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Retailer puts warning notice on PS5s: ‘Microsoft has bought Activision!’
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Concern
Member
Fredrik
Member
It’s dumb of course but there is nothing to sell anyway, the majority will just look at the always empty PS5 shelf and walk away without buying anything at all. If they go ”Hey listen!” and lure them to look at a not so empty Series S shelf I’m guessing they think it could end with a sale.
Kagey K
Banned
Hence Call of Duty being handwritten in after the fact.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
I actually respect the move. It's an honest one. Some may not understand it, but some don't comprehend what people in retail often have to end up dealing with on their day to day. Sometimes angry and completely irrational people approach them angry with their purchase, expecting to get results the person working in the store can't possibly deliver to them.
This sign and all signs like it is an attempt to get out in front of possible incidents. Don't go buying a Playstation 5 with the goal being Call of Duty games only to then come back later and try to fight the staff claiming you got fucked over intentionally. The truly hardcore of the hardcore will not put up any such warning or tell buyers to be careful. You buy that fucking Playstation and you LIKE IT!
This sign and all signs like it is an attempt to get out in front of possible incidents. Don't go buying a Playstation 5 with the goal being Call of Duty games only to then come back later and try to fight the staff claiming you got fucked over intentionally. The truly hardcore of the hardcore will not put up any such warning or tell buyers to be careful. You buy that fucking Playstation and you LIKE IT!
Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Now thats customer service.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Are ya'll seriously discussing the legality and morality of what was likely done by a single store manager who had nothing better to do and a printer with the company's letterhead?
Gaf is seriously weird in taking sensationalized weekend articles from some websites at face value, at times.
Gaf is seriously weird in taking sensationalized weekend articles from some websites at face value, at times.
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assurdum
Banned
Where do you see all this agitationOnly 100 posts in this thread and 20 are yours already lol
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Keep your Sony stocks, son, they aren't going anywhere.
It's not about discouraging anything, it's about telling the majority of gamers, the casuals, that call of duty eventually will be removed from PlayStation, so they won't get into some sort of shit storm from retarted buyers.
It's not Phil who paid them for the sign, it's not about discouraging.
It's just a public service announcement.
assurdum
Banned
I actually respect the move. It's an honest one. Some may not understand it, but some don't comprehend what people in retail often have to end up dealing with on their day to day. Sometimes angry and completely irrational people approach them angry with their purchase, expecting to get results the person working in the store can't possibly deliver to them.
This sign and all signs like it is an attempt to get out in front of possible incidents. Don't go buying a Playstation 5 with the goal being Call of Duty games only to then come back later and try to fight the staff claiming you got fucked over intentionally. The truly hardcore of the hardcore will not put up any such warning or tell buyers to be careful. You buy that fucking Playstation and you LIKE IT!
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Swift_Star
Banned
No, sweetie, the comment wasn’t serious, you would know that if you read what I was replying to.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
They clearly don't know how far some go. It gets even worse than this video. People even attack folks and kill people.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
So your lawsuit going on the individual or still the retail chain?
Swift_Star
Banned
Expected and not surprising at all.
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Portugeezer
Gold Member
It must be a staff warning.
Lognor
Banned
Not buying this. You saw this days ago and you need to say IIRC? Bullshit. Is your memory that bad or is it wishful thinking that an Xbox fanboy would do this? Definitely the latter.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
Help the potential customers form the potential mental breakdown in the future when they realize that can't play COD anymore.
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Kagey K
Banned
Jesus. Now I need to know why.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Doesn't matter what the reason was, it's still a common sense warning entering a store to purchase games. If, for example, a guy walks into a store and says they want to buy an Xbox Series X to play Final Fantasy 16 on, do you believe the person in that store isn't suppose to alert them that so far the game hasn't been announced for Xbox and is only so far announced for Playstation 5? And that they don't even know for sure if it will come to Xbox Series X?
Because that's what I would do were I informed. Maybe a lot of people just genuinely will not know.
Swift_Star
Banned
You do know what you’re saying makes no sense lmao. This was made in good fun to get reactions on twitter and on ERA. But wouldn’t be done by any real retailer.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
He's a fanboy. Block him and move on with your life.
Much better like that, and prevents you from being triggered and get a ban.
Don't be like me.
assurdum
Banned
Unfortunately I can't use lawsuit against fanboy like you
assurdum
Banned
Jesus man. This guy was caught off guard as a notorious Xbox fanboy in resetera and still you are talking of common sense. Are you for real?
