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Sony PSP Launched With Long Queues In Akihabara

Posted by timothy on from the modern-epic-tale-of-survival dept.

Juergen writes "At 7 a.m. JST, the first shops in Tokyo's 'Electric City' Akihabara opened their doors and sold the brand-new Sony PSP to the long queues of gamers (Mirror) who had waited already for more than 24 hours in a chilly 5 degrees Celsius."

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  1. What's a queue? by mollyhackit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it longer than the battery life?

  2. That line isn't as hardcore.. by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..as the insane line outside the new Apple Store in London when it opened a couple of weeks ago. People were out there in sub freezing temperatures, some for over 24 hours. I thought they were nuts, the lot of em, especially considering there was no new product on sale.

    1. Re:That line isn't as hardcore.. by ISEENOEVIL · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yes, the line outside the Regent Street opening was definitely quite insane, but fun. As first in line I had a wonderful time and would wait just as long if I had the chance again. The temperatures were just around freezing and there were times when it was hard to stick it out, however, there were plenty of things to do to keep warm. For all those waiting for the PSP launch I can imagine they had a good time and believe it or not 24 hours goes by fast...atleast for an Apple opening. Come to think of it, I don't remember standing in line 48 hours at all on one of the busiest streets in London. Crazy? Maybe. A good time? No doubt about it. Have a writeup of the being first in line at http://www.stormyshippy.com/

  3. humph by EGSonikku · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back in my day, our portables ran off 4 AA batteries, and ran for 45 minutes! And no fancy polygons, no sir, we had black and yellow sprites! And the dot matrix screen even had a motion blur feature! And we liked it! We used to carry it to school, up hill in the snow both ways, and they were heavy mind you! Of course, color had yet to be invented in those days....

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    - "Scientia non habet inimicum nisp ignorantem"
  4. Battery life, actual playtesting by Vvornth · · Score: 5, Informative

    The guys at Insertcredit.com has the low down on the Battery life. Actual playtesting, no bullshit. "We charged up the battery and slammed the hell out of Ridge Racers with medium screen brightness (too bright hurts your eyes anyway) all over Shinjuku and it took -- I shit you not -- SIX HOURS AND THREE MINUTES for the battery to die. No joke. Put that on your weblogs. " The retching sound you hear in the background are the Nintendo execs choking on their sushi.