Man Struggles With GameStop Employee, Steals Playstation 3

The surveillance showed a man in a gray shirt with cornrows walking into the store. He looked around the GameStop on University Avenue and began asking about the PS3

Employee Ericson Santiago showed the man the PS3 box and answered a few questions. Santiago said the man then went around the counter and attempted to take the video game from his hands.

However, Santiago refused to let go.

"He got knocked down and dragged halfway to the door," one police officer said.

[Real gamer 4 life]

lol no wonder ps3 sale are down. Because everyone wants one but cant afford it so they try to steal it lol.

[rofldings]

wtf? In the video they say "The Playstation 3 is worth about 600 dollars"

Wow, there's a huge sign in the STORE that says "PS3, now 399.99$"

lol. reporters are so stupid.

[jiggyjay]

He'll end up returning after he finds out that there's no games to really play on it and he doesn't have an HDTV to get the benefits of blu ray!

[cr33ping_death]

i guess its better than paying for the red ring of death....right.

[ScentlessApprentice7]

Sitting in front of a TV without a console to play because it's on the fritz leads you here to talk trash?? You got nothing better to do??

Well, let losers be losers.

[Naruto]

ps3 are now low as $399 ^^^

[unlimited]

there two dude there..the white dude didnt do anythin..damn im kinda pissed off..but i guess its good to let it go jus in case he have a gun..

EDIT he didnt know and probaly didnt seen the new commericial

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

He stole the wrong Console!

(This is not intented to offend anyone but as a joke. Do not take this as an offense)

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

You blow, dude.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

Um..
Did you get offended?

If i said "At least he tried to steal the right console" will not be funny as "He stole the wrong console" imo....

[FF7numba1]

WHAT was he suppose to steal a wii?

[cloud360-7th_account]

MAYBE he wouldnt steal it if it was so expensive.

Dont think this is a good thing plz. Coz it aint.

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Police have found the perpetrator and are quoted to have been astonished at who it was, "It was the last person we were expecting to commit such a crime" said Police Inspector Hales in an earlier interview.

The identity of the thief has been protected using state of the art computer technology in this photo released by police.

[ElementX]

Gabe doesn't have cornrows.

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[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

It was a WIG!!

[Imalwaysright]

LMAO Bubbles for you

[Mc187]

I thiught COntra was gabe lol
bubbles 4 u

[Charlie2688]

LOL!!!!!! I just spilled my coffee thanks to that XD

[IGNFTW]

THE ROBBERY WOULD'VE BEEN AT A BAKERY

[Itachi]

would just give him the PS3

no point in risking your life for a bit of plastic

[wil4hire]

If I am working at a gamestop.. at say 23-25 like that guy was... Maybe in school, maybe not..

The LAST thing I would do, would be to fight for a ps3. I'd be pissed if I was killed over a ps3.

[Baron79]

You got that right. What was he thinking tring to save Gamestop $600?....forget about it.

[TheExecutive]

Ive dreamt of knocking down and dragging Gamestop employees... this guy lived my dream...

[Bebedora]

So how much did you pay him? <jk>

[IGNFTW]

BUT REPLACE THE T WITH P AND P WITH T

[IdontTakeSides]

everyone wants a PS3...is that obvious....some Gamespot employees are turds 4 real....i hardly go there store these days they're so biased..!!

[jay3]

Please, for the love of god tell me you're joking?

[xplosneer]

Well it's obvious not everyone wants one, but the last time I went to GameStop I got hit with some smack talk with the employee about the PS3. I promptly left and went to BestBuy instead.

[jay3]

I was talking about the fact that he called the actual store biased, but i get your point.

[lawman1108]

Go into ANY Best buy they have about 70 PS3's just sitting there, you can trip over them.

[games4fun]

pog,roundpeg,bladestar and the gang when you need them, they could have told him how much better the deal was for a 360 and since they have so many bs facts they could have held him there for hours arguing with him and the police could arrive in time without a struggle going on.

[Meus Renaissance]

What are the odds that is actually TheMart? Lol I'm kidding

[Drano]

Investigation starting now.

Jump Beyond.

[IdontTakeSides]

LMAO..it could be..he has expressed that he would like a PS3...haha

[Blitzed]

I think TheMART was the employee, he doesnt want anyone to have a PS3! After the guy got loose the employee was heard screaming "that doesnt count as a sale!"

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The Gamestop applications have been updated to say the following:

- Are you buff? ( )YES ( )NO ( )EFFIN' A!

[Sevir04]

Stealling is horrible. get out and work if you cant afford your choise of console. ^^

this noob should be thrown in jail.

[radical_pi]

bubble for you.

i wanna smack that guy and be like "GET A JOB OR SOMETHING"

[RonDeMuerte]

At least it helps our installed base!!!!......hahahaha I'm just kidding........you see.......people do prefer the PS3.....they are even willing to risk jail time for it.......

[teto83]

TheMart is finally going to play beyond!!!LOL

[rofldings]

hahahahahaahah

you made me shat my pants with laughter! bubbles for you friend

[Impact]

lol.. seriously why risk your life over something like that, what a idiot. he was probably pissed off at the crappy customer support.

[Impact]

i bet he sold that on craigslist as soon as he got home. lol

http://miami.craigslist.org...

[antoinetm]

So thats why the PS3 isnt doing well in NA.

There must be a limit to the number of PS3 sold per day @ gamestop
so the dude couldnt buy it and he got pissed.

[PirateThom]

"Everyone who wants a PlayStation 3 will get a second job... as a bugular or mugger."

