Piece of Ps

Don't want to weigh in too heavily in the fanboy wars (but given I own (or 'pwn') a 360 and Wii my loyalties should be pretty clear), however, couldn't help but feel slightly irritated when tracking down my release day copy of Brian Lara Cricket (40 nicker very well spent - having just taken Sri Lanka all out for 21) to see that in all the big Oxford Street stores the 360 demo consoles have been shut down, with only Sony (not just PS3 but PSP and Singstar) up and running. Call me cynical (or perhaps realistic in the wake of Sony's PR meltdown) but with all the buzz about retailers having massively over-ordered the PS3 it seemed a little desperate.

That said some impressive huddles around the cash desk, especially in Game, where I was witness to a touching vignette of a couple, the man (late thirties, going on twelve) scampering around choosing his new games, and the woman, packing a carrier bag loaded with a 360 and at least 6 games, haranguing a sales clerk who timidly said that they were no longer taking trade-ins. Happy ending I'm glad to say - they got their PS3 - and way short of the queues and shootings in America, but still a little crazy to experience firsthand.