And they STILL can’t get a big line going.
From what I recall, NY PS3 launch attendees got rain, and maybe a PS3. In SF, we got shit…and maybe a PS3. At the unofficial lines at Best Buy, you sometimes got mugged, or shot.
https://gizmodo.com/ps3-launch-nyc-celebrities-booth-babes-on-the-loose-215742
For the record, the TV was some 46-inch HDTV. I’ll guess LCD. All in all, Sony Entertainment UK gave out £250,000 in TVs at the London event. And they got rides home.
London PS3 Launch Gives Out TVs to All [Kotaku]
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/london-ps3-launch-gives-out-tvs-to-all-246473.php