It was common to try to get grant money to build a cluster of PS3's when they came out. I'm betting a bunch of computer science students got a console after that.
Was the PS3 the one that was banned from some countries? And wasn't the PS2 rumored to be used a ballistic missile guidance chip for some country?
PS2 had export limitations put on it by Japan. There were also rumors that Saddam was using them for a supercomputer.
I do have the odd anecdote, way back in the day, I was in a CompUSA in Dearborn MI and overheard a middle eastern guy at the counter asking if they had any PS2s. When they said no (this was a point where availability was low) instead he bought bought at least 5 (might have been 10?) PS1s.
Comments
It was common to try to get grant money to build a cluster of PS3's when they came out. I'm betting a bunch of computer science students got a console after that.
Was the PS3 the one that was banned from some countries? And wasn't the PS2 rumored to be used a ballistic missile guidance chip for some country?
PS2 had export limitations put on it by Japan. There were also rumors that Saddam was using them for a supercomputer.
I do have the odd anecdote, way back in the day, I was in a CompUSA in Dearborn MI and overheard a middle eastern guy at the counter asking if they had any PS2s. When they said no (this was a point where availability was low) instead he bought bought at least 5 (might have been 10?) PS1s.
Many fond memories at that CompUSA. Sad all those retailers are gone now.
Honestly, might have also been just to resell back home to consumers - I doubt it would’ve been easy to import, too.