[Slipphreake]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171073

Vending Machines Selling PlayStation 3 Games Coming to U.K.
Soon U.K. gamers will be able to purchase games the way they’d buy a soda.
By Kris Pigna, 11/02/2008
Vending machine imageYou’re hungry, you see a vending machine, and you reach in your pocket for that last crumpled dollar. After much fussing, the machine takes it. C7 — some delicious Fritos sound appetizing. The bag jostles, begins to move forward, and then… gets stuck against the glass. Annoying? Now imagine instead of chips, it was a $60 game.

As Stuff.tv reports (via VideoGamer), Universal Pictures and Sony have signed a deal to manufacture and distribute “PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7” vending machines across the U.K., where patrons will be able to purchase DVDs, Blu-rays, various media downloads, and yes, also PS3 games. That’s a whole lot of quarters you’re going to need to feed.

The plan is to have 150 movies available when these machines are rolled out, including recent movies like Hellboy II and Mama Mia — you’ll even be able to view trailers on the machine’s screen before purchasing some of them. What (and how many) games will be available wasn’t specified, but people will also be able to purchase and download movies and music directly to MP3 and MP4 players, or to an SD card. What kind of security these things will have wasn’t detailed, but we imagine no less than a cage built around them with a tiger inside will be needed to stave off would be thieves. (Obviously, a complicated rig of levers and pulleys will be used to safely insert money and retrieve your items from a distance.)

The vending machines will appear in theaters, gyms, universities, and travel stations. Will we ever see them here in the U.S.? No word on that, but probably not. We never get cool vending machines in the U.S.

Oddly enough, this isn’t for Japan. I remember being able to buy just about anything in a Japanese vending machine.

[Scatigno]

Lmao!!!!!
Thats crazy.

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[Szuter]

I would love to break in to one of those

War.
War never changes.

[brooklyn]

In Las Vegas they have vending machines that sell PSP’s and PSP games. I saw it when i was there for EVO a couple months ago.

[Arthur]

in a vending machine…wtf!

stoopid!!! how can you return that shit if it fudges up

[Scatigno]

Arthur;18927 wrote:

in a vending machine…wtf!

stoopid!!! how can you return that shit if it fudges up

lmao!!!!! you got a point there mate.

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[Arthur]

Scatigno;18938 wrote:

lmao!!!!! you got a point there mate.

to assure i reach 2,000 posts before you, everytime i see one of your posts, i’ma quote it and comment, but then add some intelligent shit so it ain’t a freepost

…here comes the intelligent shit…

do they charge the same prices as stores?

…BAM…

[Scatigno]

Arthur;18946 wrote:

to assure i reach 2,000 posts before you, everytime i see one of your posts, i’ma quote it and comment, but then add some intelligent shit so it ain’t a freepost

…here comes the intelligent shit…

do they charge the same prices as stores?

…BAM…

Lmao!!!!!! man you ain’t reaching 2000 posts first.
I been quoting you all night.

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[Arthur]

Scatigno;18972 wrote:

Lmao!!!!!! man you ain’t reaching 2000 posts first.
I been quoting you all night.

and i have been quoting back, look at the most recent threads, see how far u need to scroll down before i am not the last person to post in a thread lol hehe

[Slipphreake]

Arthur;18927 wrote:

in a vending machine…wtf!

stoopid!!! how can you return that shit if it fudges up

The same way they want you to return games you buy at a store. You send it back to them and they send you a new copy.

[Szuter]

War.
War never changes.

[Arthur]

Slipphreake;19146 wrote:

The same way they want you to return games you buy at a store. You send it back to them and they send you a new copy.

how are you gonna send shit back to a vending machine?

[Arthur]

Jim Lahey;19147 wrote:

lol, wow that actually looks dope though

imagine people camping outside one of these for the release of a big game, and when the guy comes to refill the stock and adds the new game to the machine…damn that must be a free for all!

[Slipphreake]

Arthur;19166 wrote:

how are you gonna send shit back to a vending machine?

You send it back to the company. They all have a warranty.

[Scatigno]

Arthur;19167 wrote:

lol, wow that actually looks dope though

imagine people camping outside one of these for the release of a big game, and when the guy comes to refill the stock and adds the new game to the machine…damn that must be a free for all!

Lmao!!!!!

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