How one guy got back his stolen playstation 3 (excellent)

RoyalMarine · 02-01-2010 07:30PM #1

ok, i know there is a playstation forum, but i thought after hours/culchie forum/classic rock forum would enjoy this as its probably the funniest thing ive read in a long time.

If you own a PS3 it might pay to also invest in a PSP and PS3 camera ! lol

Here is the story:-

"MY PS3 REFUSED TO BE A VICTIM "

"So this past Wednesday Dec 16th somebody broke into my apartment while I was at work and stole about 24 ps3 video games,
45 ps3 games, 52 snes games, all of my consoles including my PS3 and components including a PS3 camera.
What the thieve didn't know is that I had my PS3 connected to my PSP. As some of you know, once you hook up your PSP to your PS3
you can remotely control your PS3 through your PSP through a local or internet connection.
I tried every day, every hour to see if by any chance the thieve connected the PS3 to the internet, surely on Friday Dec 18th at around 11:30pm
I was able to turn on the PS3 from my home by using my PSP using my internet connection.
I opened a chat room, turned on the camera and surely enough I got to see a close look at the thieves face!
(probably looking at it wondering why the PS3 had turned on by itself!!!)
, with my digital camera readily available I took a picture of the PSP screen with the thieves face!! Called the police
and they quickly recognized the person!!!!
LONG STORY SHORT, I GOT MY PS3 WITH NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER AND ALL OF MY GAMES WERE RECOVERED!. "

original story from this site.

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=4214197

Smcgie · 02-01-2010 07:45PM

Then ya have ole'uns sayin technology is the ruin of us!

*oops forgot the culchie forum was finished*

GLaDOS · 02-01-2010 07:50PM

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

24 ps3 video games,
45 ps3 games, 52 snes games, all of my consoles including my PS3 and components including a PS3 camera.

What a nerd

Senna · 02-01-2010 07:50PM

Great story.

Darksaga87 · 02-01-2010 08:00PM

Awsome. Id be sick to come home to find that.

Id hunt the ****er down TBH.

bonerm · 02-01-2010 09:19PM

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

24 ps3 video games,
45 ps3 games

So eh what is the diff between a "ps3 video game" and a "ps3 game"?

Thanks.

Riddle101 · 02-01-2010 10:26PM

bonerm wrote: »

So eh what is the diff between a "ps3 video game" and a "ps3 game"? Thanks.

He must have meant PS2 games.

Anyway nice story. It's nice to hear a happy ending once in awhile, other then this guy got the sh!t kicked out of him by some scumbag and is now in hospital, while the scumbag is laughing about it with all his mates.

Goodluck2me · 02-01-2010 10:34PM

Id stick the feckers picture up Gumtree or something as well I reckon, random abuse FTW.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 02-01-2010 10:35PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

He must have meant PS2 games.

Maybe PSP.

R0ot · 02-01-2010 10:44PM

360 is still better. :pac:

Capt'n Midnight · 03-01-2010 12:57AM

Epic Fail on the part of the thief.

Naos · 03-01-2010 01:30AM

Whats the difference between a ps3 video game and a ps3 game?

mukki · 03-01-2010 01:35AM

nerd warning.....

I'd presume that network feature will only work on a local area network, and that the story is BS

Gerty · 03-01-2010 01:38AM

yeah bit skeptical but i loves a good tale.

G_R · 03-01-2010 01:41AM

mukki wrote: »

nerd warning.....

I'd presume that network feature will only work on a local area network, and that the story is BS

Thats what i thought aswell but i was afraid to say it.

Fago! · 03-01-2010 01:45AM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

What a nerd

Ironic since your username is sciencenerd.

GLaDOS · 03-01-2010 01:58AM

Fago_25 wrote: »

Ironic since your username is sciencenerd.

It would ironic if I wasn't aware of it

I'm in a better place to judge than most :cool:

Corkfeen · 03-01-2010 02:14AM

The story sounds like a lie to me. Classic story of us internet users being tricked by bored gob****es...

GLaDOS · 03-01-2010 02:20AM

Couldn't find it on snopes, so I submitted it

imeddyhobbs · 03-01-2010 02:21AM

It all sounds like a bit of a tall story to me.
I have a 50 meg wireless connection here and i often played around with the remote play feature on the ps3 via psp and it is pretty lame and just crashes when you try to use the cam.If this guy was charged with theft because of your evidence maybe we could see the pic?

RoyalMarine · 03-01-2010 02:50AM

mukki wrote: »

nerd warning.....

I'd presume that network feature will only work on a local area network, and that the story is BS

i had a good read of the original site where it was posted, and honestly the information thats there suggests its very possible.

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

It all sounds like a bit of a tall story to me.
I have a 50 meg wireless connection here and i often played around with the remote play feature on the ps3 via psp and it is pretty lame and just crashes when you try to use the cam.If this guy was charged with theft because of your evidence maybe we could see the pic?

sorry dude, not my story, i just found it somewhere else!

imeddyhobbs · 03-01-2010 03:00AM

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

i had a good read of the original site where it was posted, and honestly the information thats there suggests its very possible.

It is theoretically possible but the ps3 with a psp wont do it!

Overheal · 03-01-2010 04:12AM

Technology is often win.

Pdfile · 03-01-2010 09:29AM

R0ot wrote: »

360 is still better. :pac:

having both is even better

/disconnects ps3_camera

cyberwolf77 · 03-01-2010 10:05AM

Sounds like this actually:
http://www.digitalspy.com/odd/news/a193069/thief-caught-using-stolen-xbox-360-online.html

Dravokivich · 03-01-2010 06:06PM

i've read a similar story about someone who's xbox360 got knicked... but 1 of the controllers were left behind....

so he walked around his apartment block with it... trying to activate it and he found out where it was...

:eek:

both storys i recon are just bullshít

- Drav!

How one guy got back his stolen playstation 3 (excellent)

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