Letter from a PS3 fanboy to Sony

by Vladimir Cole { Feb 18th 2006 at 1:30PM }

We know various folks at Sony read this blog, so we're fulfilling a hardcore fanboy's wishes by reprinting his letter here, in its unedited entirety, both for Sony and for the rest of you who might get as big a kick out of it as we did.

This isn't the first letter of this sort. We're always getting letters addressed to EA, to Microsoft, to Nintendo. This is just one of the more entertaining ones. We just can't figure out if it's cutting parody or earnest entreaty. That's what makes it so brilliant!

whoever it may concern...

respected sir its my humble request to you to plz convey my message to the sony company.

I am a resident of india and believe me man i just cannot live without the playstation 3 see it makes no difference to you changing the prices of the ps3 from 500$ to 900$ or whatever but sir it does make a lot of difference to us i mean to me even if u increase 50$ u see the currency of india as compared to yours is very low and so in our country in costs us very high.

My basic needs of life are food, clothing, shelter, and above all the playstation 3.even if u want to shoot up the price or decrease it by no matter what i request you (I MEAN THE SONY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY) that can u plz give me a ps3 by about 400$ or so I promise i wont tell this to anybody u see thge problem is that i dont want to lose and stop doing the one last thing i really love in this world that is gaming and that too only on my playstation 3 I mean it ok and please i have said to give me if it is possible, or else as i read on the net i will have to wait for three long years to buy it at 320$ or whatever

PLEASE DO CONSIDER MY REQUEST AND PLEASE WHOEVER IS GOING TO RECIEVE THIS MESSAGE FIRST PLEASE PLEASE FORWARD IT TO THE SONY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, MY DREAM IS TO WORK IN THE SONY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AS A GAMER OR AS A DESIGNER OR WHAT EVER POST I MAY GET RIGHT NOW I AM DOING I.T. ENGINEERING AND AM A LOT INTERESTED IN ANIMATION BUT ONLY WITH MY DREAM COMPANY "SONY" IF THERE IS ANYTHING LIKE TRAINING COURSES THAT YOU GIVE AND HIRE PEOPLE IN YOUR COMPANY(ONLY THE VIDEO GAME SECTION I MEAN) THEN PLZ SIR I AM READY TO DO IT I AM READY TO WORK FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS WITH YOU FOR FREE I MEAN WITHOUT BEING PAID, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO SPEND FOR MY FOOD, CLOTHING AND RESIDENCE I REALLY MEAN IT GAMING IS IN MY BLOOD AND PLAYSTATION IS THE HEART THAT KEPS IT ALIVE FOREVER I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND AS A PIECE OF JUNK TO YOU BUT ITS SONY ITSELF WHO SAID THAT IF U HAVE A DREAM NO MATTER WHAT GO FOR IT and so i did.

thank you my e mail id is [removed to preserve privacy].

If i really am made to be a part of sony in future and be a reason for its success than i think i may get your response and yes plz IF RIGHT

NOW I AM NOT FIR OR NOT FULLY QUALIFIED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS THEN PLZ LET ME KNOW I AM READY TO DO AND LEARN EACH AND EVERYTHING YOU SAY OK HOPE YOU MAY REPLY and even if u dont remember i will wait for 3 yrs for MY OWN PLAYSTATION 3 !!!!!!!!

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cosmoo @ Feb 18th 2006 1:39PM

I'd hire him.

Digit @ Feb 18th 2006 1:43PM

LOL, this guy is totally under the control of a trademark.

Phillip @ Feb 18th 2006 1:50PM

I thought I knew what ridiculous was until this day.

Alex @ Feb 18th 2006 1:51PM

just go a few articles down to: PlayStation 3 estimated to cost $800 per unit [Update 2]

and you can see his "hidden" email id.

Tomoki @ Feb 18th 2006 1:57PM

He's committed atleast.

Anand @ Feb 18th 2006 2:07PM

I am sad to be an Indian...

