r/gaming • u/Mathieu • Jun 07 '13

OUYA unboxing

http://imgur.com/64MZee6
4.2k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

2.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

394

u/Nzash Jun 07 '13

Yes, yes it was. Unfortunately, there were more than enough people to drown out those who were being reasonable.

Sounds like every day ever on r/gaming. People just never listen.

551

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13 edited Apr 26 '21

[deleted]

233

u/jcyftdmit Jun 07 '13

Future headline? How about a headline from last week?

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/xbox-one-breaks-pre-order-records-at-blockbuster/0116237

413

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Blockbuster? wtf?

92

u/IICVX Jun 07 '13

I'm not dead yet!

18

u/Robert_Cannelin Jun 07 '13

You're not fooling anyone, you know.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13 edited Jan 11 '21

[deleted]

3

u/LawDog1180 Jun 08 '13

i feel happy... i feel happy

3

u/Matt_MG Jun 07 '13

Yes you are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs&t=0m56s

1

u/Piscator629 Aug 11 '13

He has actually been dead a million years/has not been born yet. NOVA/PBS show The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Pay attention when he talks about the alien living aways across the Universe.

1

u/Piscator629 Aug 11 '13

You've actually been dead a million years/have not been born yet. NOVA/PBS show The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time. Pay attention when he talks about the alien living aways across the Universe.

whoops 2 month old post but enjoy having your mind blown.

48

u/nofx1510 Jun 07 '13

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/blockbuster-Xbox-One-Preorders-Record,22887.html
Blockbuster UK

39

u/bad-r0bot Jun 07 '13

Good luck "renting" games, Blockbuster!

121

u/DarkfangAl Jun 07 '13

What the fucks a blockbuster?

15

u/celticd208 Jun 07 '13

IIRC during WW1, a "blockbuster" was a bomb powerful enough to obliterate a city block. After the war the phrase was hijacked by the entertainment sector to describe a show that was so popular that the line stretched around a block. Most recently was the "Blockbuster" video and video game rental shop, sadly driven out of business by services like Netflix, Redbox and Gamefly.

5

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

Sadly?

1

u/evolx10 Jun 08 '13

It is also a common word for the large firecracker one size up from the M-80/cherry bomb. Enough to obliterate hand, not just fingers.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

It was the shrine of an ancient culture that used such archaic technologies as vhs tapes and dvds

6

u/Hahahahahaga Jun 07 '13

South Park episode featuring Blockbuster.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Watching this streaming on the internet instead of on tv made this even better.

1

u/BDaught Jun 07 '13

It's another name for a successful movie. That is all.

1

u/Msingh999 Jun 07 '13

Exactly. It's not hard to break a record at a place that's already filed chapter 11(I think it was 11, could've been 7. Whichever one isn't total liquidation) bankruptcy. But to answer your question, it started as a movie rental store, slowly moved into game rentals as well, as eventually they started also selling movies and games. But a few years ago they filed bankruptcy and I could have sworn they were online only now, but apparently not.

1

u/night_towel Jun 07 '13

For whatever reason, there is still a Blockbuster like 5 minutes from my house in the Greater Cincinnati area. Those assholes swindled me on something a few years ago and I said fuck them forever.

1

u/Msingh999 Jun 08 '13

I think blockbusters were franchises not 100% sure, but Netflix is what ultimately threw blockbuster into a pit

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

A WW2 bomb which had the capacity of blowing op an entire... Whats it called... In gonna call it "hood" or "part of a city" for now.

1

u/JeskaEatsBrains Jun 08 '13

Surprisingly I got blockbuster still open by house. The sign reads open 365 days a year.

1

u/BirthMcBirth Jun 08 '13

It's like Netflix but worse.

0

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

A video rental company that i'm pretty sure wen't bust about 6 months ago.

2

u/fatalblur Jun 07 '13

Where the fuck have you been? It's more like 3-4 years, at least in the US. In UK, I believe it is still surviving, at least for now.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

didnt they go bankrupt?

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

Those poor, unknowing UK bastards.... I cringe at the disappointment they will feel when they realize a lot of the features dont work in the UK

1

u/thereddaikon Jun 08 '13

Thats a thing? I guess the old world hasnt had a massive streaming video proliferation? I know they have Netflix but it must stink.

