Now, why the hell would someone go and do something like...

[Cmtz]

this?

http://youtube.com/watch.php?v=KoiRnVGAQ3s&search=psp

Why?

[Johnny_Rock]

To entertain people like me.

[Jed]

To entertain people like me.

And me. Long live the DS! I've always wanted to film myself destroying something, but I guess watching that video fulfills that for me. >_>

[starchildskiss78]

I don't know....seems totally screwed up to destroy ANY gaming system no matter how good or bad it is. I'm personally not interested in portable systems anymore (have my Game Gear, a Game Boy Color for when I was still searching for a Game Gear, and a Game Boy Advance for Animal Crossing) but I won't say that the PSP is garbage. Both it and the DS have their good points and hammering either one to tiny tiny bits is just....wrong!

[smokehouse]

*Steps up on soapbox*

Probably because we live in a country where fucking idiots with money can easily throw away $250. Meanwhile people starve and go homeless. This kind of shit makes me angry to the core. I grew up on welfare; something like a PSP would have been a king’s ransom to my family. Here some moron is destroying it for fun.

This isn’t an issue of “DS rules!” or “Fuck Sony!...Take that!!!”. Sony got paid so to me they got what they wanted. It’s called a blatant waste of money. They got an extra $250 to throw around? They should film themselves purchasing a few new coats for some poor kids.

*Steps off soapbox*

[max 330 mega]

lol, does anyone remember the video of the 2 japanese school boys stomping on a PSP?
this video kicks the japanese ones ass, they freakin massacred that thing. haha
loved the music selection and the way the dude was dressed too.

[GrayFox]

I think these people should buy a buttload of PSP's to destroy..


And instread of breaking them, just give them to me damnit. We can pretend to destroy them while I enjoy a good game of Lumines.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

People are just idiot dumbasses.

Thats pretty much what this is about.

[Queen Of The Felines]

Smokehouse is my new hero.

Kristine

[Raven1280]

*Steps up on soapbox*

Probably because we live in a country where fucking idiots with money can easily throw away $250. Meanwhile people starve and go homeless. This kind of shit makes me angry to the core. I grew up on welfare; something like a PSP would have been a king’s ransom to my family. Here some moron is destroying it for fun.



Im not a detective or anything but i would guess that this video is from mexico or another spanish speaking country... so to claim we live in a country of fucking idiots when its not even our country is kinda presumptuous... But maybe you live in the country this video came from... then you are alright to preach whatever about the idiots in your country!

[alec006]

I can understand if it was a broken psp but a brand new one,waste of money,it was entertaining thou.

[smokehouse]

*Steps up on soapbox*

Probably because we live in a country where fucking idiots with money can easily throw away $250. Meanwhile people starve and go homeless. This kind of shit makes me angry to the core. I grew up on welfare; something like a PSP would have been a king’s ransom to my family. Here some moron is destroying it for fun.



Im not a detective or anything but i would guess that this video is from mexico or another spanish speaking country... so to claim we live in a country of fucking idiots when its not even our country is kinda presumptuous... But maybe you live in the country this video came from... then you are alright to preach whatever about the idiots in your country!

I watched it with the sound off. If they're speaking Spanish then possibly it's from another country, who knows. It's not like this is an isolated event though, this is becoming a trend on the web and to me its ridiculous. Flat fact, it is wasteful and disgusting.

[slip81]

*Steps up on soapbox*

Probably because we live in a country where fucking idiots with money can easily throw away $250. Meanwhile people starve and go homeless. This kind of shit makes me angry to the core. I grew up on welfare; something like a PSP would have been a king’s ransom to my family. Here some moron is destroying it for fun.



Im not a detective or anything but i would guess that this video is from mexico or another spanish speaking country... so to claim we live in a country of fucking idiots when its not even our country is kinda presumptuous... But maybe you live in the country this video came from... then you are alright to preach whatever about the idiots in your country!