Mike @ Feb 18th 2006 2:13PM

They should send this kid a PS3 box with a dead animal corpse in it. Something small like a squirrel. Oh, and give him a job doing landscaping at the Sony Headquarters. He wants to work for free? Well, that'll teach him.

gizmondo_hater @ Feb 18th 2006 2:16PM

it's abhishek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason W @ Feb 18th 2006 2:16PM

If this is a joke its funny, If it is not a joke it is sad. But regardless of the platform there are "these people" out there who only care about the brand. And sometimes brand works to the advantage of the consumer. I pod was the Brand for MP3 players and then every company and its mother made accessories for it and then it grew to the levels it is today. The NES gave us the super Nes, but then it gave us the Virtual Boy and N64 (both interesting in their own ways, but by no means did either of these live up to their brands name.) We will see if the PS3 can be the first console to win three times in a row in the video game market. But regardless of what ever happens there will be the fanboys for their systems. It makes sence. A younger consumer whom only has limited funds will fight to the death for his system since the longer the system lives the more games he or she will be able to buy for their system. Now to some whom plan on and have in the past bought most all of the consoles the fanboy part is less important, but still there. I do favor one company over another since i like its company only games. So if its mario, Halo, or Solid Snake you like pick your side and come out swinging or just buy all three consoles. There is always a reason to own all three. There is always console exclusives that make it worth saving your allowance.

Bing @ Feb 18th 2006 2:33PM

Send him a P-P-P-Playstation 3!

http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com/

srika @ Feb 18th 2006 2:44PM

Taj Mahal Badalandabad : Van Wilder

this guy : Sony

LaughingMan @ Feb 18th 2006 2:45PM

To be honest, I don't see what the diffrence is between this letter and the posts made on gamefaqs.com. I mean really I don't. It's funny because it seems to be sincere and real, but all the typos and grammar seem to be consitent with the rest of the internet.

Ryan de michigan @ Feb 18th 2006 2:48PM

Joystiq, slow news day or not, please spare us these unintelligent, "fan boy" ramblings, stuff like this is'nt why we visit the site

benjamin @ Feb 18th 2006 2:56PM

Notwithstanding the poor English, his ideas are all over the place for someone who claims to be studying IT engineering. Who writes a company asking for a job after begging for a discounted product?

Either he's a little kid who is lying (or grossly exaggerating) about studying IT, really is a college student but has disturbed though processes or a cognitive disability, or the letter is a fake.

LMAO @ Feb 18th 2006 3:14PM

Maybe people will donate money for a PS3 for the dude just like that little boy who got donations for a PSP.

dsub @ Feb 18th 2006 3:21PM

I think this is hilarious. There's really not much else to say about it other than the fact that it's down right funny.

vc @ Feb 18th 2006 3:50PM

Ryan de Michigan: if you've been reading Joystiq for any length of time, you'll know that "slow news day" is not a phrase we think has any bearing on what we do here. "Slow news day" is a phrase that applies to pure news sites, and we are proud to exclude ourselves from that boring lot.

We have always experimented with different types of content and will continue to do so in the future. We like to be creative and to bring readers a variety of content that may or may not be classified as mere news.

Hope that explains where we're coming from.

dp @ Feb 18th 2006 4:05PM

Honestly, Sony Fanboys are the stupidest fanboys around.

SID SPACE @ Feb 18th 2006 4:18PM

ROFLcopters.

Bing, that site is hilarious.

David @ Feb 18th 2006 4:50PM

His bad English is like the icing on top of the pathetic cake.

designerwhite @ Feb 18th 2006 4:51PM

I think everyone should team up to buy him a different system. It sounds like he needs more balance in his life. Could we send him a Revolution and/or a 360? I think in the long run it'll be good for him.

