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Official PS3 Owner! (Plus some other Black Friday crap)
kjohnson1585 | 1:18 PM on 12.08.2009 17 comments


Hey! Hey! Listen!

I just acquired my PS3! I took advantage of Sony Style's Cyber Monday deal, after a terrible, terrible experience trying to exploit deals on Black Friday. Now, while I know it seems silly that people in this day and age are waking up at ungodly hours to fight the traffic and insane crowds, I sort of have a soft spot for it. For one thing, I'm a big guy (muscular wise), and have little to no fear of long lines and nutso crowds. I'll throw-down an old lady no problem. Secondly, I snagged some sweet deals last year, so I thought maybe I could go two-for-two.

Well, all I got was a head cold standing out in the rain.

I should have known it would be a disaster when I arrived at Wal-Mart at 4am to see the damn store open and ready, people walking in and out 1 hour before it was to officially open. Hell, they even set up the dividers and barriers for the people to stand in. Wow. And since neither the website nor the circular said anything about ticket holding or doorbuster deals or allowing some people in early, I was absolutely floored. Needless to say, the inside and staff was a mess. (Also, Staples didn't even carry an advertised laptop I wanted, so double fail on my part.)

I ended up getting both online, so, I wasted 24 hours and all I got was sick.

But lessons learned. Now I have the goods!



Even my dog was excited for me!



Or maybe she was just wondering what I was doing with that camera phone.

So I hooked it up with all it's HD glory, and it is sitting comfortably in my den.



I've been having a lot of fun with the games that it came bundled with -- the first Uncharted and Infamous. Also, I got Metal Gear Solid 4 off one of Amazon's lighting deals for 20 bucks. Sweet.

I'm now part of the new wave of gamers. I feel relevant now. My PSN name is kjohnson1585. I'm not too creative when it comes to nomenclature.

So, I hope to see ya'll around somewhere!

Oh... and: ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT:



I most certainly do.



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CelicaCrazed's Destructoid Blog
Congrats dude!! Feel free to add me: CelicaCrazed.

I remember waking up to stand in line at Toys R' Us for 5am to get my Wii...3 times. I may hate doing it at the time but I always find it to be fun in a strange way.
Togail's Destructoid Blog
Awesome, add me on PSN! I'm ravenharbor.
randombullseye's Destructoid Blog
Demon Soul's.
Elsa's Destructoid Blog
OH! Love the pic of your dog... she's a sweetie!!

Congrats on the new PS3... AWESOME!! Hope to see you online at some point!
(my PSN buddy list is unfortunately full... but if you get MAG and play Raven, then room can be made!) :)
Riegel88's Destructoid Blog
DRiegel add away!
linuxguy's Destructoid Blog
AWESOME! enjoy your new console.
PSN: nabil2199
join the fun
Takeshi's Destructoid Blog
Welcome to the Dark Side. Hope you'll enjoy yourself playing that black beast. I know I am loving it since launch day.
The RPGist's Destructoid Blog
That's not a very manly dog for a self-disclosed brawny guy.
The RPGist's Destructoid Blog
Plus, I don't believe in the Playstation because it has no fcking games no matter what people say. If you want to play second-hand ports, and only Sony-made exclusives then go right ahead.

The PS3 is better overall in terms of hardware, but it's miles away from the support for games on the 360.
linuxguy's Destructoid Blog
@The RPGist: Die in a fire
pedrovay2003's Destructoid Blog
Excellent, add me if you want. FireCrow1013

I love what the Slim looks like.
KINGof210's Destructoid Blog
Congrats man!! Welcome to the family! Feel free to add me: KINGof210
The RPGist's Destructoid Blog
I am sorry, I didn't mean to ruin your good fun. I am actually excited for you as a PS3 is by far not a bad console.

I am just still angry at SONY for not being more interested in third-party support. I feel they've pulled a Nintendo by focusing only on the strength of their own studios.

Enjoy your gift.
kjohnson1585's Destructoid Blog
Will add you all when I get home!

@The RPGist - it's all good. Firstly, I'm a generic dog lover. I cried at the "Jurassic Bark" episode of Futurama. It's my mom's dog, technically, but even pro football players and wrestlers would "Awwww" at a French poodle. I have no qualms about that.

And, heh, yeah, I do wanna play alot of PS exclusives. :P
Chaoticwolf's Destructoid Blog
DEMON'S SOULS, LITTLE BIG PLANET.


HURRY UP AND BUY
Redzie's Destructoid Blog
add me, PSN: redthehaze

If you like racing games, get Burnout Paradise. Also MW2
theredpepperofdoom's Destructoid Blog
UNCHARTED 2 GET IT.
Add me if you want, PSN: redpepperofdoom


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