I’ll give you 1200 bucks if you can find a PS3 on the shelves…

Mike Howes 12 Feb, 2007 at 12:27am ET Article published in Tech

In what has to be one of the most irrational comments to come from Sony’s stable yet, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has offered $1200.00 to anyone who finds a PS3 console anywhere in North America, that’s been on shelves for more than a few minutes.

He was quoted as saying: “I can get any retail buyer on the phone with you and get them to verify that not a single retail location in America where there’s a PlayStation 3 on the shelf for sale. They’ve all been sold in a matter of minutes.” Despite that interview being conducted in early January, there were still plenty PS3’s to be found on the shelves.

You’ve got to love Penny Arcade’s take on this one…

Comments

12 Feb 2007 ~ 1:09am Sledgehammer70 I took him up on this post and went to 12 locations, and not a 1 PS3 was found in my SoCal area.

Locations included:

Targets
EB Games
Gamestop
Best Buy
CompUSA
Circuit City
Fry's Electronics
Kmart
12 Feb 2007 ~ 1:21am Thrax Most Best Buys in Michigan have had stock since mid-December. We actually have trouble selling them at our store.
12 Feb 2007 ~ 5:27am RWB I've seen PS3's at the Target and Fry's around here, of course I never even gave them a second glance due to the price.

That Penny Arcade comic was fantastic! "psh, yeah... if we can find one."
12 Feb 2007 ~ 9:10am primesuspect I saw six PS3s at a gamestop on saturday

A $7200 winner is me!
12 Feb 2007 ~ 9:22am Thrax We have 5 at work today. $6000 winner is me!
12 Feb 2007 ~ 9:30am NLichtman I want to know where you can contact this guy, so I can get that money...
12 Feb 2007 ~ 9:38am RWB

In recent news, Sony has gone Bankrupt! And not by it's dwindling PS3 sales, but because some moron CEO awarded hundreds of thousands of people $1200 per PS3 they could find on the shelves.

Apparently there were many.
12 Feb 2007 ~ 9:53am QCH The Wii comment was REALLY funny.

"When we get this money, we should get a couple of Wiis".... "psh, yeah... if we can find one."
13 Feb 2007 ~ 6:02pm DanG I was at BB here on the weekend, they had 3 of them, 2 60gb ones and a 20gb.
13 Feb 2007 ~ 8:51pm Leonardo

RWB wrote:

I've seen PS3's at the Target and Fry's around here, of course I never even gave them a second glance due to the price.

Thrax wrote:

Most Best Buys in Michigan have had stock since mid-December. We actually have trouble selling them at our store.

Sledgehammer70 wrote:

I took him up on this post and went to 12 locations, and not a 1 PS3 was found in my SoCal area.

Wow, you guys gotta do something there in Southern California about the crime problem. Sounds like the PS3 is a hot item for theft. :sad2:
13 Feb 2007 ~ 9:21pm shwaip There are always at least 3 at the target near me. This is in the middle of a highly student-populated area.
14 Feb 2007 ~ 5:10pm RADA

Sledgehammer70 wrote:

I took him up on this post and went to 12 locations, and not a 1 PS3 was found in my SoCal area.

Locations included:

Targets
EB Games
Gamestop
Best Buy
CompUSA
Circuit City
Fry's Electronics
Kmart

Fullerton, CA Best Buy quantity = 4... RADA collects $4800....
14 Feb 2007 ~ 9:19pm primesuspect Warren, MI - Meijer Qty 3. $3600 is me!
14 Feb 2007 ~ 9:27pm Thrax RSS, Best Buy inventory system, state of Michigan: 131 PS3s (Atleast 6 per store). $157,200 is me!
18 Feb 2007 ~ 12:22am mas0n The Fry's here in Dallas must have a sold a few because they are down to 11.
18 Feb 2007 ~ 9:21pm Medlock They're stacked at the local Best Buy...And that's just Best Buy.