Whats up with Best Buy!!??

Today I went in to Best Buy to buy a PS3 and the sales guy starts off by saying "please buy one. We have tons just sitting in the back on pallets". He proceeds to bad mouth the PS3 stating things that I have never heard. I follow gaming news daily so tell me if this sounds like BS to you guys. The sales man went on stating that Sony has had serious issues with the emotion engine chip not being able to read certain games because the PS3 hardware processes information way too fast and that they've been having overheating issues gallor causing angry owners to file lawsuits left and right. He stated that the price drop was done to avoid a recall regarding the overheating and backwards compatibility issues.

I then asked him if he owned one and he said " yeah. It's collecting dust. I'm really disappointed with it." Anyway, I started to get annoyed and just said forget it but I will get one soon. I just dont understand why the sales rep bash the hell out of the PS3. Plus all of the things he was saying regarding the overheating and such sounded like BS to me. I havent heard anything about PS3's overheating on such a large scale.

Have any of you guys come across sales reps trying to persuade you into not buying a PS3?

Listen man, you should contact the Manager of that best buy you went to and tell him what the sales man told you. This sales guy will definitely get fired. This guy must have thought he's talking about the xbox360 or something? No there are no overheating problems with the PS3. I have one, and it runs so smooth, I can barely hear it. This sales man is a definite fan boy of M$ without a doubt. Go buy it and don't worry. Go ahead and search the Internet too, you probably won't find a thing on PS3 overheating. That's just a lie.

"he took everything wrong with his 360 and transferred it to the ps3 "

Thats what I was thinking and itching to say it. I've heard of others having the same experience at Best Buys and Gaming outlets. I know this sounds crazy, but it seems as if they are paid to bash Sony to cripple the amount of sales.

Listen man, you should contact the Manager of that best buy you went to and tell him what the sales man told you. This sales guy will definitely get fired. This guy must have thought he's talking about the xbox360 or something? No there are no overheating problems with the PS3. I have one, and it runs so smooth, I can barely hear it. This sales man is a definite fan boy of M$ without a doubt. Go buy it and don't worry. Go ahead and search the Internet too, you probably won't find a thing on PS3 overheating. That's just a lie.

The_Gamer81

Yes, please do this OP. And mention that you were prepared to spend X dollars on the PS3, games and accessories but the conduct of the salesman caused you to take your business elsewhere. Managers know customer service, salesmen dont. That guy will get schooled.

The way I see it you already know what you want, so don't let this guy get to you. They may, in fact, have a couple of pallets of the things. But so what? They'll sell.

I don't like to buy any electronics at Best Buy. I always seem to get unsolicited advice.

Today I went in to Best Buy to buy a PS3 and the sales guy starts off by saying "please buy one. We have tons just sitting in the back on pallets". He proceeds to bad mouth the PS3 stating things that I have never heard. I follow gaming news daily so tell me if this sounds like BS to you guys. The sales man went on stating that Sony has had serious issues with the emotion engine chip not being able to read certain games because the PS3 hardware processes information way too fast and that they've been having overheating issues gallor causing angry owners to file lawsuits left and right. He stated that the price drop was done to avoid a recall regarding the overheating and backwards compatibility issues.

I then asked him if he owned one and he said " yeah. It's collecting dust. I'm really disappointed with it." Anyway, I started to get annoyed and just said forget it but I will get one soon. I just dont understand why the sales rep bash the hell out of the PS3. Plus all of the things he was saying regarding the overheating and such sounded like BS to me. I havent heard anything about PS3's overheating on such a large scale.

Have any of you guys come across sales reps trying to persuade you into not buying a PS3?

jjjDogg

either stupid, or holding the last one for himself/ a friend and doesnt want you buying it.

People are filing lawsuits? shouldn't that be made public if they were?

You should go back to him, try to buy a X360to see how he reacts. Let's see if X360 has a clean record according to him.

I was tempted to smack him with a 360.jjjDogg

LOL, I do like my 360 too though. Mine is one of the 67% that doesnt break! But MGS4 and Team ICO have forced me to look into buying a ps3. It will be the first sony console I pay more than $60 for. I dont think theres ever been a release schedule for games like there is in the next two years. Lair, Heavenly Sword, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Bioshock, Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, MGS4, Devil May Cry 4, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, White Knight Story, GTA IV, COD4 and Unreal Tournament 3. Its utter insanity to think that im going to be playing all those games.

He said he owns a 360 and a Wii as well as his "dusty" PS3. He seemed to be more enthused about the Wii than anything else.

I already own a 360 and I'm having fun with it. I'm on my 3rd one (the disc tray is starting to stick though) but, it would be interesting to see his response if I were to want to purchase an Elite.

He said he owns a 360 and a Wii as well as his "dusty" PS3. He seemed to be more enthused about the Wii than anything else.

I already own a 360 and I'm having fun with it. I'm on my 3rd one (the disc tray is starting to stick)but it would be interesting to see his response if I were to want to purchase an Elite.

jjjDogg

Wii lovers are the worst, I remember going in to EB games and the rep was telling me that prince of persia classic was coming to wii. Then he went on about how all these Wii games which I know suck are awesome, (Red Steel etc...). To top it off, he told me that Ninja Gaiden Black(xbox) was an entirely different game than Ninja Gaiden(xbox).

