Spartan_X Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 PS3 for a PC The crazy kids at PC Gamer magazine pulled a stunt at the Sony Metreon on Thursday night, the evening of the PlayStation 3 launch. Their gimmick? They offered the first several kids in line, the guys who?d been waiting for 40+ hours to get their hands on a PlayStation 3, the opportunity to enter a drawing to take home, that evening, a high-end gaming PC from Falcon Northwest and a 30? LCD monitor (combined total value of $7,500), if the lucky winner would be willing to sign a legal, notorized contract stating that they would not purchase a PS3, nor have someone purchase one for them, nor accept one as a gift, for no less than 3 years. Basically, whoever won the drawing would be giving up the chance to own a PS3 to own a gaming system that blows the capabilities of a PlayStation 3 out of the water. Can you guess what happened? See for yourself. PC Gamer posted the video podcast of the event, and there are pictures here. For more details and specifics on the contract, look here. I love stunts like this ? sure, it?s a no-brainer to say no to buying a $600 system so that you can take home a $7,500 system, but what excites me about this is that they actually got a ton of pickup, and that just brings more media attention to Windows gaming, which is definitely not a bad thing. Neal, you made the right choice to sign that contract. I'll be sending PC Gamer some Games for Windows titles and a copy of Windows Vista (once it launches) for you to run on your new rig. Congrats&Source:rce: Gamerscore Blog :devil: ::laugh: ::rofl: :pofl: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Shot Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 what a lucky son of a bi**h! i want a beast like that one in my room! (the computer :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykwid Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 well i'm sure there are ways around this "contract" of his 1) someone buy a ps3.... and he steals it 2) someone buys a ps3.... buries it, and he somehow finds it 3) he wins a ps3 as a prize (but i'm not sure if prizes are considered "gifts".. i'm pretty sure not) either way tho, 3 years is pretty intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Read the contract ... Legally speaking, there is a spelling error, that could be a loop hole... (see Paragraph 2) Gamer hereby to pay Falcon Northwest the sum of $7,500 That does not say "agrees" or any thing like that ... he COULD take them to court and show this contract, and say, I didn't agree to pay them, nor did I disagree not to. This contact is null-and-void, by reason of Misspelling. At least, it looks that way to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groffy77 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 The contract doesn't say that he could help his friend out with rent for a while ($600) and because his friend bought a PS3 and his friend is kind enough to let him borrow it forever. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 That's kind of lame they come and visit his house. Why wouldn't they just give him the PC if he won it? lol seems like a dumb contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thats one ugly case :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Or he could give 600 dollars to a friend or family member, they buy the PS3 and have it at their house and he can come over and play it whenever he wants, doesn't say in the contract that he can't use a friends or a family members PS3 :p :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Or he can still buy the PS3, play it at his house, and when the PC Magazine people come by, he hides it. Easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Notice it says 3 years, he could buy a PS3 in 3 years and a day after the contract ends and not have to pay them $7,500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Read the contract ... Legally speaking, there is a spelling error, that could be a loop hole... (see Paragraph 2) Gamer hereby to pay Falcon Northwest the sum of $7,500 That does not say "agrees" or any thing like that ... he COULD take them to court and show this contract, and say, I didn't agree to pay them, nor did I disagree not to. This contact is null-and-void, by reason of Misspelling. At least, it looks that way to me. And why does it have to say "agree"? It says "gamer to pay." By signing the contract he's agreeing to pay -- it doesn't have to say "agree" -- a contract is a written agreement to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Seetheworldsecond Subscriber¹ Posted November 23, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 23, 2006 Yeah Im a Sony fan but a PC thats 7.5k I ll have anyday over the PS3. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 He probably would have come out in front if he would of bought the PS3, then sold it on Ebay. And it doesn't stop him from playing someone else's PS3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilpig Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 How would they know if he buys a PS3 without them knowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loople Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 How would they know if he buys a PS3 without them knowing. Hahaha, that is a brilliant statement. I think it would be better to say "How would they know if he buys a PS3 secretly?". (Obviously if he manages to buy a PC without them knowing then they don't know about it. Thats like saying I won't get caught speeding if I don't get caught speeding.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Blood Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 3 years is a long time to miss out on all those PS3 games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanspringer Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 what you do is move in to an apartment with one of your buddies, tell him to buy a ps3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 !! Nice, haha, lucky ****er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 3 years is a long time to miss out on all those PS3 games! But by that time a decent amount of exclusives would have come out and it'd be a more affordable price :p win/win sitch, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalyr Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 wow..that is just crazy. that is long time to not have the PS3. Most nice a PC tho. Most nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigley0 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 lol, well, i'm Married. So, i'll just say "Hey, the PS3 belongs to my wife!" But, yeah, i'll take a gamingPC anyday over PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Wow, I'd easily do that, as long as I get to keep my Xbox 360. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shine_victim Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 This contract is null and he could sue their asses! Yes Allan but he wont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilegz Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 too bad dont apply here in panama but its great to see this lol whoever gets the PC its gonna be a happy pc gamer for 3 years :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 would LOVE to have that PC. But yeah my question is, what if he has brothers/sisters who live in the same house? Or what about if he has kids? Can they own a PS3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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