![]() ![]() The servers crashing are also regrettable, but slightly more understandable just due to the volume of people interested in this. Sony only manufactured a limited number of these consoles to help gin up excitement, but then completely blew it by not giving those excited for it enough of a warning to prepare. The buzz around this was huge, and to just drop it randomly on the Internet in the middle of a day with a warning that was really only helpful to clairvoyants was just a complete misstep. Unfortunately though, the way Sony handled the release of this was just a mess that is hard to wrap your head around. ![]() Really weird, and I think they should probably reevaluate their business model because that is going to make investors skittish, but fine. And we also understand that Sony is completely allowed to sell their products however they want, so if they wanted to haul them all to a Gary, Indiana flee market and barter them for pig feet then that’s fine. Now, we understand that this is a limited edition and clearly not everyone that wanted one was guaranteed to get one. Not only was the announcement out of nowhere, the servers immediately crashed and left many users completely incapable of completing their order. A less desirable way is randomly throwing up the rest of the stock online with like five seconds notice and a shrug of the shoulders. A limited number of the consoles were available at PSX 2014 which is an excellent way to distribute some units to hardcore fans. Unfortunately, the release of this sexy, sexy console has been a bit of debacle. Yeah, it’s dumb to buy a console you already own because it is a slightly different color, but this thing hit me right in the nostalgia and nostalgia always makes me do dumb things, like drop quarters in arcade machines for games I own on three different consoles or buy a Sonic game somehow forgetting about the last ten years of abuse I’ve suffered at the hands of that series. It had a beautiful, sleek design that harkened back to the look and feel of the original PlayStation. The 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 was one of the few exceptions in the past decade or so. I already have all the consoles I want, and scrawling a little picture of Mario or Master Chief or that fat guy from Heavy Rain in the corner of one isn’t going to make me want to shell out another $500 dollars to get the exact same experience. ![]() I usually am completely indifferent about the prospect of a limited or special edition console. ![]()
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