-also dude.. if you want to work for sony you should save that money and go to art college. it'll cost a wee bit more, but there's a nice animation program at www.sheridanc.on.ca

Matt @ Feb 18th 2006 4:57PM

I'd hate to burst your bubble genju...but that man is DEFINITELY a fanboy. Now you may or may not consider yourself a Sony fanboy and may or may not be trying to cast someone like this out of the catergory you may or may not consider yourself a part of. One thing you might want to note (and let this be a lesson to all gamers) that Fanboys come in all shapes and sizes. There is no room for discrimination of other fanboys. Sadly, it would be much better that you catergorize him as a fanboy. It certainly would look better on your intelligence rather than you calling him a "kiss-ass indian". That comment reeks of hate and total discrimination to those of the Indian race.

benjamin @ Feb 18th 2006 4:59PM

genju_yro: we could do without the racism, don't you think? There are equally desperate people from all countries, the U.S. included.

By the way, "stupidest" is fine English:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=stupidest

1up_clock @ Feb 18th 2006 4:59PM

Honestly, as a Nintendo fanboy, I have to say that Sony fanboys in general are bigger losers than me. Again, that's coming from a Nintendo fanboy. Unlike this guy, and most other Nintendo fanboys, I actually have some control over my love for a trademark. I did not think about buying the E-Reader for a second (okay, I'm lying, I thought of it after discovering I could get infinite Tanooki suits in Super Mario 3 with it), I stopped played the Mario Party series at 4, the last Pokemon-related thing I paid money for was the first Red game 8 years ago, I have no interest in the GBA Micro, Mario Baseball makes me vomit with rage, I will not buy the DS Lite, I despised the Virtual Boy after playing 3 minutes of it at a Best Buy that actually cared about it's game department (read: hooks up 16 large TVs to display what's happening on the Super MArio 64 demo which didn't just reset itself after a few minutes). But hey, whatever makes them money, I say they're okay to continue with the cash cow-milking. I for one hope to work at Nintendo one day, and I most certainly won't beg them give me a discount on stuff. I would perhaps beg them to show me what the crap they're up to that they don't feel like showing at the moment, though.

I am 1up_clock. I am a human that just happens to be a Nintendo fanboy.

End of rant/rambling.

SuicideNinja @ Feb 18th 2006 5:11PM

Things like this make Sony's image even more disgusting. They don't deserve this praise, the developers do for their hard work. Sony made a painful console to develop for. We would have seen much better games if the Xbox or even Gamecube would have taken the lead.

Think of how much less time something like God of War would have taken to develop for the Xbox.

Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of the games on the PS2, but it's age shows badly if you play the other systems regularly.

OTAM @ Feb 18th 2006 5:31PM

HAHHAAHHHA. Holy crap that shit is comedy gold. Shows how retarded Sony fanboys could be.

Actually,shows how retarded ANY fanboy can be.

HAHAHAHAAHH holy shit.

plisk3n @ Feb 18th 2006 6:02PM

Comedy gold at it's finest! Hahah.. The cost of the PS3 is probably what the folks in India make all year.

kmo @ Feb 18th 2006 6:57PM

Wow, the calibre of people you get commenting on this site is amazing joystiq, you really do scrap the bottom of the barrel of the human race right here.

Mlo @ Feb 18th 2006 7:11PM

plisk3n, that was quite uncalled for, making fun of a poverty stricken country? That's quite the low blow, my friend.

The ZeroCorpse @ Feb 18th 2006 7:15PM

BWAHAHA!

"I will work the first ten years for free!"

Holy hell that's a fanboy! I feel kinda sorry for someone so dedicated to a brand.

m3mnoch @ Feb 18th 2006 7:26PM

heh. kmo. i resemble that remark.

m3mnoch.

moje @ Feb 18th 2006 7:28PM

To 26
no way am I gona be signing up to one of those again! LOL to the article tho! 'please sir, i must give 3 goats and 1 camel to you sir'

kizza @ Feb 18th 2006 7:42PM

This guy is Bill Gates illegitimate son. From a trip he took to india in the late 80s. He rang bill up to get a loan a few weeks ago, & bill told him to get a job. He asked his dad for a job, but bill told him to get a job a 7-11 or a callcentre for phone or internet companies.

