Recycle your old Sony consoles, Sony requests
by Nick Doerr 
{ Aug 17th 2007 at 10:30AM }
It's a cool program, but right now, the recycling centers seem arbitrarily distributed: 17 in California, 19 in Minnesota, 1 in New York and 32 states missing them completely. Sony intends to have doubled the number next year and assures us they plan to have a center "within 20 miles of 95% of the US population". If they can do that, good for them. So, how many of us are sitting on nearly-dead consoles of the past? We know our PS2 is still kickin', but barely.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
UltimateNinja9 @ Aug 17th 2007 10:39AM
This is something Microsoft should do because we know they have a bunch of dead consoles, lol.
coplice @ Aug 17th 2007 10:48AM
@1
Microsoft don't, they temporary "fix" the broken 360 and ship then back when they receive another broken console
Dave @ Aug 17th 2007 11:04AM
@#2, so, that's the perfect meaning of recycling, lol
never$$hort @ Aug 17th 2007 11:18AM
"they temporary "fix" the broken 360 and ship then back when they receive another broken console"
-I still dont understand how this doesnt extremely upset thier customers... I would be soooo mad if I was in that cycle of temporary fixes, in fact I would demand a NEW console... and they call us crazy just because we wait for games, sheeesh, this logic never ceases to amaze me with those people. Halo 3 is far from enough to convince me in a million years to hop aboard that trainwreck to no-where. I wouldnt be suprised if they were keeping the system on life-support until the Halo 2.5 rush is over and then they will brutally kill it just like the 1st box...
Beach Bum @ Aug 17th 2007 12:00PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm for reclycling, but my ps2 is like a third lung. I wouldn't trade a girlfriend for a new girlfriend.... If I can have ont in the living room and one in the bedroom ;)
Phil @ Aug 17th 2007 12:24PM
I've still got my original Playstation - that works....
Unlike my Launch PS2 which worked from the day it was released... right up... until.... I recieved my PS3 in the post... then the disk tray stopped working :(
This is a really nice thing... but what happens to them all? Do they go to orphanariums? under-priveledged kids? developing countries?
NB: Wouldn't a NEW Xbox be able to suffer the same fate?
Sammy @ Aug 17th 2007 12:41PM
They are used to build cages for orphans.
ZaiN @ Aug 17th 2007 1:13PM
Are you crazy!?
Im keeping my "UFO looking grey thing"
It's my baby :P i've had it since day one, andi m keeping it, and if i do sell it it wont be for decades, it'll be priceless i tell ya!! the damn thing revolutionised gaming! i will not let it get recycled!
Joey_Numbers @ Aug 17th 2007 2:47PM
Not all 360's break... In my family (cousins)we have purchased 4 of them... and one of them runs perfect.
Anyway all my Sony products work fine... My PSOne runs like a champ, that sucka ain't going anywhere.
Hirsbrunner @ Aug 17th 2007 2:58PM
Isn't saying "Sony" and "Waste Management" being redundant?
never$$hort @ Aug 17th 2007 3:00PM
"Not all 360's break... In my family (cousins)we have purchased 4 of them... and one of them runs perfect."
-Wow, 1 outta 4, thats some good statistics you have there to prove 360's are a quality built machine..
*rolls eyes*
If you were being sarcastic, I would have to agree with you that those stats are pretty funny, but if you were being serious like thats a good thing, I would have to say you're mentally challenged...
MisterL @ Aug 18th 2007 1:33AM
I still use my PS1 and PS2 regularly, they're like my left and right testitacles, they aren't going anywhere.
The Clunge @ Aug 18th 2007 8:08AM
I've still got my original PS1, which finally died after 7 years of incredibly hard service, but I couldn't send it away to be recycled, I love it too much. I've been gaming since the 70's, but the PS1 is the best machine I ever owned. I'd rather put in a display case, or get it gold plated and hang it on the wall. It's not a particularly attractive piece of design, but nothing is more beautiful than the face of an old friend, even if they're plug-ugly.
They might get it one day, FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!