[gamesblow]

Decent memory... To be fair, though. Sony has worked hand and foot with consumers to get price down. I think they've done an incredible job in under a year. They've done so much more for the consumer in under a years time than either Nintendo and Microsoft have, that's for sure. People just wanna ride that wagon of hate until it comes to a point where... There isn't much else to complain about. That time is coming pretty fast, folks. It is.

[gamesblow]

I'm a manager at Gamestop and if someone came into my store actin' up like this guy did and tried to steal a system... shhhhhhhh... I'd let him have it. If he wanted one so bad that he ould risk going to jail over it... That's a true dedicated fanboy. One after my own heart. I lvoe this guys spunk and energy.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

I found a picture of theMART

[Sevir04]

dude you made the milk i was drinking come through my nose. that was hilarious LOL!!!

[Bebedora]

Thanks for a good laugh. Would have been fun either way, but more fun now since it is asociated with themart.
[edit] Am I wrong in saying he looks like a teletubbie?

[macalatus]

That explains why that guy (theMart) is the way he is.

[teto83]

BUBLES FOR U

[Ares84]

This guy is an idiot!! Risking his freedom over a PS3.
On the other hand...when will people get it thorugh their thick skull that the PS3 is not "worth $600" anymore.
It's $499 for the 80gig and $399 for the 40 gig!! Try to register it ok? Thanks!

[gamesblow]

Even more amazing... I bet in 5 years or 6 or however long it takes for the next system from Sony to hit... It'll really be stupid. I'm sure Dreamcast was viewed as the same way and people did idiotic things to obtain one back then too. The internet wasn't teeming at that time like it is now, though. Digital media has taken off and taken over and thus we get all kinds of news now. Good, bad, bizzare and just absurd. Then, not so much. I'm sure it happened though.

[HarryEtTubMan]

I go to THE University of South Florida in Tampa which is the 3rd biggest college in the nation now(yes it has grown and is HUGE) ALLOT nad I mean ALOT of people hear are talking about the PS3 now. It seems like its just now being released lol. I think things are going to blow up for the PS3 from here on out.. Even my little brother and my PARENTS( O GOD) want one now. My roomate already nhas one and man we have so much fun playing COD 3, Warhawk, Resistance, NCAA o8 andHeavenly sword

[stennexxx]

PS3 now in demand. Life aint worth losing over it. Plus if that punk went on the free online provided by Sony they would locate him in no time. All PS3 have their own mac address and other coded features. So that customer did the right thing a holding the clerk back even if he did see a gun.

Gamestops in Florida need to change their policies for their clerks. PS3 is here to stay. If it wasn't for PS1 and PS2, gamespot would not have made alot of money so how come all of a sudden they try to promote only xbox. Ridiculous. Gaming is for everyone.

[solar]

http://www.gamepro.com/news...

man steals ps3 with nintendo light zapper :D

[Tsukasah]

That's crazy... kinda strange too. Most GS employees around here are so biased to 360 its not even funneh, strange he wouldnt let the PS3 go(i dont think i read the article right though). Only 1 gamespot i ever went to where i met an employee who I could actually get along with, and was unbiased, and that would be the one in Mt. Zion Illinois.... I go to the one at the mall in Forsyth, Illinois, i buy a PS3 game and he said, as i left, "Lol.. the only game he'll probably ever buy for PS3, I expect to see him with a 360 soon!" I was buying Folklore... lol. But I came back in and I asked him, "So why do you think I will be buying a c0kbox 360 with only 2 moderately good games, that I can also buy on my high end PC? PS3 atleast has a variety of games, rather than shooters" Then he said "PS3 has no games... what are you talking about?" i pointed at the PS3 section in the store, and said "Those games, some may suck, but alot are still awesome!" Then I rambled on about R&C coming soon(this was a couple days after folklore launched), about uncharted, and so on... then told him about the hardware and he said... Whatever, get out of my store.

I went ahead and left and now im going to Mt. Zion Gamestop from this point on. =D

I bet the guy stealing the PS3 was just a poor xbot who was tired of shooters. /end ps3 fanboyism, i have a wii y'kno =D

St3al B3yond

[Quickstrike]

I understand that the PS3 is so good that you could steal one but to actualy do it. That is just crossing the line i hope they catch him, throw him in jail, and throw away the key. If this is a xbot stealing a PS3 i hope they torture him by making him play ET, The Texas Chainsaw Massacer, and Halloween for the Atari 2600 for 24 hrs each.

PS if you think that Gamestop only likes 360 then you should come to Nacogdoches's Gamestop. You wont find too many of thier employies liking the 360. Infact they love the PS3.

[Tsukasah]

Lol, of course i think the 40gb PS3 is a steal =X.

but rofl at the xbot torture... making him play ET is the best.... in fact I still have an atari2600 lying around somewhere.... last summer my friend and I got so bored that we made a bet, "whoever could play ET the longest gets 20 bucks from the other" ....i quit after 2 minutes.... lol too bad i lost my ET game....

Oh yeah, and a bubble for the torture thing as well =D i'm too lazy to check why you only have one, but regardless i believe you deserve atleast one more(hopefully it will add one =D)

[DZNetworks]

I think this is fake, because every store I go to they have the system in the back and until you fork over your money you dont get to see it. Thats why they have demo models and kiosks.

[gw4k]

Ok.

[IGNFTW]

RATCHET AND CLANK FEVER IS GETTING TO PEOPLE

[Kwertie]

Yet more Sony viral marketing. I mean who in their right mind would steal a PS3, let alone buy one?

[DZNetworks]

He stole the wrong system. LOL.