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TheGodfather07
Member
OK, which one of you xbox fans own this store?
SenjutsuSage
Banned
There's much worse than even that.
This one was peaceful. I once saw something where a person was going around hurling bottles at children. Yes, children! Inside a major supermarket they were going around looking for people who had children with them, and tossing breakable glasses of vinegar, oil, pickles, anything in a breakable glass, they were throwing at kids. After for a brief stint being stunned at what the fuck I was seeing, I go over to go stop this crazy bitch, and what comes next? An angry mother comes charging her, tackles her to the floor and slits her fucking throat with a piece of a broken bottle. She had 7 year old daughter who had her whole forehead badly cut open from the woman throwing glass.
The mother was arrested, put on trial, but never successfully convicted, and rightfully so. That person got exactly what they deserved.
PerfectDark
Banned
CoD is not good anymore and I buy it every year have not played the last 3 much. I have everything. You dream it for gaming I have it. No reason why playstation can't make a Soccom game, or their own FPS like CSGO or something . No reason why playstation can't make their own arpg like Diablo. You could bring Last Epoc to PS5 and it would blow Diablo 4 out of the water.
I own all consoles. I like the PS5 the best but I spend most my time on my Xbox. If money was even a thing for me I wouldn't need the PS5. I have two boys that game all day and they don't even want my PS5.
I own all consoles. I like the PS5 the best but I spend most my time on my Xbox. If money was even a thing for me I wouldn't need the PS5. I have two boys that game all day and they don't even want my PS5.
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BusierDonkey
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assurdum
Banned
From when it's defaming call someone xbox fanboyAre you publicly defaming someone?
well I guess from a Sony fanboy perspective could be.
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Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
slander is illegal, I’ll contact my lawyers asap. Better not edit these post…
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
1. It was in a PlayStation OT 24 thread in resetera
2. You have 100+pages gets posted within a few days.
3. The guy said it was being discussed on reddit and someone mentioned the retailer.
4. I didn't bother saving it because I didn't know people would make post like this whining about it.
assurdum
Banned
In what way is a slander call you an Xbox fanboy.
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SenjutsuSage
Banned
You don't tell me what to do in my establishment!!!
Ohh, so it's actually a troll, the actual store didn't do it? That's all you had to say. I thought you meant the person who works at the store is an xbox fanboy. And, yes, it makes a lot of sense to properly inform buyers about what they may be getting into if they're getting it for a specific purpose. I've seen it done many times before. I've walked into gamestop before, and when buying an xbox one the store owner asks me if I liked Uncharted because I was looking at the trailer running on the TV. I was like "hell yea, can't wait for part 4" then they told me "then you might want to get a PS4 instead." I told them I already had one, as well as an xbox one, was just picking up another one as a gift.
That's just proper customer service if your staff is knowledgeable. What if I were really dumb enough to be buying an Xbox One thinking I'd get to play Uncharted 4? The person had to be certain lol.
Kagey K
Banned
Care to show where? All I can find is accusations of it being a fanboy but no proof.
TBH I didn’t spend much time looking as I’d rather not spend my time there.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Somebody is going to prison over this and I’m just glad it’s not me
Concern
Member
NinjaBoiX
Member
100% this.
I agree with most of the sensible posts in here that this was probably the act of a frothing at the mouth fanboy that works there.
1. It’s not even legally finalised yet, to be pedantic about it
2. Even when it is, this won’t be an actual concern for at least a couple of years
3. Most average consumers will just be confused by this notice, causing unnecessary issues at the till
4. Joe Public isn’t anywhere near as savvy about this stuff as nerds like to think they are
5. Stop being weird, nerdy game shop employee
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
I am a man not a boy, I do not own an Xbox. You will be hearing from my lawyers
oldergamer
Member
That's the reason i have that guy on ignore. he probably shouldn't bother posting in xbox threads as his MO is blatentOnly 100 posts in this thread and 20 are yours already lol
Ammogeddon
Member
I was literally about to say, it’s either fake or they have a hardcore gaming nerd working there.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Wasn't this picture thing already confirmed as a fake, as in not an official store notice ?
Please mods close this topic before it goes even more downhill.
Please mods close this topic before it goes even more downhill.
Deerock71
Member
Poor Ben Affleck. Must suck being tied down to Jennifer Garner. Gotta hit that bottle!
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Wouldn’t that be two years down the road?
I think it is a good be aware notice of the potential future situation where those that buy CoD annually might not be able to play CoD though.
It’s nice to know a shop is up front with customers. That earns my respect.