Japan loves its vending machines, that is definitely one thing I learned from my week in Tokyo. It also loves putting jelly in cans and tricking you into thinking it's a drink, but that's another story. The point is, Sony is soon to be sharing that vending love with the United Kingdom, allowing you to buy PlayStation 3 games in the least personal way possible.
These touch screen machines will sell DVDs, Blu-ray movies, PS3 games and direct downloads to memory cards. Dubbed PoP Entertainment Vending Machines, the new toyboxes represent a deal between Sony and Universal Pictures.
When the machines launch, they will be packing 150 movies including recent titles like Hellboy II and Mama Mia -- truly the double bill of champions. Downloadable music and movies for SD cards will also be available.
While similar machines are available in the US, this is quite new and sparkly for we Brits, who usually have to make do with buying our goods from some scabby bitch in Woolworths. Anything that lets me buy entertainment without having to deal with arseholes is fine by me.
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4:04 AM on 11.03.2008
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Reminds me of being in barcelona, where they have GIANT vending machines. I seriously thought it was a closed shop with a cash machine attached. Took me ages to work out.
Oh, and I've been avoiding "scabby bitches" for a long time. Use the internet!
PS best thing i saw in a japanese vending machine was a tiny bottle of whiskey on straw bedding inside a clear-plastic drinks can container.
Plus if the game is scratched or damaged, who do I exchange it in with? Some 1 800 number with the Customer Service across the globe?
I'm not quite a chav but I know it will be me getting drunk and putting a traffic cone through one of these things. I'll make it look like an accident, it'll be nuts.
did you see the vending machines with used underpants in japan?
I can go to my local airport and buy a PSP, DS, DVD player, Xbox, etc.
Yeah, except for the noise and the planes dropping shit on your house!
very true. I think I added the "lucky" part as I didn't want to seem rude. Last thing I want is some loud arse mutha dropping a turd on my face when I'm trying to catch some Z's by the pool.
Pool.... heh. I wish.
Yep this will effectively eliminate having to deal with those pesky humans for some gamers
it's Mamma Mia!
don't ruin the movie :P
Didn't last long but then neither did fopp. Damn you HMV and Virgin (or Zavvi now your post-op) i liked Fopp.
Chris
Either way, a very novel idea.