We should learn how to read, oh wait, the sign didn't even say that in the first place. It couldn't have anything to do with a 60-80 year old grandparent that barely knows how to turn their TV on is buying their grandchild a PS3 when a nerdy kid in a blue shirt ringing them up asks if they what the upgrade and says all of the above without mentioning that it's free. PhilosoweedĪh yes, it's because of us stupid Americans. On the flip side, Best Buy should, by law include another "bullet" to their advertisement that states "This service is provided free of charge and available through the system menu on the console itself if you have an internet connection at home". Look, if Americans weren't so damn stupid, companies like this wouldn't attempt such a blatant ripoff.
The remarkable part of the confirmation is that when they explained to a rep that they already had a PS3, he offered the firmware update for just $29.98. The Staten Island, New York store would bump a 120GB PS3 price up to $329.98 including a surcharge for a firmware updating service.
Best Buy's firmware update "service" is optional for the customer, but you have to wonder how many parents buying consoles in anticipation of the holiday season will fall for such a horrid scam?Įngadget decided to confirm the story for itself and found it to be completely true (see below pic). The update is also free, as every PS3 user knows. Of course, any user with an Internet connection can just perform a firmware update by going to the system menu and selecting system updates, just a few button presses on a controller. Use Facebook? Well the update even improves that, while adding Power Save settings, a Photo Gallery and Video Editor, PlayStation Plus and improves System Settings. It will eliminate bugs and glitches and make the system run smoother too. It boasts that the update will enable the console to play _all_ Blu-ray movies and PS3 games.
A Best Buy store in New York will add $30 to the purchase price of a new 120GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) console to update it to the latest firmware.