The latest issue of EGM reached my house yesterday, and try as I might, I haven't been able to come up with anything to say about a quote made by Sony's Jack Tretton that could make it look any worse, so here it is:
"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. I can get any retail buyer on the phone with you and get them to verify that there's not a single retail location in America where there's a PlayStation 3 on the shelf for sale. They've all been sold in a matter of minutes."
I want to be a nice guy about this, so let's assume that Jack is blind, has no sense of smell and has a prehensile tail. Based on that sort of hideous deformity, one could theoretically assume he has more important things to worry about than the actual reality surrounding his company's largest, most expensive gambit, and that, perhaps, he has been spending the last few months learning to read braille in an effort to integrate with regular human society, as opposed to the French bell tower he currently resides in. Now, assuming all of that, and maybe adding in the fact that he's from a race of subterranean humanoids, one could possibly forgive the utter stupidity of what he said in that interview with EGM.
Of course, if Jack isn't a horrible homunculus, then it's a miracle that he has been feeding himself this long without choking to death on a spoon.
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Anyone gonna break the news to Jack?
Homunculi compose at least half of Sony's PR people it seems.
HAHAHAHHAHHAHHHA
I think he is stuck in time at Nov 2006!
Oh Poor, poor Sony. Just admit you were bad and start picking up the pieces.
Shit this sounds like the quickest way to make a cool million lol I actually went to Best Buy and Circuit City by my house and BOTH had ps3's sitting there haha
Wheres my god damn movie check?!
i could always use an extra 1200$..... and buy a ps3 with some controllers and games
What games?
Hurry someone buy todays newspaper and come take a picture of me at my local best buy.
That guy who bought one to sell in order to get his wife a wedding ring sure will be pleased!
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070210.jpg
lol
Wow. just wow...
So this is the arrogance the internets speak of?
Sony, when will it stop??
So Jack would rather people believe that Sony is incapable of adequately supplying demand for their product rather than Sony having enough PS3's for everyone who wants one? Wouldn't that sort be like me winning a trophy for all the babies I haven't eaten?
It's not only that quote. I bought the EGM yesterday and he goes on to say quite a few really dumb and arrogant things like...
"But if 9 of the 18 stores you contacted had supplies, thats seems to be a clear indication that sales continue to be outstanding"
This being said once EGM notified him of how many PS3 were on store shelves after his 1200$ quote
He also goes on to say this.
"Not only did people camp out for a PS3 but they resold them at a 2500$ profit overnight"
This to him is a testament of how successful the launch went lol.
Heres a quote on the terrible launch lineup of games and how people feel it was "lacking".
"Resistance was our best reviewed title and number one selling game on the platform, so I'm not sure how you could say it was lacking"
I Don't think Sony gets it. I'm willing to bet the day Kutagari or Hirai admits failure and simply says "we fucked up and were going to do our best to win over the hearts of gamers again" every last one of us will feel sorry for sony and they will have us eating out of our hands again. Or just do what the 360 did to shut everyone up by "releasing some good games"
In Japanese culture, arrogance may be accepted as confidence. Coming from the president of the American division, this is the most phenominally stupid PR shunt I've seen in years.
What's worse is that, from what I've seen, most of what's on store shelves right now are returns. Are stores even still ordering PS3s?
stupid quote yes,
but hey perfect magazine, we all know how much 1up and egm are full of SH*T too heh
Hahaha great comparison, Nex.
For God's sake, don't ask him how the war is going!
If he stays true to his word he is gonna be left a poor man.
I wonder what he'll say when thousands of e-mails are sent to Sony asking for their free money.
I'M RICH BITCH!!!
9/18 stores are still sold out? I have yet to go into any store that would sell a PS3 that didn't have one in quite some time.
Allow me to be the first to post this :)
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070210.jpg
Sorry for the above post :p
Dear Jack,
Hi, I work at a major retail chain. We've had four PS3's for two weeks now.
That'll be 4800 dollars please.
Also, Cocks;
TazarThaYoot
Where is that Penny Arcade comic from? I don't remember seeing that in their archives.
Nevermind, didn't realize they did an extra update after Friday's comic.
"9 out of 18 stores"? couldn't he have easily simplified that to "half the stores"
And have have seen at least 2 PS3s sitting by a window at ever EB/Gamestop I have been to this week.
I have about 3 or 4 cell phone photos of signs outside various Best Buys and Circuit citys saying that they have systems in stock..
