I went to buy a PS2 today from eb at my local mall. They didn't have any except used ones. I tried GameStop in the same mall. Same story. Then I tried EBX, same mall, same story. I went outside and checked the Toys R Us and radioshack in the same area; same story. So then I'm all like "WTF is going on here!?". So, I go back home and then check Gamestop's website for a store that has it available in my area. ALL 21 gamestops in a 10 mile radius from house had 0 PS2s in stock. I try a check for available stores with circuit city and compusa, same story. I then remembered a BestBuy opened up near me a few months ago, I check their website, not only sold out for my area, but sold out on their website, period!
OK, so I say screw this and I decided to go to a small shop that I use to go to back when I was in high school. The manager proceded to tell me that their PS2's (it's the online package, with that lame ATV game included) cost $189. I asked why it was so high when it was $150 every where else (from going since high school, I remembered their policy of pricematching). They told me that there was a PS2 shortage, you couldn't find them any where else and the ones they have cost more because they have them shipped in from other countries. If I hadn't seen it for myself I would of cried BS, but since I had, I just paid for it along with Devil May Cry and a memory card.
It was like launch day all over again when my I got screwed over on my pre-order. Damn Sony and their evil tactics. Sure, they do a price drop, but at the same time, they create a shortage, jacking up prices!
With nothing but the PC games I've been playing, playing console games on a TV looks funny. Maybe it's the RCA cables. I'll try to get a VGA box so I can play it on my monitor.
OK, so I say screw this and I decided to go to a small shop that I use to go to back when I was in high school. The manager proceded to tell me that their PS2's (it's the online package, with that lame ATV game included) cost $189. I asked why it was so high when it was $150 every where else (from going since high school, I remembered their policy of pricematching). They told me that there was a PS2 shortage, you couldn't find them any where else and the ones they have cost more because they have them shipped in from other countries. If I hadn't seen it for myself I would of cried BS, but since I had, I just paid for it along with Devil May Cry and a memory card.
It was like launch day all over again when my I got screwed over on my pre-order. Damn Sony and their evil tactics. Sure, they do a price drop, but at the same time, they create a shortage, jacking up prices!
With nothing but the PC games I've been playing, playing console games on a TV looks funny. Maybe it's the RCA cables. I'll try to get a VGA box so I can play it on my monitor.
