You threw a console into a Lake? Are you having a flipping laugh?!
Well, when I said "it had it coming", I really meant it. I'll tell the story real quick:
This was the PS2 slim. If you never had one of those, it was a piece of absolute garbage. The original PS2 was a hardy device. One of those machines that could take a hit and keep on ticking. But later models got more and more shoddy. More and more chances to have problems. The Slim was the worst though. There was a REASON the original PS2 was kinda bulky. The designers of the Slim seemed to forget that, and that meant it INHERENTLY had problems. Hell, I worked at Gamestop when those came out; I still remember the part where SO MANY PEOPLE came back to return/exchange the things when they quickly went bonkers. We had alot of angry customers as a result of that thing. This was all nearing the later part of the console's overall lifecycle, so I always figured it was because Sony was kinda losing interest, knowing that it was nearly time to move on.
Well, I had one too, after my older PS2 broke. In fact, I had LOTS of them... not just Slims. I never had an ORIGINAL PS2 model, the really old ones... I only had later models, when they were going to crap, and then the Slims. I went through the damn things like candy. 6! I went through 6 of them! I know, most people would stop after like, ONE, but I'm nothing if not horribly stubborn and determined (and they werent expensive at that point... like I said, the PS2 era was nearing it's end). Particularly when it comes to electronics. The last 3 or so were Slim units, and they were the worst. I had one that required a boot or a stapler in order to run. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I'm being dead serious here. The thing WOULD NOT RUN unless something heavy enough was pushing the lid down. The only objects I could find at the right weight were a boot and a stapler. It was one of those things where I'd tell friends about it, they wouldnt believe me, and then I'd outright show it to them. Reactions were funny.
The one that went into the lake was... sort of a "final straw" moment. I have a very short fuse to begin with. No patience whatsoever, and if I get enraged, things get broken. That godforsaken piece of junk, like the FIVE before it, showed signs of it's impending demise. And then what was left of my tolerance just SNAPPED. Put it in the car, drove it out there (very short drive), launched it, watched the splash.
Went home, sold the entire collection of PS2 games. Now, there was some cool stuff on that thing... Dark Cloud and Fantavision being a couple of favorites... but even those didnt make that horrid device worth it. Sold them, didnt regret it for a moment.
I've gained more control over my anger in the years since, but still.
I think that might have been right around the time that my loathing of the Big Three and AAA games in general started to rear it's head. I remember I wasnt exactly too pleased with Microsoft or Nintendo either at the time. Though I dont remember exactly why.