To piss bill off for this, his son wrote to sony to get a job. He "accidently" sent this to ms HQ by fax, email & mail, as well as everywhere else.

Thankyou for coming, sir.

Glen the Hen @ Feb 18th 2006 7:55PM

Any price is fine for the console but please! Do not charge a monthly fee for the online services.

csquared @ Feb 18th 2006 9:05PM

lol! lmao hilarious some people will do anything to try to get the ps3 eh?

kilo113 @ Feb 18th 2006 9:45PM

you lot need to calm down, this is just funny stuff and obviously not real. "omg he's such a fanboy!!"...seriously, this is just a joke, and yeah it's pretty funny.
nothing to get offended or make hateful comments about.

Psygnosis2097 @ Feb 18th 2006 10:47PM

"[removed to preserve privacy]"

That's the real joke :D

simon @ Feb 18th 2006 11:43PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sony casuals are something!! XD

jlynx @ Feb 19th 2006 1:51AM

The letter is stupid.

penn @ Feb 19th 2006 4:20AM

How ridiculous is it to have a $900-$800 price tag on a games console. that means it will be $1400NZ for me.

Does anyone know how much it will cost this poor guy to own a ps3? and also how much the average wage is for indians?

I am assuming this guy is either lower middle class. meaning he is not rich enough to get it when he wants it, but not poor either.

again, i make the point that i think that microsoft made the right call with making HD DVD an additional peripheral rather than shoving it down peoples throats like sony are doing with Blu-ray.

Yokko Onnho @ Feb 19th 2006 9:26AM

Isnt power of marketing wonderful. It can make someone rank entertainment about food and shelter. Sony should be proud.

Sociologist around the world shudder at the distorted priorities. The man is willing to become a Sony-serf. Wow. Middle ages backasswards.

Anti-Microsoft Fanboy @ Feb 19th 2006 9:39AM

Dude, how could anyone stand to write an entire letter in chat room gibberish? Does he learn English in chat rooms, because if he does, that sucks.

goldenfrag @ Feb 19th 2006 10:33AM

That idiot makes us Indian gamers look bad.
Trust me, a real fan boy would buy it how much ever it costs.
Stupid idiot who sent that email.
Argh!

Niloy @ Feb 19th 2006 11:39AM

Err.. I live in that area of the planet, and I know bits of the local behavior.

This letter is true. It's stupid, ridiculous and very very sad. But it's true.

There are people like this around. Few, thankfully.

(I feel a tiny bit embarrassed.)

Ryan de michigan @ Feb 19th 2006 9:53PM

p.s I love joystiq, (and have for a long time)

I just don't care much for the fan boys who make wild claims and write letters (or anything for that matter) in "Chat room gibberish". Then again, who does?

Thundercizzle @ Feb 20th 2006 1:09AM

Man, if he get's a job for that: It's not fair. I want a job too! For free would be insane and illegal, but I know gaming too! Pick me.

AbbasJin @ Feb 20th 2006 9:49AM

I am from pakistan and I bet i am a little more poor than this guy. I wish to work at namco (for there cool tekken series) but I'll have no problem working a SCEE for free ..or if they wish I'll work over time somewhere else to earn some money and pay them in return to give me a job at SCEE .. i wont ask for any food or clothing or anything.
As far as the PS3 is concerned i am willing to donate my pc to whoever at sony can provide me a PS3 for it, I bet my PC has somewhat the same price as the PS3. I will even allow sony to post ads about the PS3 at my blog (currenty my blog is seeing its worst days (10 visitors in 1.5 months, 9 of these are my visits). Anyway if anybody at sony thinks I am available anytime for sony at .. abbasjin ate-the-rat-of gmail.com

I won't hesitate to rob a bank for getting my PS3 if i couldn't manage the cash for it as i am a student. Any other PS3-needy-but-cant-affordy can join my clan .. currently i am the chief and 0 members.