Really, I wasn't aware that the Dragon chip was a DSP. If it is I would tend to agree with you. I didn't locate any evidence of this online. I didn't look that hard either, though.

Even though the weather is ridiculously nice for a November, the 200k launch units (if true) doesn't bode well for this small Canadian city.

I was planning on camping this out, but now I'm questioning if that's going to happen. Hell, if I get off school at 2 on Thursday, even if I go straight to Walmart I'm unlikely to get it. Lame.

I should point out that it wasn't Sony who said there'll be 150-200k units at launch, but rather an analyst. I think he was referring to the news about Gamestop's supply cut, though I'm not sure if any official word has been declared from the Big S about anything less than 400k units for NA.

I called my local stores and they won't give me jack on how many total units they are getting and the premium to core ratio.

Any idea how to get something out of them or do they really not know?

Don't all stores have them in the back by now?

It is important I know, because I'm not going to go to a store if I can only get a core.

You know, i'd hate to wait in line and be like, maybe 7th or 8th and
then find out that they only have 5 ps3s... that would be TERRIBLE.

I've decided not to go to BestBuy because i think that it'll be most crowded.
I'm really considering CompUSA now.

my EBgames store said they are getting 8 ps3 and I'm the 6th on the list so I really hope they will get those 8 ps3 or at least 6 of them XD

on another note the www.playb3yond.com website has been update with a new video about high definition ^^

Sigh... I can't compete with these losers. I called a local Best Buy and the guy said the same 4 cars were parked in the parking lot since sunday. He said he wasn't sure but he's guessing that they are waiting in their cars until they see people start to go set up shop, then they will get their spot.

Oh well, if you can't compete with em, you gotta cheat. I'm going up there to scout later tonight and if there are people in their cars waiting then I'm just going to have to cut in line. Sounds like an asshole thing to do but let's face it. It is every man for themselves.

Christ, I feel like royally fucking these lifeless asshats over. I don't want to stand my ass in front of a store in freezing weather, and have these morons be first in line. It's time to do something drastic...

I agree. Not everyone here is going to agree with our methods, but I don't care. I want a PS3 bottom line, and I'm not going to let some loser who has no life and can sit out there in their car for 8 days outdo me because they have no priorities. The lines aren't official until tickets are given out anyway.

I'll cut in line if I have to. Every man for themselves.

Better call them back. All EBs/GameStops are getting their supply cut by at least 2, since employees aren't allowed to get theirs on the first shipment.

God fucking damnit.:(

well I called them et they say they still don't know and that they will call back, I guess they will called everyone like thursday...will see...

Well it's all set. A couple of friends and I are going to go camp in front of WallMart at 6PM Thursday fo a PS3. This is Canada, so Best Buy doesn't have much pull up here, and Futureshop and WallMart are the Titans of software & hardware. I was thinking of camping out at Costco, while almost guarenteed to get one you also have to buy two games of their choice plus who knows what and I just don't have that much money right now.

So, you believe that you should be first in line for doing nothing?
Just Because.

Jag, don't feel too bad, as I hear numerous chains got their allocations cut as well. We'll find out how many units will be available soon enough, though that isn't very reassuring for those of us who preordered.

Well I guess what pisses me off the most is the lack of "employee benefit." They already put restrictions on how many employees could pre-order -- only two per store, thank God I'm an assistant manager -- and now we can't even get ours.

Employees don't get discounts on new systems, so in truth I'm no different from a customer, save for the fact that I can only buy from my boss (he's the only one with the authority in the store that I can buy games from. Company rule.) so I wouldn't even be able to get it straight when it comes in. I'd likely be the last person to get one. :( So really it's like, "why do I work here again? I thought it was for the perks." Lame.

Need your guys help in a decision about the PS3. I have a connect who might be able to get me a PS3. For $600 of course, but he might be able to get his hands on one for me. In short, my cousin works with a company(big big company) who Best Buy is the official sponser of and asked someone high up in the company to contact Best Buy and ask them to put one of their premiums aside for him so he could give it to me.

But the thing is he told my cousin that he won't know until sometime late thursday night whether or not they can do it. He contacted someone in the Best Buy chain and they said they'd get back to him. By then it will be too late to head out and get one myself because the lines will be packed.

So, should I wait it out? Do you think the Best Buy people would pull strings for a man high up in a company that Best Buy sponsors?

The 24hour Wal-Mart in Dixon already has about 15 people outside and a tent set up. Lame!

Hmmm, that makes me wonder. I forgot that Wal-Mart is open 24 hours, so where the hell would one line up? If you wait outside someone might beat you to the electronics section, if you wait inside you might get in trouble for loitering... any ideas?

Yet another new concern with the PS3, this one regarding resolution scaling.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129072

I'm not sure if this affects all TV's that don't feature 720p (which I'm pretty sure mine does not), or if it varies with each set. Metal helped me pick my TV, and I believe he mentioned mine could upscale a 720p image, but I'm still concerned.

Even if Resistence and a few other games don't upscale 720p, can this be fixed with yet another update?

Also, the people at my work yesterday, upon finding out that I have a PS3 reserved, kept bugging me to take the day off. I kept telling them that I wouldn't do anything that dishonest, but they kept insisting, saying it's no problem. It's a temptation I don't need.

Would these people also include your boss, LOL. I doubt it, but hey, if even your boss said so, why not? Do you have any vacation time left or anything?

Wal-marts are open 24 hours? I don't think any in my city have that type of operating hours.

I don't get any sick days or vacation days until after 3 months of starting, and I started in October. Also, I don't have a real "boss", per say, but the lady that would qualify as my boss is super nice and would probably egg me on too.

I dunno, I think I'm just being paranoid if I can't wait until 3pm, but then again I aggree when they say I shouldn't take any chances with something so expensive and highly sought after.

Then why don't you just ask for like an hour off or something just so that you can pick it up? That way you can have it both ways.

Because then I'd have a PS3 in my car, which is probably even less safe (no trunk, it's a pickup). This came up, so they said to just leave the system at my desk. Not that I don't trust anyone there, but even if leaving it there was safe, leaving the system within eye sight would only distract me and make me more anxious to get out of work.

I don't have a problem with waiting until I get off, but if they're really cool with it, I make take the day off. This is all a matter of being stupidly cautious, anyway.

That said, watching the upcoming youtube videos of people rioting in the malls come opening day should provide a nice bit of amusement (and horror).

This shouldn't be an issue since nearly all HDTVs have their own scalers to fit the image to their native resolution. Most TVs will take a 720p input and scale it to 1080i/p if the TV requires it. That thread seems like a huge mess of misunderstanding.

That's what I thought, but confirmation is always nice.

Also, I just got a call from Gamestop confirming that my 20gb system will be ready on Friday. But what's interesting is that the store is opening on 8am, opening up a new option for me; I could pick it up, drop it at home, and THEN go to work. This will require some thinking.

Resistence is also available for pick up right now. Not sure if I'll grab it today just for the heck of it.