Really, bro?

Just had a guy get mad at me because we would "only" give him $397 for his PS4 if he traded it to us towards buying an Xbox One.

UM, THAT'S WHAT YOU PAID FOR IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, DIPSHIT! 

People, man. 

I'm tired of explaining how electronics work to people

So, some dude was complaining about some game that's on PS4 but not PS3 blah blah blah yawn.

"MAN, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO BUY THE NEW SYSTEM."

"Well, no one wants to develop for an outdated system." I didn't go out of my way this time to explain the concepts of "resource management" and "marketability," like I have to for the Wiiple.

"THE PS3 WAS BRAND NEW LAST YEAR!"

False.

"The PS3 came out in 2006."

"WELL, WE JUST GOT OURS IN 2010."

I should note here that 2010 was not "last year."

"HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE BEFORE THERE'S A PS5? TWO YEARS?"

Nor is it two years ago.

At this point, I've started just walking away from people who want to whine at me about the PS4. In particular, the whiners about backwards compatibility.

Hey, guess what, whiners! Sony tried making a backwards compatible current-gen system. It's called the first generation PS3. You know why they took it out? Because sales for the first-gen PS3 were terrible, because the system was too expensive. If they had made a backwards-compatible PS4, you'd be in here right now complaining at me about how for that price, a gaming system should come with a car.

If you want to play PS3 games, keep your PS3. I mean, I have six systems hooked up to my TV, and I turned out ok.

...

Why is everybody looking at me like that? 

PS4s: An Ongoing Saga

The only thing more annoying than the swarm of PS4 people calling when we don't have any PS4s is the swarm of people calling when we do have PS4s in stock.

Allow me to explain.

None of these people can afford to buy a fucking PS4. You tell them we have some, and it's always:

"Oh, how much does it cost?"

Followed by one of two things:

"OMG THAT IS TOO EXPENSIVE FORGET IT"

or

"Do you think you'll have any when I get paid on [date]?"

WHY ARE YOU CALLING AROUND ASKING FOR A PS4 IF YOU'RE NOT PLANNING ON BUYING ONE TODAY!?

STOP WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME.

PS4 round-up

One week into the PS4. No one who bought it at our store has had any technical problems, so either 1. our customers are smarter than the average bear, 2. the failure reports are overblown, or 3. both. (We had a ton of people when the Wii U launched who turned it off while it was updating and then didn't understand why it stopped working. USER ERROR USER ERROR USER ERROR)

Friend of the blog Ms. Susan Strong picked up her PS4 at my store, but she wasn't going to be able to make it until after midnight, so in exchange for booze and eggnog, my dad took her gift cards and came in before midnight to finalize payment. He waited patiently among the mega-nerds until he reached my register, at which point he yelled:

"DO YOU HAVE ANY GAMES FOR THE ATARI 2600!?"

#shitmydadsays 

A new evil reveals itself

People have taken to asking me if there are any PS4s available in such a way that I have to say "yes." Such as:

"Are all the PS4s sold out?"

YOU ARE THROWING OFF MY GROOVE, THE PUBLIC. NO NO NO NO NO.

I also made this sign for the door, hoping that the customers would respond to their native language, Internet:

"We are sold out of PS4s and we don't know when we're getting more. Sorry!" with a picture of Grumpy Cat

Results are mixed.

It's been a rough couple of weeks at Blogger HQ, with the PS4 coming out. I've taken to answering all questions in the simplest way possible, because repetition is making my voice hurt.

"Do you have any PS4s?"

"No."

"Do you know anyone else who has PS4s?"

"No."

"Do you know when you're getting more PS4s?"

"No."

"Can you call me when there's more PS4s?"

"No."

The prize for "most desperate call yet" goes to the guy who, on the night of the release, called the store and asked if we could give him a PS4 in exchange for $500 in food stamps.

"...................No."