Long lines for a silly game...

The lines are forming, people are bundling up for the cold nights, the excitements rising and they have their hard earned cash tucked safely away. The reason? Sony’s Playstation 3 is being released throughout the United States and Canada this Friday. It’s already been released in Japan and will provide stiff competition to Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. PS3 was disclosed to the public last May and has been highly anticipated ever since. The people I’ve seen waiting outside of the stores these next few nights prove it. They’re camped out, ready for the cold nights ahead, all for a silly video game console. Apparently, this new unit has all the newest technology and advanced features, and is also worth $499 for the basic unit. For video games?! Outrageous, I know. Yet, it seems that people are willing to pay almost any price for the “best” video game consoles and games. But as can be expected, a newer system will be hitting the stores, likely within the next year. It fathoms me why people will spend so much money on these systems, not to mention all the pricey games that can only be used on that new console as well. So why spend so much on something that is essentially useless within a year? Then again, I’m not a gamer, so I guess it’s something that I will never understand.