Apparently PS3 kiosks around the states keep freezing up and there are annoyed store clerks having to reset them. A story appeared on Slashdot today that says that they are freezing on purpose.

I’m totally confused at this point, completely stunned at what I’m being told because it’s the stupidest thing I’d ever heard. I let him rattle on for a while, trying to convince me (and probably himself) that yes, Sony went out of their way to have their consoles lock up so that the masses will not spend hours upon hours basking in all its glory.

Most ridiculous thing I’ve heard. A nice cover-up that any dimwitted person would just go “Oh yeah,” and not pass judgment. But, gamers are far from that - well, most of them.

The comments on the linked article are well worth reading, especially the ones from gamez1.

YOU STUPID FUCKS - PLAYSTATION BROUGH SOME OF THE GREATEST GAMES OUT - STOP WHINNING PUSSIES

WHO EVER MADE THAT COMMENT IS A NINTENDO LOVER AND TAKES IT IN THE BUTT

Once you find it, read down. Delightful.

Of course, a demo-mode may have been planned but scrapped because it was getting much too close to the deadline, but seriously, freezing up? That could put anyone off who did not know that it was “on purpose.”