I mean, I wouldn't buy a PS3 for a while, so it's not affecting me... but someone out there who really wanted one won't be able to now.

ZOMG! Way to go Microsoft is copying Sony now!

ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG!!!!!

(Heavy sarcasm)

Video of you smashing it in front of tons of people or it didn't happen. They were probabaly too afraid of getting shot or beaten to do it, pansies. Plus, it would be much more entertaining (and believable) if there was a video of it.

I really hope all XBOX users go out buy PS3's and smash em. 1) They will have less money to buy XBOX 360 games, 2) they get to miss the PS3 experience and 3)they will hopefully cure that Sony inferiority complex they are so desperately hiding.

What a waste.

You Smashed my PS3 door stop!

if i contributed for over 5 years trying to create this cell processor over countless hours of work and some dude with a high school diploma smashed my work like that without no reason ,i be pissed lol

read the article sony folks, these people do pretty much nothing but smash things on their launch days. I believe they have done it with most consoles, as well as ipods and other electronics too. kinda funny IMO, and so what if they ruined 1 kids xmas, sony ruined thousands.

they should have done a better job at destroying it. looks like some of the parts inside may be salvagable.

does anyone know if they have video of the Sony fanboys reaction when the PS3 was smashed in front of their desperate faces? hahahah they should post it on Youtube.com.

Considering you don't know what your talking about and plus since the 20GB PS3 has HDMI now so whats your point.

i can see how stupid some people are, and i'm talkin about the people who hates sony. i would never do that to any console. nobody cant tell my what to do with my money, if i wanna spend all my money on a piece of s!@## like the ps3 (like 360fans say) i think is my problem.

It's funny how some people tell other people what to do with there own money or opinion, it's like if they can control other people life, some people belive what 360fans say about the ps3 then they follow them.

i own a 360 and i love ps3 and i cant wait to get one but i think i'm old enough to make my own desicions, so sony nor M$ cant tell me want to buy or what to do with my money, i have my own opinions, and it's funny how people let others to make their own desicions.

Like Sony ruined christmas for europeans?

WHAT THE FUC ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?.

go get him power of green II!!! do your job lol!

I have a question for everbody. What would you ps3 haters do if you were given a free ps3?(besides selling it) Same thing for 360 haters. Would you play it, break iy, give it away????????????

Hey fellow 360 owners. dosen't this all feel too familar?

O, how we got it when our 360 launched.

what did you ps3 guys expect? don't be so put out by the comments you recieve.

remember this from Sunday school (well...most of you)...treat others as you would like to be treated.

again, what did you expect? you sony guys really dished it out on us, man...so can you take it?

anyway, that said...these morons need to be shot for destroying a GAMING machine...what in the hell is wrong with them? that is not entertainment.

hey ps3 owners...did you open up your new ps3 and smell the new smell...you know you did...i still remember opening up the 360 for the first time...good for you guys. hope your system brings as much enjoyment my 360 continues to do for me.

http://www.planetboredom.ne...

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ps3 will die like the dreamcast

...as a matter of fact, thats what a few hours of playing the ps3 will make some people do.

http://www.smashmyxbox.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

hey. at least someone had fun with a PS3!

22 - I GOT MY PS3 THIS MORNING!!!
shadowgamer - 0 Minutes ago | Let him/her speak
but after hanging with my girlfriend all day,and watching battlestar galactica(west coast),i finally started playing it.my impressions:

1.the system is huge.as big as my xbox.

2.blows warm air but doesn't seem to be hot.also don't hear the thing.

3.plays my ps3 games.no glitches yet with rr7(love all racing,but love drifting)

4.plays my ps2 games and will test some ps1 soon.

5.put in my memory sticks from my psp and it immediately read my movies of buzz bunny and ace bunny(funny stuff)

6.read my music on another memory stick and i was able to play my music while looking at photo mode.PHOTO MODE IS KILLER!NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!

7.controller responds while playing ps3 and when i played devil may cry 1 and urban reign.still need to test all my games though.

8.controller charged real fast and i was wireless in no time.

9.tried a karate movie and it played without a hitch.probally the last time i will put a movie in it.it's a game system first for me.

10.it's weired touching the thing and it ejects my game or when i turn it on.must keep cleaning clothes available at all times.the system is shiny.VERY SHINY(60 GIG VER.)

11.still need to test online,and see what the store is like and web browsing.

12.graphics so far is as good as anything i've seen on 360 with the exception of gears.but very good.if you're moving up from ps2,you will love it.if you have a 360,it will be graphics you have already seen.but i need to get that motorstorm demo and f1 fast.hope to see heavenly sword sometime in the future.

so all in all for what i've seen,especially the photo mode,i'm impressed.hope to be still impressed with the quality of the system(means working) for the next couple of years.it's backwards compatible,has great graphics,cool features,and just looks slick to look at.i feel bad for the rest of the people who didn't get one yet.i was first on the preorder list at a local gamecrazy.and they only got "TWO" in.you're going to see a lot less of me in the future unless i do find something i find cool to play online and see some of you guys who like ps3 and want to have fun.for the haters(mart,top deal and the rest),it's a good system.plain and simple.for those who like it,it's worth waiting if you're a fan.not just of playstation,but as gamers.now i got to check that wii.my girl wants one.guess i'll be playing that too.will bring more news as it comes.

alright i am going to go into my nearest game shop and by a crapbox 360 then i am going to throw it down of the second floor of the mall in front of everyone

F*** materialism! lol! Relax losers, it's not like someone got hurt. It's just a plastic box really. I know it's hard to believe for some but consoles don't have feelings.

"plain and simple.for those who like it,it's worth waiting if you're a fan.not just of playstation"

Try telling that to Playstation fanboys.
And now if the graphics are "graphics so far is as good as anything i've seen on 360 with the exception of gears" the it does'nt Do anything to warrant 600+$.

Also
"read my music on another memory stick and i was able to play my music while looking at photo mode.PHOTO MODE IS KILLER!NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!" Im quite sure you been Watching Photos on your 360 right?. You are not telling us anything new.

It's cool that they would want to do it, but why wait in line for so long just to do it.
If sombody had given me one to break i would bust the S%#t out of it, but i waited long to get the 2 that i bought so those puppies are tucked away safely. But more power to them, looks like fun to be able to crush a $600 dollar system with a seldge and not get harrassed by the cops.

I laughed when they smashed the Xbox 360 and Ipod, just looking at the people's faces when they smashed it up was funny as hell. Stop crying, people donated money to these people to buy a PS3 and and to video it and to smash it up.

a beautiful post and it does my soul good!

The people who spend way too much money on their P$3's can use this one for spare parts when they get the red light-o-death! As for multimedia capabilites, you can't touch Windows Media extender. When your hard drive is full from INSTALLING games to make up for the obnoxious load times, I'll be streaming all the media I care to from my computers massive storage.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.