“I KNOW! LET’S MAKE A PS3 THAT’S EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE! AND UGLIER!”
Here’s a great measure of how lost and confused Sony and its collaborating “retail partners” are regarding PS3 – a novel way of charging *more* for everyone’s least-favourite toss-box by making it gold. Yes, that’s it. People aren’t buying PS3 because it doesn’t come in gold.
See the incredible 329 euro ($12,979, US readers) BEAN BAG. Also see how Finland is just getting into the whole “bling” thing eight years after the rest of the world.
“Days after announcing record losses and in the middle of a global economic meltdown, Sony offer this fine example of just how out of touch they are – see attached – a scan of a special offer currently running at a local electronics chain. I don’t speak much Finnish so I can’t tell you what all the text says, but hey, the story pretty much writes itself. Or more accurately, you’ll write the story. By the way, I can tell you that the PS3 isn’t really gold. It’s just stickers on top of a normal black PS3” – James.
filed in Uncategorized on Jan.27, 2009
January 27th, 2009 on 1:45 pm
“329 euro ($12,979, US readers)”
When did this happen? i thought the dollar was rising?
January 27th, 2009 on 2:07 pm
£1 = $57
January 27th, 2009 on 3:21 pm
Cmdr Zorg in exaggeration shocker. More at 11
January 27th, 2009 on 3:43 pm
Anonymous idiots in not-getting-a-joke embarrassment. More from Sally in our Manchester studio after the break.
January 27th, 2009 on 4:19 pm
You are laughing at us? Well…you are the fattes people in the Europe. Too much Tea and Biscuits?
January 27th, 2009 on 4:19 pm
I’d like more from Sally. She sounds dirty.
January 27th, 2009 on 4:29 pm
No matter how ridiculous you make your pound-to-dollar conversion scale you can bet there’s an American gamer somewhere who will believe in it.
January 27th, 2009 on 4:41 pm
I swear to God, if you foreign bastards don’t stop playing fast and loose with the definite article I will personally kick each and every one of you to death.
January 27th, 2009 on 4:42 pm
This actually is a tongue-in-cheek (the guy sitting on the bean bag should be a clear giveaway) advert by a web-based store that offers customized PS3s in a variety of styles. The higher price is mostly due to the 500GB hard drive that comes installed with the machine. Obviously the humor escapes most of you, but I’m glad to hear that the state and development of Finland’s “bling” culture is so well documented by avid enthusiasts.
January 27th, 2009 on 5:03 pm
1£ = almost exactly 1€. Pound used to be much more valuable compared to euro. That makes ordering stuff from Britain very cheap for us Finns. Finland is an expensive country…
But that beanbag… The text says it’s made of good quality and durable Italian fabric. It’s still expensive as hell, even in Finland’s scale.
January 27th, 2009 on 5:11 pm
There’s nothing like a gold bling bean bag to relieve an old black man’s piles.
January 27th, 2009 on 6:28 pm
who the fuck submitted this shit on N4G
January 27th, 2009 on 6:46 pm
gotta get me one of them fatboys DAYUM!
January 27th, 2009 on 8:13 pm
Eastern European country in slightly suspicious product surprise.
Next week: Szillard Nemeth for your home. Needs 40 x AAs.
January 27th, 2009 on 8:21 pm
Finland isn’t a Eastern European country. dick
January 27th, 2009 on 8:52 pm
That store always customises stuff, that’s why I’ve got tribals on my PSP! yay.
January 27th, 2009 on 9:19 pm
That’s hella ghetto, yo.
January 27th, 2009 on 9:34 pm
I had tribals on my PSP but I found a cream that cleared it up a treat.
January 28th, 2009 on 12:07 am
Hahahha, I know Finland is expensive North European country, but even I as a Finnish person find that picture too funny.
Golden PS3 and the frigging bean bag, that’s just something so wrong.
January 28th, 2009 on 12:19 am
I’d rather have the bean bag than the ps3. At least the bean bag does something useful. The ps3 isn’t even comfortable to sit on.
January 28th, 2009 on 3:25 am
$1 U.S. = one smooth rock found on the beach. This is Colin reporting from the middle of next year.
That exaggeration in your update will seem kind once the world finally realizes that trillions in debt is not a form of currency. Here in Canada everyone is losing their mind over the fact that because of stimulus packages over the next five years our debt may go back up to 80% of where it was a decade ago. In the U.S. they have already pumped over a trillion MORE into their debt, with perhaps another couple trillion to go. Their currency, for all intents and purposes, is worthless, the world just hasn’t caught on to that quite yet.
January 28th, 2009 on 11:02 am
8 years? Thats fast for soviet finland.