No matter what country they are from, it's still a waste of money. Though there is the possibility that it was a defective unit that could not be returned or sold for profit.

[Slate]

Well, it was their unit. Sad to say it, but they enjoyed it.

I know it's crazy to do such a thing, but it doesn't bother me that much. People throw away videogames every day. Not like i can stop it, although i can do my best.

Don't think of me the wrong way. I am a PSP owner. A PSP owner that likes hi's PSP.

[Raven1280]

Im not saying it isnt a waste I was just saying you shouldn't assume that it was "idiots" in our country who waste thier money.

[smokehouse]

I couldn’t care less whether these guys were from the US, France or Mars for that matter. It’s wasteful, period. Yes, there are many, many idiots in this great land of ours that do stupid shit like this every day. From throwing away food, to guzzling gas, to blasting a $250 PSP. It happens and it’s disgusting.

That’s my point, plain and simple, try not to read into it too much Captain America.

[Cmtz]

I couldn’t care less whether these guys were from the US, France or Mars for that matter. It’s wasteful, period. Yes, there are many, many idiots in this great land of ours that do stupid shit like this every day. From throwing away food, to guzzling gas, to blasting a $250 PSP. It happens and it’s disgusting.

That’s my point, plain and simple, try not to read into it too much Captain America.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :yipes:

[drummy]

EDIT: Damn, I'm late.

[Raven1280]

Captain America.

Thats funny! Theres nothing like insults to help defend your side.

[hezeuschrist]

Haven't you guys heard? Destroying expensive recently released electronics is the new black.

[Raven1280]

I cant wait till it gets to the extream of someone buying a new car and having it crushed at the junk yard

[Darth Sensei]

http://www.mikeserieys.co.uk/blog/images/attention_whore.jpg

They do it for the attention brought to their otherwise meaningless lives. :roll:

[slip81]

Coming up, a new fad that's sweeping the nation, wasting food.
- Scott Christian

Also, wasn't there a Blink 182 video where they just went around buying things with a fat wad of cash and then destroyining it in front of the store?

[smokehouse]

Captain America.

Thats funny! Theres nothing like insults to help defend your side.

That’s funny; somehow I don’t see that calling someone “Captain America” is an insult. Perhaps you’re easily offended.

[halbert]

It's my opinion that people can do whatever they want with their own stuff.

HOWEVER, I can't understand the trend of breaking shit and taping it. I don't see why it's that funny. :hmm:

[Ed Oscuro]

There are sites - I'm not even going to link them as they don't need exposure - that smashed a 360, right outside the store (!), that will be smashing a Rev and PS3 as well.

Personally, these people should be hauled off to court - the companies that make those systems are taking a loss on each console sold (in the case of the 360 and likely the PS3 we already know it's a huge one), so this also hurts the economy.

What ASSHOLES.

[Raven1280]

Yeah i heard they did that with an Ipod photo on the same site... never seen it though

[CYRiX]

Smokehouse ILU!

[Richter Belmount]

Captain america isnt insulting , that name kicks ass :D I like it. Anyways on the subject if its about console devotion , that is meaningless and stupid everyone knows that , just let this moron keep on living in his empty shell of a life with devotion to marketing ploys and acting like a 12 year old with too much free time on his hands.

[Push Upstairs]

Captain America LOL


Smash new shit for attention all they want, they are still sorry sacks of meaninglessness.

[waxpoet]

Don't you see they are doing it for a promotional tool. It is the same as if they spent $250 on flyers and posters that were ripped down afterwards.

In some way they are making more money off of it than they are losing.

[its_hey_ma]

a) The guy with the hammer really need to improve on his aim. He missed the psp half the times, I mean its not that small

b) I personally would have found it far more interested if the firecracker went off as soon as they lit it. That would teach them a lesson about wasting!

[Push Upstairs]

Don't you see they are doing it for a promotional tool.