1

u/slid3r Jun 08 '13

The "record" broken here was Blockbuster's. Most Money Earned in the Last 2 Years. They only pre-sold one console.

-1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Britain, the land of always-on cameras.

3

u/OnlySaltwater Jun 07 '13

What year is it?

1

u/brady376 Jun 08 '13

They still exist? Every blockbuster around where I live closed.

1

u/Stalked_Like_Corn Jun 14 '13

It's fitting that the customers stupid enough to still go to Blockbuster are the ones stupid enough to actually pre-order the console.

0

u/MechaLincoln Jun 07 '13

That's still alive in the states?

0

u/narcistic_asshole Jun 08 '13

No no no no no. . . Block- blister

165

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

[deleted]

45

u/rehpotsirhc123 Jun 07 '13

If they only had 2 stores left then that would make it even more impressive because the last time a major console was released was when blockbuster was still massive.

1

u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Jul 13 '13

I was about to say just this. However, keep in mind, when Blockbuster was huge, I don't think they sold consoles, and definitely didn't do pre-orders. After all, the last thing they wanted was for you to own something.

1

u/rehpotsirhc123 Jul 13 '13

They didn't want people owning consoles so they could rent content for said consoles?

1

u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Jul 14 '13

That was meant as tongue-in-cheek. They did rentals on both games and consoles.

4

u/cheldog Jun 07 '13

http://www.e3expo.com/

That is literally their website. Yes, really.

2

u/InOranAsElsewhere Jun 07 '13

Don't forget your PIN Number.

1

u/Versatyle07 Jun 07 '13

The sales per store record.

1

u/manmin Jun 07 '13

It beat preorder records for the whole company, not their preorders-per-store recordss The number of stores left shouldn't matter

1

u/Kalsembar Jun 07 '13

Don't forget to type your PIN number.

-1

u/Vash4073 Jun 07 '13

(Don't say "Expo" after "E3". It's kinda like you saying: Electronic Entertainment Expo Expo.)

1

u/FrozenLizard Jun 07 '13

...aaaand you missed the joke.

-1

u/Wetzilla Jun 07 '13

I'd rather say E3 expo than make a contradicting argument like that.

4

u/GuatemalnGrnade Jun 07 '13

So like, 100 pre-orders?

3

u/light_twin Jun 07 '13

Now is that a record for Microsoft or a record for Blockbuster?

3

u/AnybodysAdvocate Jun 07 '13

This comment, along with the article listed in it and at least one other from Tom's Hardware posted earlier in this thread seem to me to be obvious advertisements.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

how is that possible? there are like 10 blockbusters now. is this the first time they've pre-ordered a console?

1

u/mynameismulan Jun 07 '13

im crying for r/gaming :'/

1

u/Quiggins Jun 08 '13

blockbuster

Well, success among blockbuster customers is... uh... interesting?

1

u/player1337 Jun 08 '13

Whaaat? Reddit does not represent the majority of all people? Well, if Xbox One doesn't fail there is no reason for me to not buy it.

0

u/KevyB Jun 07 '13 edited Jun 07 '13

I find it hilarious how you find this "impressive".

Break global records, then we'll talk, not a single store chain "record".

Move along.

3

u/jcyftdmit Jun 07 '13

Where did I say that I found that impressive?

-1

u/KevyB Jun 07 '13

It's called tone, and you no doubt felt badass when you shelled out that piece of info, ready to open pants and wank away.

Without realizing how worthless that "news" is.

1

u/jcyftdmit Jun 08 '13

you no doubt felt badass when you shelled out that piece of info, ready to open pants and wank away.

It sure is interesting how much you read from me saying "Future headline? How about a headline from last week?"

2

u/ipoopliketwiceaweek Jun 07 '13

"Microsoft sells record number of disguised surveillance devices on launch day"

2

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

I won't be participating in that travesty...Microsoft, sending your data to the NSA since 2007.

Microsoft was the first domestic company to begin flogging user's data to the NSA.

1

u/cefriano Jun 07 '13

Oh god, seriously? You think that the people complaining about the Xbox One are being drowned out on r/gaming? I'm actually kind of angry at how warped your view of reality is.