January 28th, 2009 on 11:46 am
“once the world finally realizes that trillions in debt is not a form of currency”
UNSUBSCRIBE
I couldn’t hold it in any longer. Sorry.
January 28th, 2009 on 12:55 pm
Wow, I never thought I’d find a site that sucks this much.
January 28th, 2009 on 1:08 pm
Then you haven’t been to http://www.playstation.com.
January 28th, 2009 on 1:30 pm
“Wow, I never thought I’d find a site that sucks this much.”
That should be UK:R’s new tagline.
January 28th, 2009 on 1:41 pm
Can you please mention the PS3 in every post, Zorg? The absurd torrents of total, complete utter shite that appear in the comments as a result brighten up my lunchtimes no end.
Also, PS3 is much better for sitting on than Wii. Wii likes to stand upright at a jaunty angle, and so presents an unacceptable risk of serious colon entanglement. Whereas all you need to comfortably sit on the PS3 is Nomex trousers.
January 28th, 2009 on 2:45 pm
I once found tribbles on my PSP. The little blighters.
January 29th, 2009 on 8:30 am
Goddamn, I can’t understand a word of that. Normally I can figure out what some of the stuff says regardless of the language, but I’m lost here. Finns need to cut back on the moonspeak and get with the program.
Also, don’t buy Sony TV’s. I have yet to see a review of Sony HDTV’s that didn’t call them shit on a stick. Apparently the good ones are Philips (or Magnavox), Samsung, and Westinghouse.
I know, it’s crazy, but this is the first time in my life that the Japanese suck at making electronics.
January 30th, 2009 on 2:55 pm
I have no idea what Allan said to me. Are you speaking European? I don’t speak the languages of dead societies.
February 1st, 2009 on 12:31 am
It’s not really gold? really?
February 27th, 2009 on 8:07 am
I just gotta say, that the knowledge of todays European countries this "Cmdr_Zorg" has, reminds me of an guy from USA, IRC-nick: "Evil_Cremator" :D Here's an caption of one conversation:
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > man
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > This server is totally gay
[12:33] < EQU > howcome?
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > because its slow
[12:33] < EQU > maybe for you
[12:34] < EQU > let me see
[12:34] < Evil_Cremator > no..its crap
[12:34] < EQU > yes.. you are from u.s. so that gives you about 200ms latency
[12:34] < EQU > our servers are in finland
[12:34] < Evil_Cremator > what the hell is finland
[12:35] < Vekotin > its gay, obviously
[12:35] < EQU > you aren't very sophisticated are you
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > finland must be some nazi country
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > or a country full of niggers
[12:35] < Vekotin > if he's from usa, he should be used to 300ms being a low ping ;)
[12:35] < EQU > :)
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > you guys kill jews
[12:35] < Vekotin > we're the country that takes the last 0 off the definition of "lpb"
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > i dont think so.
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > ive never even heard of finland
[12:36] < Vekotin > good
[12:36] < Vekotin > thinking gives you a headache, clearly
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > fuck you nazi
[12:36] < Vekotin > say hi to george w. for me
[12:37] < EQU > his verbal skills amaze me
[12:37] < Evil_Cremator > You guys suck
[12:37] < Vekotin > if his verbal skills are this amazing, I can't wait to see his dance act
[12:37] < Evil_Cremator > You country is a country full of nazis and scum, i spit on your finland
[12:37] < EQU > i hope he knows how to breath and speak at the same time
[12:37] < Vekotin > at least he can whine and look stupid simultaneously
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > You guys suck dick
[12:38] < Vekotin > yes, but it doesn't affect the operation of this network
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > does finland have dick?
[12:38] < EQU > hey evil_cremator.. why don't you take a trip to the local library in dallas and read about finland?
[12:38] < EQU > if you can't read you can ask someone there to read for you
[12:38] < Vekotin > pretty high assumption. that capability to read stuff…
[12:38] < Vekotin > …you're assuming anyone there can
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > haha you guys are something else..you guys are like dumb canadians
[12:39] < Evil_Cremator > haha you guys are something else..you guys are like dumb canadians
[12:39] < Vekotin > sniff
[12:39] < Vekotin > se o kyl totta. paitsi et meil ei ole edes vaahterasiirappia
[12:39] < Vekotin > mut toisaalta, meil o terva
[12:39] < Vekotin > ja höyheniä
[12:39] < EQU > saas nähdä mitä toi keksii
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > wow
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > incredible
[12:40] < Vekotin > varmaankin ddos:aa koko kirjaston 56k:n voimin…
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > jews
[12:40] < Vekotin > you dont see it as contradictory to first call us nazis and then jews?