And here i thought it was some pathetic display of showing why they dislike consumerism and captalism....like something from "Fight Club" but more lame.

Buying something then just trashing it seems wasteful and if your point was to speak out against being wasteful then what is the point?


But hey, if you wanna pretend to be a "rebel" by throwing away your money and trashing something...thats fine with me.

[Ed Oscuro]

Captain America LOL
Captain America, LOL (http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/666/666585/marvel-zombies-20051114024101960.jpg)

[Griking]

They did it to piss you off.

And it worked.



(oh, they also did it for the attention and hits that their website would get as well)

[Cmtz]

They did it to piss you off.

And it worked.



(oh, they also did it for the attention and hits that their website would get as well)

It did piss me off. I wish I had the money to do something like that when I was a kid. Fuck, you can't buy a SNES with food stamps.

[Kamino]

They should film themselves purchasing a few new coats for some poor kids.

*Steps off soapbox*
HAHAHAA
@ CMTZ, Smokehouse, While I didn't grow up on food stamps, I did grow up in a house where my dad had to work 80 hours a week @ about 7 an hour, trying to keep up with the house payment, the truck payment, mother's illness, etc. I grew up on stuff from goodwill, clipping coupons, etc.
So, I didn't quite have it as bad I guess, so maybe i'm not seeing it the same.
But I sure laughed at this a hell of a lot harder than i would at a video of people buying kids coats.

And I actually LIKE psp. Smashing stuff is cool.
that being said, I can't say this was any funnier than if they'd smashed an old printer office space style, or a broken toaster oven, or any random crap you can find at a local junqueyard.

However, I don't share the same view that people with "too much money" are obligated to give it to the poor if they're merely going to "Waste" it. We all buy video games here; it's theoretically "Wasteful". WE could ALL be feeding the so-called poor. We live in a disposable, "Wasteful" society; 90% of products on the market are "Wasteful". Toys, games, sporting goods, do we need any of it? No.
But what fun is feeding someone else's kids?
Call me selfish if you want, that's just how I view the situation.

[Joker T]

I though it was really funny LOL

[Teknik_SE-R]

You have offended all of us Kamino with your self righteous bolchet and condemnation. From henceforth you shall be known by me as Father Phillip McNulty.

waste away fellow gamers! we are all going to hell anyway so you might as well enjoy it!

actually I completely agree

[smokehouse]

They should film themselves purchasing a few new coats for some poor kids.

*Steps off soapbox*
HAHAHAA
@ CMTZ, Smokehouse, While I didn't grow up on food stamps, I did grow up in a house where my dad had to work 80 hours a week @ about 7 an hour, trying to keep up with the house payment, the truck payment, mother's illness, etc. I grew up on stuff from goodwill, clipping coupons, etc.
So, I didn't quite have it as bad I guess, so maybe i'm not seeing it the same.
But I sure laughed at this a hell of a lot harder than i would at a video of people buying kids coats.

And I actually LIKE psp. Smashing stuff is cool.
that being said, I can't say this was any funnier than if they'd smashed an old printer office space style, or a broken toaster oven, or any random crap you can find at a local junqueyard.

However, I don't share the same view that people with "too much money" are obligated to give it to the poor if they're merely going to "Waste" it. We all buy video games here; it's theoretically "Wasteful". WE could ALL be feeding the so-called poor. We live in a disposable, "Wasteful" society; 90% of products on the market are "Wasteful". Toys, games, sporting goods, do we need any of it? No.
But what fun is feeding someone else's kids?
Call me selfish if you want, that's just how I view the situation.

You know I was going to come up with some well thought out reply to this but I imagine I’d just be wasting my time. You find stupidity funny? Good for you. You think that wasting money is humorous and our God given right? Again, good for you.

I for one believe that what goes around comes around. The man throwing away $1000 today may be the one asking for $.50 tomorrow. I guess I just view things differently, having no electricity every spring because the power company shuts you off and having to go to churches for food handouts will tend to color one’s point of view.

