First Image of PS4 Retail Demo Station At Home Depot

Here is the first image of PS4 retail demo station at Home Depot.

Home Depot has a full Playstation 4 demo Kiosks set up ready and is allowing players to get try their hands on PS4 early.

[jujubee88]

Right next to the epoxy. Noice!

[RyuCloudStrife]

Home Depot??? o.0

[PS4isKing_82]

Exactly my reaction.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Yea, I can't...I don't know.

[LordDhampire]

Lol wut?

[sinjonezp]

My thoughts exactly. Can we line up for pre orders at home depot? Will they have some kind of paint simulation game on display? Lol . guys, please make me understand what Sony's plan is with this marketing tactic.

[Kingthrash360]

i woulda let them demo it at my house, makes more sense than homedepot.

[HugoDrax]

My reaction was

"looks like I'll be making a trip to Home Depot tomorrow" muhahahaha (evil villain laugh)

[Fairchild Channel F]

Let's see, what do I need here.....

Sheet metal screws......can of Rustoleum deck restore.....Ryobi scroll saw.....ceiling tiles.....Playststion 4........garden trowel.....solar powered walkway lights....

Hey! There's a hotdog stand!

[FamilyGuy]

A PS4 in your house would DEFINITELY quality as a "home improvement" so it makes some sense. LOL

Yeah but really, I was confused too as a first thought, my second thought matched AuricGoldfinger's. Third thought... Can we pre-order PS4s at Home Depot!?

When are these gonna pop up in the places we expect? You know, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Walmart, Kmart, Target, GameStop. How the hell did Home Depot get it first?

[Crazay]

I can see the conversion now..."Honey... Since I just bought you some new flooring and a crap load of paint... Thereby making my next 2 weekends ruined... I think I'm treating myself to a ps4"

[sync90]

The more shops selling ps4 the better. no?

[Army_of_Darkness]

Contractors and construction workers do make pretty good money ;-)
after a hards day cutting, lifting, building and shoveling dirt and gravel at work, why not chill and relax with a PS4 when you get home.

[JoGam]

And will they be selling the PS4 too on Nov 15th? Very odd. Guess I'll be at Home Depot for the midnight launch...lol

Let me get a PS4, Drive Club and some floor tiles. Lol

[SilentNegotiator]

Are you saying I can get one of the best hotdogs I've ever had, a drain snake, AND a PS4 at Home Depot?

Sheesh, HD, you're just a home improvement shop...no need to be that awesome.

[Sono421]

home depot worker- "I know what i'm doing on my break" ;)

[GribbleGrunger]

Jesus, I hope that casing has decent ventilation.

[LordDhampire]

To suck up all that saw dust and fail?!?!? Why would you wish that

[joeorc]

@sinjonezp"

"My thoughts exactly. Can we line up for pre orders at home depot? Will they have some kind of paint simulation game on display? Lol . guys, please make me understand what Sony's plan is with this marketing tactic."

Oh' you do not know why?

wow i thought people know this, Sony did this very thing back in early 2007.

Many times like on shows on PBS home improvement they have "how to install a home home theatre system"

well can you guess which game console they are mainly using in the demonstration?

example: with belemont in a standard home theatre system of Sony's

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

but here is example from Home depot

http://reviews.homedepot.co...

[PoSTedUP]

ahem, well, tell my wife i took a run to home depo, ill be back in a few weeks.

[jujubee88]

They usually have a snack stand out in front of the local one here. And the bathrooms have a water fountain by the side. They also have a nice little garden patio section with comfy seetings.

Damn, it would be a scene if people flash mobbed Home Depots around the area. The new "hang out spot". HAha.

I'd pay just to see the culture clash of our generation. Home Depot regulars vs Extreme Gaming Enthusiasts. :D

[orakle44]

I dunno about this, this does not make sense at all. Home Depot? and if you read the article they say that its going to be set up in lawn and garden??? I dunno about the stores where you guys are from but my local stores lawn and garden are outside.......im just not believing any of this.

[Blaze929]

"He said they will be setting them up in Lawn & Garden in the coming week"

lolwut? Home Depot? They won't even be selling PS4s. Sony marketing at work smh. I mean really lol, can someone explain how this might make marketing sense?

Home Depots and Taco Bells lol. What's next, Payless shoe store?