[12:40] < EQU > we do have a jew population here in finland.. many jews came here in excile during world war
[12:40] < Vekotin > for that matter, are you aware of what those terms actually mean
[12:41] < EQU > i think there are something like 5000 yews in finland
[12:41] < Vekotin > stop overloading him with civilized information, his head might explode
[12:41] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck cock
[12:41] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck cock
[12:42] < Vekotin > helpollaha tosta pääsee. glinee * vaan
[12:42] < Garrett > hoh, täälhä o ollu bailut
[12:42] < EQU > toi hosti olikin jo sit .kr:stä.. saas nähä tuleeko kohta bittiä
[12:42] < Lammaz > itse asiassa tuo IP oli koreasta
[12:42] < Lammaz > jaa kas
[12:42] < Lammaz > huomasit saman
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > neat
[12:42] < Vekotin > ja takasi men
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > you like men?
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > incredible
[12:43] < Vekotin > he's even dumber than he looks…
[12:43] < Garrett > :)
[12:43] < Evil_Cremator > sure i am
[12:43] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck dick
[12:43] < Vekotin > yes, and I keep telling you it doesnt affect my day work
[12:44] < Evil_Cremator > multitasking faggot..impressive….
[12:44] < Evil_Cremator > [Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1 (5.1 – 2600)] CPU: [1-AMD Thunderbird, 1393MHz, 256KB
(31% Load)]. Uptime: [1day 4hrs 41mins 42secs]. Record Uptime: [2days 19hrs 53mins 34secs]. Video Card: [ NVIDIA
GeForce3 Ti 500 ]. ScreenInfo: [ 1024×768 32bit 85Hz ]. RAM [Usage: 206/512MB (40.23%) ] -=KoG-Fu=-
[12:44] < Evil_Cremator > Space Left On [ C: 5.67/28.61 GB. D: 1.29/55.89 GB. E: 11.54/55.9 GB. Total: 18.5/140.4 GB ]
-=KoG-Fu=-
[12:44] < Evil_Cremator > Network Interfaces:[ #1 (SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter – Packet Scheduler Miniport
(100Mb/s) 237.76MB In, 281.87MB Out) ] Total: [ 11.17GB In since 11/05/2002, 14.8GB Out since 11/05/2002 ] -=KoG-Fu=-
[12:44] < Vekotin > I could see that amd part coming a mile away…
[12:44] < EQU > uhh.. very impressive.. another windows user
[12:44] < Evil_Cremator > windows is the best os..dipshit
[12:44] < Vekotin > you know, if you didn't use mircwarrior tools, your cpu load would drop to 1% ;)
[12:45] < EQU > :)
[12:45] < Evil_Cremator > haha a linux user
[12:45] < Evil_Cremator > what a waste of time
[12:45] < Vekotin > you're telling us
[12:45] < EQU > except that amd doesn't have a idle mode since it runs so hot all the time
[12:45] < Evil_Cremator > couldnt get windows to install on your atari so you had to go with a 3 meg os
[12:46] < EQU > heh, now you are trying to argue with the size of your operating system?
[12:46] < EQU > bigger is better?
[12:46] < Evil_Cremator > yes
[12:46] < EQU > heh, nice argument
[12:46] < Vekotin > I thought we had better saunas… sniffle
[12:46] < Evil_Cremator > i have way more driver support than you
[12:46] < Evil_Cremator > simply because you failed to choose the CORRECT o/s
[12:46] < Vekotin > yes, I'm sure your "the sun is cool next to this" amd will nicely start up your favorite mirc tools
in almost half an hour
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > the sun
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > ?
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > you make no sense nigger
[12:47] < Vekotin > it's a big hot thing in the sky, but that's not important right now. they'll tell you in school.
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > back to my blink 124 cd
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > haha
[12:47] < EQU > dont overdo it with drugs, might be harmful to your health
[12:47] < Evil_Cremator > amd is way better than pentium
[12:48] < Vekotin > that's like saying food is much better than bananas
[12:48] < Evil_Cremator > it is
[12:49] < Evil_Cremator > you guys are truly moronic
[12:49] < Vekotin > thank you
[12:49] < Vekotin > nice to be noticed
[12:50] < Evil_Cremator > i guess thats part of the 3rd world country package though
[12:50] < Vekotin > but still, you need us
[12:50] < Evil_Cremator > yeah
[12:50] < Vekotin > without us 3rd world people running irc networks for you, you'd be awfully alone
[12:50] < Evil_Cremator > to make fun of
[12:51] < Vekotin > maybe one day, your fine country will start making fine software pieces which will work on fine amd
cpu's running fine microsoft operating systems
[12:51] < Evil_Cremator > american invented the art of bukkake
[12:51] < Vekotin > until that day, we'll get free laughs. after that day, we'll get twice as much.
