icruise, how do you prove a negative? The burden of proof is on those looking to prove that this kid was paid to stand in line. If this person, or anyone else was followed and seen doing a public hand-off for cash, doesn't it seem odd that no witnesses bothered to take any photos of these alleged transactions? There probably were instances of this happening, but who should you be questioning here reagrding this particular kid?

The author of the post seems to be going on a few facts: the coast of China is about a thousand miles from Tokyo. He has seen firsthand Chinese gamers traveling to Tokyo to buy Sony products -- to play and enjoy for themselves. Pretty easy to put two and two together from there. Much easier to believe than the conspiracy theory you're subscribing to.

Ahhh, well I guess that settles it then. The poor kid must be a phony because he wasn't sure which game he wanted to buy. And, I'm sure the excitement of meeting the man who created the PlayStation and having hundreds of cameras on him didn't make him nervous, or tongue-tied, or anything like that!

Hey iCruise, I'm from China and I flew to Tokyo shortly after the PS2 launch to buy one. Is that proof enough for you? It's common for Chinese people with means to make shopping trips to Tokyo to purchase products they can't buy on the mainland. Especially with the recent difficulties traveling to Taiwan.