I’m not trying to generate sympathy, this is where I came from and I’m simply explaining why I feel the way I do.

[Raven1280]

I for one believe that what goes around comes around. The man throwing away $1000 today may be the one asking for $.50 tomorrow.


KARMA!!!! You must be a Carson Daly fan.

[Push Upstairs]

We all buy video games here; it's theoretically "Wasteful". WE could ALL be feeding the so-called poor. We live in a disposable, "Wasteful" society; 90% of products on the market are "Wasteful". Toys, games, sporting goods, do we need any of it? No.

But how many of us go buy *something* with the full intent to destroy it, maybe even right outside where we bought it?

Still seems rather ignorant as wheverever they bought the machine from still got thier money, the company who made it still got thier money and all those assholes got was a few minutes of shits and giggles.

Seems a tad pointless to me.

[Raven1280]

It’s not really pointless. It’s served its purpose. It’s given the creators their 15mins of fame. Its pissed people off. I'd say they’ve accomplished what they set out to do!

[GarrettCRW]

Are those of us who spend $250 to use the damn thing as an emulator (when we own the real systems involved) any better?

[waxpoet]

you guys just don't get it...but they certainly did and it is working

[stressboy]

There are sites - I'm not even going to link them as they don't need exposure - that smashed a 360, right outside the store (!), that will be smashing a Rev and PS3 as well.

Personally, these people should be hauled off to court - the companies that make those systems are taking a loss on each console sold (in the case of the 360 and likely the PS3 we already know it's a huge one), so this also hurts the economy.

What ASSHOLES.

Why the hell should they be sued for this? They purchased the machine for its full retail price, a price set by the manufacturer. A retail store was paid for this, made money, and I am sure some sales tax was also paid. The economy was not hurt by this.

[cyberfluxor]

And I actually LIKE psp. Smashing stuff is cool.
that being said, I can't say this was any funnier than if they'd smashed an old printer office space style, or a broken toaster oven, or any random crap you can find at a local junqueyard.


If you want, I can run to the pawn shop, pick up a $15 printer and microwave and see how they mix. I'll even video tape it and post it someplace. A bunch of friends and myself have thought about doing that for quite sometime after seeing Rick & Rak. If you never heard of them, by far this is one of their best vidoes:
http://www.rickrock.com/huntingwebtv.wmv

[Cmtz]

Here have another sir.

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=AnI9QfVLv3o&search=psp

[max 330 mega]

hahaha thats the other video i was talking about, fucking great. ok i take back my initial post, this video is definitely the superior of the two.

[Lothars]

well I think they do it just for attention and because they can.

I would never do anything like that but it's all good.

[exit]

What's new about beating the shit out of a console/handheld? I used to beat the hell out of my consooles when I was younger out of anger. Look I just died on the last level, no continues and it took me 4 hours to get here OH NOES THE CONTROLER MAGICALLY TURNS INTO A PROJECTILE!

Nothing new at all.

[donkeykong1]

That guy took too long to swing the bat in the second video. :P

And about the economy, that does not hurt it at all :roll:

[Ed Oscuro]

And about the economy, that does not hurt it at all :roll:
Most average folks who buy and sell stocks to supplement their income would hold no more than a few thousand dollars (at the most) in any stock. Probably most people do like my dad, less than $1000 in most any stock.

BOOM, 1/4 of your investment is gone because of some jackasses.

Sure, it's all spread around, but you can make the case that those kids set back your investment into the company by 1/4.

I wish people would think before they did this crap.

[stressboy]

I might agree with you.. if they had stolen it.

But they didn't. They paid for it. No one was hurt by them breaking it afterwards.

[donkeykong1]

I might agree with you.. if they had stolen it.

But they didn't. They paid for it. No one was hurt by them breaking it afterwards.

Like he said.

[Muscelli]

My sega saturn destruction video is 99999 times better :D