[12:51] < Vekotin > did americans generally also invent typos, or was that your personal thing?
[12:52] < EQU > no, they just patented them
[12:52] < Evil_Cremator > hah your just mad you cant be american because your too dumb
[12:52] < Evil_Cremator > hah your just mad you cant be american because your too dumb
February 27th, 2009 on 8:11 am
I just gotta say, that the knowledge of todays European countries this "Cmdr_Zorg" has, reminds me of an guy from USA, IRC-nick: "Evil_Cremator" :D Here's an caption of one conversation:
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > man
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > This server is totally gay
[12:33] < EQU > howcome?
[12:33] < Evil_Cremator > because its slow
[12:33] < EQU > maybe for you
[12:34] < EQU > let me see
[12:34] < Evil_Cremator > no..its crap
[12:34] < EQU > yes.. you are from u.s. so that gives you about 200ms latency
[12:34] < EQU > our servers are in finland
[12:34] < Evil_Cremator > what the hell is finland
[12:35] < Vekotin > its gay, obviously
[12:35] < EQU > you aren't very sophisticated are you
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > finland must be some nazi country
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > or a country full of niggers
[12:35] < Vekotin > if he's from usa, he should be used to 300ms being a low ping ;)
[12:35] < EQU > :)
[12:35] < Evil_Cremator > you guys kill jews
[12:35] < Vekotin > we're the country that takes the last 0 off the definition of "lpb"
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > i dont think so.
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > ive never even heard of finland
[12:36] < Vekotin > good
[12:36] < Vekotin > thinking gives you a headache, clearly
[12:36] < Evil_Cremator > fuck you nazi
[12:36] < Vekotin > say hi to george w. for me
[12:37] < EQU > his verbal skills amaze me
[12:37] < Evil_Cremator > You guys suck
[12:37] < Vekotin > if his verbal skills are this amazing, I can't wait to see his dance act
[12:37] < Evil_Cremator > You country is a country full of nazis and scum, i spit on your finland
[12:37] < EQU > i hope he knows how to breath and speak at the same time
[12:37] < Vekotin > at least he can whine and look stupid simultaneously
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > You guys suck dick
[12:38] < Vekotin > yes, but it doesn't affect the operation of this network
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > does finland have dick?
[12:38] < EQU > hey evil_cremator.. why don't you take a trip to the local library in dallas and read about finland?
[12:38] < EQU > if you can't read you can ask someone there to read for you
[12:38] < Vekotin > pretty high assumption. that capability to read stuff…
[12:38] < Vekotin > …you're assuming anyone there can
[12:38] < Evil_Cremator > haha you guys are something else..you guys are like dumb canadians
[12:39] < Evil_Cremator > haha you guys are something else..you guys are like dumb canadians
[12:39] < Vekotin > sniff
[12:39] < Vekotin > se o kyl totta. paitsi et meil ei ole edes vaahterasiirappia
[12:39] < Vekotin > mut toisaalta, meil o terva
[12:39] < Vekotin > ja höyheniä
[12:39] < EQU > saas nähdä mitä toi keksii
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > wow
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > incredible
[12:40] < Vekotin > varmaankin ddos:aa koko kirjaston 56k:n voimin…
[12:40] < Evil_Cremator > jews
[12:40] < Vekotin > you dont see it as contradictory to first call us nazis and then jews?
[12:40] < EQU > we do have a jew population here in finland.. many jews came here in excile during world war
[12:40] < Vekotin > for that matter, are you aware of what those terms actually mean
[12:41] < EQU > i think there are something like 5000 yews in finland
[12:41] < Vekotin > stop overloading him with civilized information, his head might explode
[12:41] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck cock
[12:41] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck cock
[12:42] < Vekotin > helpollaha tosta pääsee. glinee * vaan
[12:42] < Garrett > hoh, täälhä o ollu bailut
[12:42] < EQU > toi hosti olikin jo sit .kr:stä.. saas nähä tuleeko kohta bittiä
[12:42] < Lammaz > itse asiassa tuo IP oli koreasta
[12:42] < Lammaz > jaa kas
[12:42] < Lammaz > huomasit saman
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > neat
[12:42] < Vekotin > ja takasi men
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > you like men?
[12:42] < Evil_Cremator > incredible
[12:43] < Vekotin > he's even dumber than he looks…
[12:43] < Garrett > :)
[12:43] < Evil_Cremator > sure i am
[12:43] < Evil_Cremator > you guys suck dick
[12:43] < Vekotin > yes, and I keep telling you it doesnt affect my day work
June 15th, 2009 on 4:50 pm
you all are gay.an like fucking finnland in the ass yanks are more gay then gays