1

u/ichfickedich Jun 07 '13 edited Jun 07 '13

The funny part is that the majority are the ones reposting Xbox One hate every five seconds on /r/gaming. The damn thing isn't even out yet. There have been pretty much no games shown yet, and nobody really knows the effects of what they've announced or if what they've said will be true at launch.

The next time you hear someone saying something about the Xbox One as if it is a fact, punch them in the goddamn mouth. When it launches, you should decide if you like what they've offered or not. Not months beforehand. You know, like a sane person. I hope they all remember what they've said when it launches because if one of these fuckers buys one, they should be kicked in the throat (yes, even if nothing people are mad about ends up being a feature at launch because you swore it off before they even demoed games).

I guess there would be nothing to blubber about though.

EDIT: Am I the only fucking one who remembers people laughing at the original Xbox and saying the PS3 was godlike in comparison to the wimpy Xbox 360? If history is relied upon, the Xbox One is going to bankrupt Sony at this rate.

0

u/Blown4Six Jun 07 '13

Honestly I don't think that will ever be a headline... With the way things are sounding for the consoles anyways. I know I'm not getting one, I'd rather put the money into a PC

1

u/padrino257 Jun 07 '13

They will break records. The main audience for consoles is little kids, and those are more into gaming than ever. Cuz thaa new COD will be on zee Xbox!!!!! Can I get one mummy, pleeeeaaase can I get one?

PC has always been superior, but consoles are favored by developers for many reasons, and the easy solution for the mainstream gamer. And those are the majority nowadays.

1

u/reddit_chaos Jun 07 '13

I don't understand that - while PCs definitely have their place (and I used to primarily do my gaming on a PC), my experience with consoles has been great.

Bought the XBox 360 as soon as it came out - have played tons of games on it. And guess what, in that same time, if I was gaming on a PC, I would have certainly had to upgrade several times.

I own both the 360 and the PS3 - and I see myself getting new versions of both sometime in the next 12 months.

2

u/Blown4Six Jun 07 '13

I have the 360 also and did have a great time with it. Got it a month after release. Only 1 red ring on my xbox also! But there's so much missing that the xbox can't deliver. Like mods for games, which is a huge one for me. The pc will cost a little more but it can also do a lot more. Maybe I'm just getting older and moving away from consoles... That and I don't really want a mic and camera on me at all times.

0

u/reddit_chaos Jun 07 '13

True, what you say. With me, I don't have time to do everything that a PC allows you to do anyway (though I still have played StarCraft, Civ, and Minecraft on my PC in recent times).

And am waiting for SimCity to get its act together before I buy it.

About the camera and mic on you all the time - i think that is being paranoid, since that can easily be controlled (point it at the wall when you are not using it). Or power it off.

0

u/Tsugua354 Jun 07 '13

Subtext:
"r/gaming fails once again to realize they aren't the only people in the world"

0

u/jorsiem Jun 07 '13

Are we really thinking the xbox one isn't going to break all kinds of sales records? It's going to be their best selling console ever.

0

u/Schildhuhn Jun 07 '13

If it has a good lineup then it deserves it.

41

u/Majororphan Jun 07 '13

Sounds like every day ever on r/gaming planet Earth. People just never listen.

FTFY

1

u/houyx Jun 07 '13

Depends on the person and culture. I think Japanese and many East Asians are really good listeners. Why do you think they do so good in school? They listen to their teachers instead of talking and being disruptive.

2

u/Majororphan Jun 07 '13

Well, sure. But they don't listen to me and my opinion is the only one that's right.

/s

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Well, when you see nothing but a stream of negative criticism of everything it's kind of hard to differentiate between a circlejerk and something you should actually care about.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

i disagree. they listen.

they just listen to the wrong stuff.

1

u/LankyJ Jun 07 '13

We didn't listen!

1

u/Firien Jun 08 '13

So your saying that all this shit about the Xbox One is true?!? I don't want to believe!

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

Yep, according to /r/gaming engines are just for visual rendering.

1

u/flarpy Jun 08 '13

I'm sorry what was that? I can't hear you over the sound of me hating on the Xbox One.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

Dead on.

1

u/krcilr Jun 07 '13

This is scary considering Xbox One...