not my kink...

[jay]

TKIOK, but I still felt disquieted last night at the sight of people in tents lined up outside the local Target store, waiting for some videogame player to be released (today?)... It looked like addictive behavior to me, but (shrug).

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(shakes head) That's... hard to imagine. What do they lose by waiting a month or two and paying the regular price, or even getting a discount?

[geekchick]

You're certainly not going to get a discount anytime soon, the prices don't drop on game consoles very quickly if they're at all popular.

Some people just like to have the latest and greatest; people do it with mp3 players, computer equipment, cars... I personally don't want the first iteration of a new console no matter what it is, I'd rather wait until more of the bugs get shaken out and there's a wider selection of games available.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(nods) I'd be wary of paying a premium to be someone's unknowing beta-tester... OTOH, I tend anyway to be a late adopter of consumer things. (I drive a 12-year-old car, you gave me my mp3 player for my birthday, work finally insisted on giving me a cellphone, etc...)