I worked at an EB over the last holiday season and there was definitely a lot of hate for the PS3 in there. I'll admit I am not overly fond of the system myself but I didn't actively try and dissuade people from buying it (we didn't have any to sell them anyway at that time :P ). If I was ASKED about the systems I recommended the 360 over the PS3 since I feel it is the better value of the two.

That being said there are a nice list of reasons to buy a PS3. If a store employee feels there is a legitimate problem with a product they should at least try and get their facts straight. A lot of his complaints are off the wall.

he took everything wrong with his 360 and transferred it to the ps3davez82

he took everything wrong with his 360 and transferred it to the ps3davez82

"he took everything wrong with his 360 and transferred it to the ps3 "

Thats what I was thinking and itching to say it. I've heard of others having the same experience at Best Buys and Gaming outlets. I know this sounds crazy, but it seems as if they are paid to bash Sony to cripple the amount of sales.

jjjDogg

[QUOTE="The_Gamer81"]

Listen man, you should contact the Manager of that best buy you went to and tell him what the sales man told you. This sales guy will definitely get fired. This guy must have thought he's talking about the xbox360 or something? No there are no overheating problems with the PS3. I have one, and it runs so smooth, I can barely hear it. This sales man is a definite fan boy of M$ without a doubt. Go buy it and don't worry. Go ahead and search the Internet too, you probably won't find a thing on PS3 overheating. That's just a lie.

theburg

Yes, please do this OP. And mention that you were prepared to spend X dollars on the PS3, games and accessories but the conduct of the salesman caused you to take your business elsewhere. Managers know customer service, salesmen dont. That guy will get schooled.

I was at Best Buy tonight in fact I just got home from there, and the salesperson that was helping me told me he had a ps3 and loved the way it played on his samsung hdtv. We chatted about the ps3 for a while and I told him I just got mine and he told me about the free five blu-ray disc offer, which I already knew about. giton

Today I went in to Best Buy to buy a PS3 and the sales guy starts off by saying "please buy one. We have tons just sitting in the back on pallets". He proceeds to bad mouth the PS3 stating things that I have never heard. I follow gaming news daily so tell me if this sounds like BS to you guys. The sales man went on stating that Sony has had serious issues with the emotion engine chip not being able to read certain games because the PS3 hardware processes information way too fast and that they've been having overheating issues gallor causing angry owners to file lawsuits left and right. He stated that the price drop was done to avoid a recall regarding the overheating and backwards compatibility issues.

I then asked him if he owned one and he said " yeah. It's collecting dust. I'm really disappointed with it." Anyway, I started to get annoyed and just said forget it but I will get one soon. I just dont understand why the sales rep bash the hell out of the PS3. Plus all of the things he was saying regarding the overheating and such sounded like BS to me. I havent heard anything about PS3's overheating on such a large scale.

Have any of you guys come across sales reps trying to persuade you into not buying a PS3?

jjjDogg

Untile the day the sales associates at stores know as much as many of us.... it will be a lost cause talking to them until then since they don't have the information in order to give a proper answer. He is probably simply going by word of mouth of customers and make himself look almighty saving you from a purchase of a amazing system. Haha one day it will change...maybe.Sora311

Today I went in to Best Buy to buy a PS3 and the sales guy starts off by saying "please buy one. We have tons just sitting in the back on pallets". He proceeds to bad mouth the PS3 stating things that I have never heard. I follow gaming news daily so tell me if this sounds like BS to you guys. The sales man went on stating that Sony has had serious issues with the emotion engine chip not being able to read certain games because the PS3 hardware processes information way too fast and that they've been having overheating issues gallor causing angry owners to file lawsuits left and right. He stated that the price drop was done to avoid a recall regarding the overheating and backwards compatibility issues.

I then asked him if he owned one and he said " yeah. It's collecting dust. I'm really disappointed with it." Anyway, I started to get annoyed and just said forget it but I will get one soon. I just dont understand why the sales rep bash the hell out of the PS3. Plus all of the things he was saying regarding the overheating and such sounded like BS to me. I havent heard anything about PS3's overheating on such a large scale.

Have any of you guys come across sales reps trying to persuade you into not buying a PS3?

jjjDogg

when did bestbuy started behaving like EB?

[QUOTE="jjjDogg"]

Today I went in to Best Buy to buy a PS3 and the sales guy starts off by saying "please buy one. We have tons just sitting in the back on pallets". He proceeds to bad mouth the PS3 stating things that I have never heard. I follow gaming news daily so tell me if this sounds like BS to you guys. The sales man went on stating that Sony has had serious issues with the emotion engine chip not being able to read certain games because the PS3 hardware processes information way too fast and that they've been having overheating issues gallor causing angry owners to file lawsuits left and right. He stated that the price drop was done to avoid a recall regarding the overheating and backwards compatibility issues.

I then asked him if he owned one and he said " yeah. It's collecting dust. I'm really disappointed with it." Anyway, I started to get annoyed and just said forget it but I will get one soon. I just dont understand why the sales rep bash the hell out of the PS3. Plus all of the things he was saying regarding the overheating and such sounded like BS to me. I havent heard anything about PS3's overheating on such a large scale.

Have any of you guys come across sales reps trying to persuade you into not buying a PS3?

PSdual_wielder

when did bestbuy started behaving like EB?

Thats funny your braught this up because when i got my ps3 from them, the cashier said the ps3 had a 37% fail rate.......and that a lot of people were bringing them back. all i was thinking was that this guy is an idiot.......tfaa