Show me the money!!!
He was probably thinking about the Wii...wrong console Jack!
Anyway, do these guys get out much? Or do they just have interns who they hire to check out the retailers....who then for fear for their jobs, lie to the bigwigs about how many systems are on the shelf?
Nex said it all for me.
Thanx, Nex!
Where did the PA image come from? If it actually wasn't from the PA domain I wouldn't believe for a second that they made fun of the PS3.
I remember many many months ago that I had hopes that the PS3 would be a killer machine, but things just keep going downhill for them and stupid crap like this doesn't help at all.
Since I could only find the customer service number I called them. This is what happened.
Sony: Thank you for calling Sony. How can I help you this afternoon?
Me: Yes I wanted to know how I could collect my $1200 for every PS3 that I found in stores for longer than 5 minutes.
Sony: Huh?
Me: The new EGM magazine had the Sony President stating...
[Insert EGM quote here]
Sony: What's EGM?
Me: A gaming magazine, it’s fairly popular. You can pretty much find it anywhere, just look for the newest issue.
Sony: Hold on a second, let me talk to somebody.
[On hold for 3 minutes.]
Sony: Where did you see this again? You know we are customer service right?
Me: Yes I know, but I couldn't find any other phone number.
[Pause]
Sony: EGM?
Me: Oh sorry, it's a gaming magazine, you can find it anywhere.
Sony: Alright hold on again please.
[On hold again for a few minutes.]
Sony: I'm sorry sir but you'll have to contact EGM magazine. Sony doesn't condole this statement.
Me: But the Sony President said it, shouldn't you obey it?
Sony: I'm sorry, but you need to contact EGM. Whatever was said in there is not our problem.
Me: Hmmmm I guess titles don't mean anything to Sony too.
[Long pause.]
Sony: Is there anything else I could help you with?
Me: Do you have any way I could reach Mr. Tretton?
Sony: Sir I can't help you with this, anything in EGM does not pertain to Sony.
Me: Alright I will get a hold of EGM and get my money from you guys. Sorry for calling you, but I thought you could help me since Mr. Tretton worked for Sony and this is a Sony phone number.
Sony: Is there anything else I could help you with?
Me: If I can't get Mr. Tretton's number then that is all.
Sony: Thank for you calling sir and have a nice day.
Me: You too, thanks.
[End conversation]
If anyone has time to kill I think you should call Sony, it's funny.
Maybe they figure they're not losing enough money with just the PS3.
someone needs to go back and verify because the interview was done back in late december early january so when he says that its hard to find a ps3 it was hard.
They weren't that hard to find in early January...
"Resistance was our best reviewed title and number one selling game on the platform, so I'm not sure how you could say it was lacking"
Also, this quote just absolutely cracks me up. The best game on our console is also the highest rated! But lets not compare it to any other game, lets just pretend that there's only the PS3 where Resistance, which wasn't exactly good to begin with, doesn't have any competition at all.
Give me his contact information. I'll sell him my PS3 for $1200.
Actually JJ Rage beat ya to the punch Ugly Phil, lol.
No matter what that is an awesome PA strip!!!
HAHAHA
brilliant PA strip.
what the hell is this guys number. the gamestop by my house has SEVEN. count them, SEVEN ps3's on the shelves. that $4200 that i just got by asking a question.
BOOYAKASHA!!!
The EB near my house, one month ago, had 19 PS3s in the back and it was in a busy mall. How do I know this? Had to get another NEW PS3 since it didn't work. My dad is on his 3rd one.
First: Wireless Internet didn't work.
Second: Would delete saved files.
Third: So far so good, but what he's told me a lot of the PS2 games will freeze.
I just read this article a few hours ago, and it's filled with hilarity. Even noting that it took place in early January, Tretton is either completely full of shit or was vacationing on Mars over the holiday season.
I live in Chile, and you can find many PS3 on stores. Nobody wants to buy it.
Oh Sony.
As adults looking at reality we know this BOLD statement is made by Jack to hopefully fool the rest of the world ( that doesnt live in North America or Have any access to NEWS ! ) into having some confidence in the PS3.
Right now developers are switching sides and they are losing delopers confidence.
I know Tretton made that statement to trick people, but I don't want to be let down by Sony again. With all the extra money I can get from the PS3 bounty I can buy a PS3 with the one or two good games and then buy more games for my Wii.