I was at a Sam's Club yesterday, the first thing you see when you walk in is a huge Sony stand made from about 3 tables. There were two 40 inch LCD with a PS3s hooked up to them. Under the tables was a large pile of PS3s that I counted to be around 38.

It was funny though, guess what game they had on display? MotorStorm? Resistance? A Blu-Ray movie? Something that would show off the Cell? Nope, they had the "Capcom Classics" disk showing a game from like, 1989. I couldn't belive it, honestly, huge brand new HD LCDs hooked up to a PS3 and what does every customer see when they walk into the store? This game:

Why would sam's club have 38 PS3s? are they selling them in 5 packs now?

 Lol. Yea Sam's club confuses me sometimes. It was wierd to, they didn't even have the PS3 boxes out, they had those little cardboard things that said "take me to a cashier to exchange for the actual item". I really didn't get it, I mean those things make sense for things that can be shoplifted like an SD card, but for something as massive as the PS3? It was odd.

Stealing a PS3 is just as easy as an SD card. Too many people make the mistake of trying to secrete an item in their pocket and sneak through without anyone noticing. If you do get noticed, however, you're screwed. The easiest ay to steal something is to grab it and run. The truth is that even if you do get caught, the shop workers can't actually do anything about it. They're not allowed to touch you so you can just get in your car and drive off and they can't do anything. If they touch you you can sue for assault and I'm sure the damages ill be enough to pay for a PS3 =) hence, you don't want to leave PS3's in boxes sitting around where people can grab them.

Does anyone knows how much money retailers wins for every console sold(profit)? for the Xbox360, Wii and PS3.

Thanks.

Generally for consoles the stores make next to nothing, maybe a few bucks. Games also have a small profit for them, like they might get a $50 game for $42 or thereabouts. They make their money on accessories or in volume.

Updates? No pressure, just curious

here you got pressure post dammit

or please an update?

Yes and update would be nice. Especially since we just had the 4 day Holiday weekend.

I actually haven't worked in 5 days -- I worked the early part of last week, and I'm working the late part of this one.

But, I'm working today! So I'll get back to you are 7 PM EST.