PAX 07: Sony tethers PSP Slims to cute girls, awkwardness ensues

by Colin Torretta { Aug 24th 2007 at 11:30PM }

In a surprise move, Sony decided to display the new PSP Slim at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend after all, letting excited fans get their grubby little hands on the new hardware right now. They were clearly extremely worried about the security issues though, because each PSP Slim was tethered to the pants of a Sony booth babe -- and the cables weren't very long.

This led to some kind of awkward situations where you all up in their personal space and playing with something right next to the front of their pants. Needless to say, Star Wars: Battlefront turned out to be incredibly difficult to play.

Gallery: PAX07 - PSP Slim girls

Tags: boothbabes, PAX07, pspslim

Related From Joystiq

PSN Thursday: The time for Trine
19 days ago
Third parties not required to release PSP games on PlayStation Store
25 days ago
Sony confirms standalone 250GB PS3 for US at $349
26 days ago

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

phattie @ Aug 24th 2007 11:32PM

"Hey, my face is up here!"

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 24th 2007 11:49PM

I've made my decision.

DWells55 @ Aug 25th 2007 5:14AM

Simpsons FTW.

J-Guy @ Aug 24th 2007 11:33PM

"Uh, excuse me, may I play some Battlefront near your forbidden zone?"

mike @ Aug 24th 2007 11:38PM

first girl yaa
second girl neigh
thrid girl, maybay?

J-Guy @ Aug 24th 2007 11:44PM

First girl: Yeah
Second girl: of course
third girl: OMG! RED EYE!!! so terrible, so terrible

Sircolby45 @ Aug 24th 2007 11:50PM

Dude no! 2nd girl is an affirmative. 1 and 3 are a negatory!

J-Guy @ Aug 24th 2007 11:55PM

I might have mixed up the order, so you might not be talking about the same ones.

Sircolby45 @ Aug 24th 2007 11:59PM

My ordering is fugly red head last. Chick holding 2 psp's in hand 2nd and chick holding no PSPs 1st.

J-Guy @ Aug 25th 2007 12:04AM

Well, then I'd have to agree with you on that one. But I think your 2nd one is hotter than you claim. Alas, different people, different tastes.

Sircolby45 @ Aug 25th 2007 11:59AM

I gotta say though several of the chicks here --> http://www.xboxic.com/news/3550 are MUCH hotter than all 3 of those. None of those girls above are what I would call hot. More like average on the 2nd and below average on the other 2.

Duh @ Aug 24th 2007 11:44PM

And we're complaining about this because...?

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 24th 2007 11:48PM

The girls aren't SLIM. They're "phat" and therefore bring no excitement to the PSP-2000

Sircolby45 @ Aug 24th 2007 11:49PM

Lol exactly!!! I might be pushing buttons on the PSP, but you can bet your ass I would have no idea what was going on in the game lol.

Word of the street. @ Aug 24th 2007 11:48PM

I read "Tities" instead of "tethers".

Really I dont know how can you people complain about this.

J-Guy @ Aug 24th 2007 11:49PM

Who's complaining? We're just admiring Sony's business practices. From top to, um, well....to the PSP.

Scott @ Aug 24th 2007 11:49PM

They all seem to have hit some form of the ugly stick on the way down the pretty tree...

Avatar @ Aug 25th 2007 9:35AM

Only that scary redhead.

mroca @ Aug 24th 2007 11:54PM

Prior to this post, I didn't know how to reproduce. Thank you joystiq!

Sircolby45 @ Aug 25th 2007 12:00AM

I haven't decided if this is a good thing or not yet....

hotnutz @ Aug 25th 2007 12:09AM

Ahh yes, glad to see that the majority of Joystiq readers are so smart, socially adept and respectful towards women.

Yup, this is the kind of behaviour that will make the general population realize how mature gamers really are. Stick to critiquing games guys. ;)

Christopher Grant @ Aug 25th 2007 12:15AM

says "hotnutz" ;-)

Wilhelm @ Aug 25th 2007 12:50AM

OWNED.

blooh @ Aug 25th 2007 12:11AM

those are some tig ol bitties :) me gustan sus leche

Raikage @ Aug 25th 2007 1:20PM

This is one of those times I regret knowing Spanish...

ThornedVenom @ Aug 25th 2007 3:41PM

I second what Raikage said. XD

Neebs @ Aug 25th 2007 12:12AM

I'd mod if you know what I mean.

Peter @ Aug 25th 2007 12:13AM

Lol, best comment of the day. (or morning)

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 25th 2007 12:25AM

I'll combine the two and come up with Morday. One does not simply game into Morday. Forgive my sleep deprived brain. I've only had 3 hours this morning because I watched the entire Buso Renkin series.

Grey Acumen @ Aug 25th 2007 12:24AM

Sweet, so if I steal a PSP, I get a complimentary booth babe with it.

Arturo @ Aug 25th 2007 12:31AM

*falls out of chair*

teitoku @ Aug 25th 2007 12:32AM

Uh...I don't see cute girls. I see one cute girl, a trash whore, and an irish banshee-witch.

Arturo @ Aug 25th 2007 12:35AM

to clarify, im reffering to the first girl

Xizer @ Aug 25th 2007 12:36AM

You know, all these Joystiq members critiquing the booth babes' appearances remind me of this very appropriate image: http://www.getlazy.net/pics/standards.jpg

blooh @ Aug 25th 2007 12:37AM

fark is so fucking lame

Xizer @ Aug 25th 2007 12:47AM

Agreed. The image still applies.

BPM @ Aug 25th 2007 1:41AM

Haha. Awesome image. [saves it]

Gareson @ Aug 25th 2007 12:55AM

Look at who they picked as "boothbabes" and then you pretty much see why SONY has been doing so craptastically in the console wars lately. Incompetence from top to bottom.

Patrick @ Aug 25th 2007 9:24AM

2/3 aint bad but lets focus on the real issue, why make a new psp if no one wants the old one. Fanboys begin!

EihBeir @ Aug 25th 2007 12:55AM

Mmmmmm.... Firmware... Tasty...

Capn Safety @ Aug 25th 2007 1:03AM

Is it just me or is the red haired ones tether longer than the others?

BPM @ Aug 25th 2007 1:21AM

The one girl on the main page is pretty cute. And, yes, she seems a bit... gifted.

The other two... They're not BAD looking... but something about their faces throw me off... [shrugs]

Oh, wow! Look at that! Shiny new PSPs! Didn't noticed them before!