The PlayStation 4 officially launched at midnight Thursday, US Eastern time. Three hours later, it was officially robbed for the first time. Ladies and gentlemen, it is the dawn of a new era in console crime!
Not only that, happy PS4 customers were robbed on launch night twice in the same city: Bakersfield, Calif. the butt of every Vegas comedian’s warmup joke since 1962.
What we’re calling the First Robbery of the PlayStation 4 occured at 12:25am. at the Best Buy on Rosedale Highway. It had been targeted by a criminal mastermind who came to the job with his secret weapon: a “replica gun.” With it he accosted a PS4 newlywed in the parking lot, took the console, and left by way of a getaway car, whose make, model and colour were relayed to Bakersfield’s finest.
A patrol found the car, chased it for a short while and arrested the driver. The “replica gun” (God, please tell me it was a NERF gun, with the big neon orange drum magazine) was in the vehicle, and the PlayStation 4 was recovered from a nearby home. Two suspects, ages 20 and 19, are in custody on robbery charges.
But wait, there’s more! Seven miles away, at the Gamestop in Valley Plaza Mall, a guy was robbed in the parking lot of his PS4 by a masked gunman who “sped off in a 2004 or 2005” white minivan. No arrest has yet been made.
A clerk at that GameStop said they will have more security when the Xbox One launches on Friday. Bias! Favoritism! Bakersfield! Avoid buying your next-gen console there.
BPD: Replica gun used to rob owner of new Playstation 4 [The Bakersfield Californian]
Thieves rob people in two different locations for video game consoles [KERO-TV]
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13 responses to “One California City Is The Scene Of The First Two PS4 Robberies”
Surprised it wasn’t Fresno.
Grand theft PlayStation!
Wouldn’t have been robbed if he bought a Wii U :p
Would have just been beaten up.
At least they didn’t lose any fingers like the 2010 iPad theft victim in Denver.
Think I might avoid my local eb midnight launch of ps4!
i’m going the next day for my xbox cause i live in a shady western sydney suburb
I’m debating it :/ might just cab it home from outside the store
My local EB told me to try and bring a friend for the PS4 launch, for security/safety reasons. I did laugh a little.
I’m 35, 6’2″ and a solid 110kg.
Will you come protect me? Lol. I’m in a wheelchair and would love a body guard or three.
So tall middle-aged men don’t get robbed?
Hmm… learn something new everyday.
Midnight launches! Come for the games/consoles! Stay for the muggings!
I sincerely hope the robbers got BLOD.. the look on their faces would be priceless..