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[Sean*O]

Insane. I bet many of those sprinters are looking to resale and make a few hundred bucks. Where are the Xbone riots?

 

[NewGame]

This is nightmare fuel. All just 'MERICA right?

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

All to play Knack. Christ.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

That stairway gif is straight out of 28 weeks later.:lol

Soundtrack for this thread.

Amazing first post. Reading this thread to that track is spot on.

 

[PodcastFips]

Lol, this thread escalated quickly.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

A buddy of mine got nearly 700€ for his ps4 yesterday.

Spoiler

He had two

.

 

[MrBambinoDent]

I'm glad I had my PS4 peacefully at midnight launch and didn't need to run like an idiot!
No offence but they made fools out of themselves, especially now with online preorders and even in-store preorders so convenient nobody should put himself in that ugly situation!

 

[Booty Patrol]

I don't get it. Just fucking preorder...

 

[DerZuhälter]

 

[Mung]

All to play Knack. Christ.

Not that that's all to play (all the other choice of games etc.), but I had a blast with knack co-op

edit: Lol at the above gif

 

[PodcastFips]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ld9mOO48-4w

"Nadine, das bringt nichts, geh da weg" means "Nadine, it's pointless, get outta there"

Edit: Posted wrong video first, now fixed.

 

[Vilam]

Good job Europe; those are are some proper levels of PS4 hype!

 

[KOHIPEET]

Can anyone living in Germany report on how the mainstream media picked up this? (If they picked it up at all?)

 

[PodcastFips]

Can anyone living in Germany report on how the mainstream media picked up this? (If they picked it up at all?)

There are small reports in German and Swiss newspapers, but I haven't seen anything on TV about injuries etc. yet. Nothing special so far.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

do not get why people do this. by this I mean 'go to the store'

I'd be running with the rest of em if I actually went to the store.

 

[Lazy Jones]

Tell me someone photoshopped those samsung boxes to Xbox one.

 

[GenericUser]

Can anyone living in Germany report on how the mainstream media picked up this? (If they picked it up at all?)

Picking up what? A couple of dozens of people running into an electronic store to buy stuff? STOP THE PRESSES!!!

 

[Windom Earle]

This is what you call a record launch ladies and gentleman.

 

[KOHIPEET]

Picking up what? A couple of dozens of people running into an electronic store to buy stuff? STOP THE PRESSES!!!

Well, from those videos/gifs it seems more like "people fighting over PS4" to me but whatever.

 

[Bri]

Posted this in the Black Friday thread when the german outbreak started to appear.

PS4 launch in Sweden. Queue numbers and pre-order... order.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyv6BBU8p8

 

[Inversive]

beating the 'mericans at their own game.

 

[Dragon1893]

Damn, this is some sad stuff.

 

[Mung]

Picking up what? A couple of dozens of people running into an electronic store to buy stuff? STOP THE PRESSES!!!

Have you seen the non-events that the media regularly report on? We're not talking about headline news here.

 

[DieH@rd]

Has this been posted?

GIF version

 

[RanoNL]

I see a lot of German hipsters with colored pants!

 

[ymmv]

Have you seen the non-events that the media regularly report on? We're not talking about headline news here.

I've seen countless newspaper articles, even video segments on the nightly news when a new Apple device was launched. It was incredible how the mainstream press were falling over themselves making free publicity for Apple by constantly showing photos and videos of ecstatic customers entering an Apple store at some launch events while Apple personnel dressed in blue tshirts were clapping and shouting.

 

[Windom Earle]

When I went to a Media Markt yesterday to pick up my copy of 3D World around lunch time I asked the clerk about the PS4 launch in the morning and he seemed broken. Shit was absolutely brutal.

 

[djshauny]

Tell me someone photoshopped those samsung boxes to Xbox one.

Animals.

 

[The Karasumori]

Just imagine the zombie apocalypse and everyone running for the Campbell's tomato soup.

 

[Saiyu]

So that's a hive mind..

 

[Unknown Soldier]

GIF version

For everyone preparing for the zombie apocalypse, there's a valuable lesson here: those shitty shutters that keep stores in the mall closed are bad for keeping zombies out.

Of course, you should already know a mall is a bad place to shelter from a zombie apocalypse in the first place.

 

[bodyboarder]

People are fucked.

 

[Alx]

Of course, you should already know a mall is a bad place to shelter from a zombie apocalypse in the first place.

But you have so many weapons at your disposal !

 

[RaikuHebi]

Reminds me of Supermarket Sweep.

 

[Acquiescence]

Disgusting behaviour. It makes me cringe just looking at those gifs.

Meanwhile, over at Sony HQ...

 

[CitizenCope]

Ps3's are Booster and the 4's are Turboman.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Europe huh?

 

[Asd202]

Guess Ps4 will be sold out in EU lol .

 

[KOHIPEET]

There are small reports in German and Swiss newspapers, but I haven't seen anything on TV about injuries etc. yet. Nothing special so far.

Thanks! Good to hear people have some sense left.

 

[The Karasumori]

Ps3's are Booster and the 4's are Turboman.

Excellent analogy!

 

[Enlil]

I sold mine for 800,- EURO lol. getting the one I am going to use in december from the second batch. people couldnt wait 2 weeks. I can.

Look at them, they want it so bad they are willing to pay me 800 EURO.

 

[Binabik15]

Thanks! Good to hear people have some sense left.

Weeell, my mother told me that in Ludwigshafen people were injured.

Spoiler

But what do you expect, Ludwigshafen+Mannheim are full of little thug assholes.

 

[PrimaNocta]

??? @ the store managers? Make a goddamn line and hand them out in order. really simple. No need for such chaos and the potential for injury while damaging the store in the process.

idiots.

 

[IHaveIce]

??? @ the store managers? Make a goddamn line and hand them out in order. really simple. No need for such chaos and the potential for injury while damaging the store in the process.

idiots.

Here were I live they told them to make a line outside in front of the entry, but as soon as the doors opened they just stormed in and fucked everything up, but yeah I agree they should hand out numbers or something

 

[WolfForager]

Thought Europe loved queues.

Nah man, only Ireland and the UK, the rest of Europe doesn't share our joy of a good queue.

 

[quetz67]

Media Markt: "Please don't destroy our stores, enjoy our oasis of tranquility instead"

 

[Randam]

??? @ the store managers? Make a goddamn line and hand them out in order. really simple. No need for such chaos and the potential for injury while damaging the store in the process.

idiots.

qft.

hand out numbers and let only a few people in at a time.


but like I said, in some stores, there were scenes like this and when the crowd arrived in the electronics department, the employes told them, that all PS4 were preordered and they dont have any to sel freely.

 

[Ephemeris]

Look at all those superior bundles on the floor.

Look at them.

Shame.

 

[Replicant]

Media Markt: "Please don't destroy our stores, enjoy our oasis of tranquility instead"

 

[God Dayumm]

You forgot a major one, OP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avokeDxQdw

The best thing about this is that the first guy who arrived was trampled and probably got nothing