[rainslacker]

Home Depot gets over one million customers a day across the US, and twice that much on the weekends. The majority of people that shop there have money to pay for stuff like improving their homes. Floor advertising space is valuable there.

I do question the Lawn & Garden section part. When i worked at Lowe's, that section was pretty dead in the winter. Unless it's on the interior part, which is typically right next to the entrance...the most valuable real estate in the entire store.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

So they finally show one in public. Finally without a PC inside.

[neoMAXMLC]

Excuse me, sir. That line is reserved for the Sony fanboys, sir.

[Eddie20101]

This is a joke(as in not real meant to be a joke), this looks like some schools shop class.

A dumb joke has gotten this many hits, amazing.

[trancefreak]

Of course the ps4 an exclusive item @depot right next to all the sh1t you need to build your man cave.

[cl1983]

Its great that you can go into Home Depot and test it out. However I'm confused on why its at a hardware store and not a game store.

[-Ghost]

I thought the same thing. Also, why would they set it up in the "Lawn & Garden" section? Lol

[rainslacker]

Lawn & Garden is right at the entrance. The plants and stone stuff is kept outside at every one I've seen, but everything else is there right when you walk in. It's the most expensive part of the store for vendors to buy to set up displays. I think registers are the 2nd most expensive.

Why home depot? Because they have over 1 million customers a day, and twice that much on weekends. Contractors, laborers, dad's being dragged there by their wives for that weekend home improvement task, typically with their kids in tow.

I don't think it's genius or anything, but I can't see that the exposure will hurt. Probably costs a lot less than the Toy's R' Us top 15 list.

Who knows, maybe Home Depot wants to branch out into electronics. They already sell appliances.

[PositiveEmotions]

Maybe bc ps4 is a gaming hardware console? Lol idk

[cl1983]

Bad Bad Positive no more puns for you.

[Bathyj]

I cant think of any other Hardware Id rather buy

[Campy da Camper]

Agreed. I'm actually thinking they might be promoting a build it yourself home entertainment center and if you buy it you get a ps4 forfree. That would actually be a good idea.

[HighResHero]

That's Sony's marketing team for you

[RyuCloudStrife]

Genius and Flawless as always.

Long. Live. Play.

[LordDhampire]

Trying to get dem casuals and parents son

Only douchebags go to game stores and they probably have already decided what they want so a kiosk is redundant

[WeAreLegion]

That's...odd.

[M-M]

Home Depot lol?

[SactoGamer]

Wait....Home Depot?

[NatureOfLogic]

This will make some switch their Xbone pre-orders to PS4.

[ZBlacktt]

Home Depot???? This is a full on hardware store for doing landscaping, home repair and construction projects. Zero electronics are ever sold here. Maybe they built the cabinet, lol.

[cl1983]

They do sell noise cancelling radio headphones.

[ZBlacktt]

I'm going to stop by and ask about this story....lol.

[rainslacker]

They actually do sell electronics. HDTV's and speakers at least. I don't recall ever seeing them in my local home depot, but I usually go to Lowe's, and I don't typically go to hardware stores to pick up electronics.

Maybe there is some other promotion brewing.

[Majin-vegeta]

I'm going to stop by and ask about this story....lol.

So did you??:P

[RyuCloudStrife]

I guess home depot is the place to go for gamers LOL

[Cryptcuzz]

Really Home Depot?

I've been in a lot of different Home Depot's in my lifetime since my dad is in the construction business and have never ever seen any gaming related kiosks there.

Where ever this Home Depot is at, it will always be the best one to me.

My hardware store gaming cherry has been popped Lol.

Get a life Cuzz! I'm just playing around!

[Sarobi]

I guess from all the buzz PS4 gathers they figure it'd bring attention to their store.

[UncleGermrod]

I doubt that this is real. I can't say the display shown is fake, but I doubt that it's at a home depot. Also, why would it be set up in lawn and garden? Idk about any of this. I have been wondering if there would be any pre-launch kiosks and where. But i doubt if it will be here.

[showtimefolks]

lol good one sony, i guess they have us the gamers so they are trying to reach the casuals whichever they can

a lot of parents go to HD to buy home appliances and other stuff they need for their homes, so i guess walking around some will see ps4 and may buy it for their kids

[Soldierone]

Can you even buy a PS4 there? This makes no sense in any way shape or form.....

