for it on eBay

by FreePlay - 2007-05-08 13:43
» ...

It's an African name, nimrod.

by beeks - 2007-05-08 13:55
» psp

dude, im in my 40s and i play my psp + xb360 every friggin day so save it!

by beeks - 2007-05-08 14:05
» psp

I can tell most of you are youngins.

I was playing pong and comp games when mommy was still wet-wiping your bungholes!

playing games in the palm of my hand is the

S--T! so chill on psp bashin.

by Temprix - 2007-05-08 14:22
» OE

Custom Firmware gives me reasons to have a PSP, what with emulation and homebrew.

by hush404 - 2007-05-08 14:35
» lol awesome

Nice to see him step up on his word.

by JAllard - 2007-05-08 19:25
» can't afford?

oh there are good games on it... you just have to buy one!!! or... never mind cheapskates... support the platform... buy the softwares....

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