Jane Wells' son becomes a Sony fanboy...

[bilbravo]

I doubt anyone knows who she is (I didn't) but she's a writer/reporter or something. Anyhow, interesting article even if it is a bit sensationalist:

But the cashier assured him that the game “was just as good as new.” My son asked, “How can that be?” “Because PlayStation players are ninjas!” was the response.

He said, “Seriously, how does that work?” And the Game Stop fanboys explained that Sony now has a special coating on Blu-ray game discs which makes them virtually scratch-proof. We shall see.

And this quote just doesn't seem like it should come from someone at CNBC... is awesomeness a word?

After hearing about “Metal Gear Solid 4”, as well as other PlayStation exclusives in the pipeline and the awesomeness of Blu-ray,

http://www.cnbc.com/id/25782540

[MOONPHASE]

sounds like something i would say to my customers at my store and almost exact wording too

[xtop]

now that her 16 year old declared the console race over, i wonder if he can give us stock tips

good press for sony tho i suppose

[blu_world]

i some how dropped my blu ray disk on a muddy sandy foot print in the carpet almost freaking and knowing there was going to be a scratch from it...


my surprise......Pefectly fine and still brand new..



UNLIKE 360's dvd video games that you handle your best and still end up with hairline scratches....Grrrrr...

[Mikeblu]

Originally Posted by blu_world

i some how dropped my blu ray disk on a muddy sandy foot print in the carpet almost freaking and knowing there was going to be a scratch from it...


my surprise......Pefectly fine and still brand new..



UNLIKE 360's dvd video games that you handle your best and still end up with hairline scratches....Grrrrr...

you dont need to scratch your xbox discs, the 360 does it for you

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Mikeblu

you dont need to scratch your xbox discs, the 360 does it for you

haha good one the coating is cool, but i've never even scratched a dvd, sooo lol

[Blu Jacket]

Originally Posted by xtop

haha good one the coating is cool, but i've never even scratched a dvd, sooo lol

I've never understood why it is so hard for people to NOT scratch their discs. Renting and buying used games shows what atrocities people inflict upon their DVDs and CDs. I actually got a reputation at a local game store for having my trade ins be in such outstanding condition that they quit looking at my discs, they knew they'd be in pristine condition. Hell, I can't stand it if my CASE is damaged.

Fortunately, the protective coating on Blu-rays has greatly reduced this issue. I've bought used games and movies on Blu-ray and have never seen more than smudges on them.

[AM-MAN]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

sounds like something i would say to my customers at my store and almost exact wording too

i'll buy from ur store

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Blu Jacket

I've never understood why it is so hard for people to NOT scratch their discs. Renting and buying used games shows what atrocities people inflict upon their DVDs and CDs. I actually got a reputation at a local game store for having my trade ins be in such outstanding condition that they quit looking at my discs, they knew they'd be in pristine condition. Hell, I can't stand it if my CASE is damaged.

Fortunately, the protective coating on Blu-rays has greatly reduced this issue. I've bought used games and movies on Blu-ray and have never seen more than smudges on them.

you just described me perfectly lol. its funny, my friends get mad when i dont loan them a game or movie. there are zero scratches on my stuff for a reason!

[player2006911]

Originally Posted by Mikeblu

you dont need to scratch your xbox discs, the 360 does it for you

This is funny to me for the simple fact that yesterday a kid brought in a X360 disc to gamestop while I was there. The disc had what the cashier called the SROD (Scratched Ring Of Death) I was like what? He explained that he merely moved his 360 trying to get HDD 1 off to put HDD2 on and it tore the game to all hell.

[inuyashalover21]

Originally Posted by player2006911

This is funny to me for the simple fact that yesterday a kid brought in a X360 disc to gamestop while I was there. The disc had what the cashier called the SROD (Scratched Ring Of Death) I was like what? He explained that he merely moved his 360 trying to get HDD 1 off to put HDD2 on and it tore the game to all hell.

My brother got the SROD a few times. They leave 2 rings. A big ring and a small one. I remember my brother playing call of duty 3 for 3 days and it killed the disk. Thats the biggest reason he is switching. On friday he is getting the MGS4 80 GB ps3 bundle.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by xtop

haha good one the coating is cool, but i've never even scratched a dvd, sooo lol

Seriously I had a copy of Tiger Woods 07 get a phat ring around it from the 360 when I had one..

Gamecrazy tries to sell me a guarentee when buying used PS3 games and I remend them about the coating on blu-ray almost every time. At least I got to use the repair card to have them fix Tiger Woods 07.

[Mikeblu]

SROD

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by Blu Jacket

I've never understood why it is so hard for people to NOT scratch their discs. Renting and buying used games shows what atrocities people inflict upon their DVDs and CDs. I actually got a reputation at a local game store for having my trade ins be in such outstanding condition that they quit looking at my discs, they knew they'd be in pristine condition. Hell, I can't stand it if my CASE is damaged.

Fortunately, the protective coating on Blu-rays has greatly reduced this issue. I've bought used games and movies on Blu-ray and have never seen more than smudges on them.

It's the kids. If you have them it's easy to understand. The coating is a GODSEND. For example Peter Gabriel concerts are a big favourite here .. our 2nd DVD copies have damage on them. Lots of the kids movies have been replaced on DVD.

Almost 2 years on and not a single Blu-ray has more than fingerprints. GODSEND