[Lockon]

What the f***? I work at a Home Depot! O_O

[PS4isKing_82]

Something about this story is just too weird. I mean I saw the pic but why home depot??? But Sony does have their new marketing team since last year and tons of husbands and fathers are always shopping there for home repairs and other things. Lets see if this new marketing pays off.

[fghtrer3fb5erg]

Look at that sexy thang! OMG too sexy for my pants!

[moodymofo]

this marketing is ingenious cause ive got projects that ive been putting off around the house now ill go to home depot tomorrow to check out the ps4 and pick up the things i needed for the house while im there . great job sony ,thanks

[AceBlazer13]

It's either a dumb idea or an ingenious one.Gamers already know their choice so it's time to capture all types of casuals, lol maybe a kiosk at Barnes and noble next?

[joeyisback]

Guess ill be going to Home Depot soon :-D

[Kaiou]

I'm sorry ?

[the411]

It'll all make sense when we see an Xbox One at Lowe's next week. lol

[kingPoS]

Home Depot is last place that comes to mind when gaming's involved. What's next - Ace Hardware. lol

[Kevin26385]

I can't remember back to 2005/2006, but did Sony/MS ever have kiosks playable before launch for the PS3/Xbox 360?

[barb_wire]

Home Depot, for real?

Seems such a random store for it to be in, I guess they'll show up at barber's or nail salons next.

[sigfredod]

Of course you can purchase the PS4 + the tools and the materials ehat they use to build the kiosk lol

[crowsticky1234]

Home Depot?? Unexpected. But what can construction workers build with a PS4, but this is a great move and it can give them more sales, besides of focusing on one market, they're attempting to advertise it in other markets. I can see these in H&M and that wouldn't be a bad idea.

[rainslacker]

Construction workers make pretty decent money. It makes sense to market to people who make decent money. Particularly those that work tough jobs all day. They also get all the random casual do-it-yourselfers on the weekend who get dragged there by their wives.

When dad has to sit there picking out curtain patterns for 3 hours, I can see his mind wandering to the PS4 kiosk he saw when walking in.

[etownone]

Looking forward to trying it out. Testing the new controller.

And seeing next gen graphics.

[bigboirock]

is it me or dose the ps4 look alot bigger then before

[GraveLord]

I wonder if the Home Depots in the US will have these too. Do the Home Depots in Germany normally have a gaming stuff?

[Soc5]

Are they gonna have a Bob Villa edition?

[quenomamen]

They should totally make a Home Depot edition that has a brushed stainless Steele shell and extra rubbery ergonomic grips on the controller.

[rainslacker]

wonder if they'll just write PlayStation 4 across the top with a giant sharpie like their employees do on their aprons.:)

[HappyWithOneBubble]

Sony should set up PS4 stations at Six Flags, movie theaters, NFL stadiums, and other places where more people gather.

Home Depot is a home improvement store. You won't see too many kids there unless they with parents so Sony is reaching out to more adults especially men. Not a bad move by Sony.

[kewlkat007]

Lol...really

[JuniorCE]

Well... Greatness is coming really soon!!! HAHAHAHAHAH

[Ch1d0r1]

I hope i can put it on my Home Depot credit card!

[quenomamen]

Well if you where Sony would you put it in Home Depot where guys drop $300 on the rechargeable drill / saw / jigsaw pack. Or Toys R Us where a 6 year old is getting a $60 big wheel ?

[R3DRAIN89]

That is not to weird, when SNES came out AutoZone was selling them.

[ziggurcat]

why would home depot have a video game kiosk?

[Plagasx]

Good...Good. I shall go make love to it now.

[90Supra]

Home Depot?

Damn....they're not fkn around

[Majin-vegeta]

I went to HD today to pay off something and was gonna ask about this and i got so fkn side tracked by flirting with the assisatant and i remembered after i had left SOB XD

[SaulGoodman]

I went to Home Depot today and Ellen Page was my checkout assistant. I left with Ellen on my lips and Beyond on my fingers. She's such a "hands on" person!

[SaulGoodman]

In the top right corner there's a fossilized piece of dinosaur shit. (Just so you don't confuse it with Baby Ruth.) sorry it won't happen again.

[Usemell]

I am asking the same question I wonder if Home Depots in the US will have PS4 demos.