"Who, me?"

While we certainly consider ourselves to be huge Sony fans – we played Hannah Montana: The Movie just to add another Platinum Trophy to our already bulging cabinet – we certainly wouldn't relish the idea of camping out for two nights in a row just to be the first person to get their hands on the Japanese giant's shiny new machine. It turns out that Joey Chiu, the lucky fan who nabbed the first PlayStation 4, didn't either. He turned up to the official launch event venue on 13th November with the sole intention of giving the new console a test before it went public, but was shocked to learn that he was the first person to arrive. Naturally, he took his rightful place at the head of the queue.

But he faced a serious dilemma – to retain his spot in line would mean camping out for two freezing November nights and also skipping college classes the next day. The ever benevolent Sony swooped in to save the day, though, promising to save Chiu's coveted position. “Sony was unbelievably gracious in letting me head home for the night and keeping my spot in line," the devotee said. "I am eternally grateful for this.” #4ThePlayers, indeed.

Chiu resumed his place in line the following Thursday night, then waited patiently for the big moment. Finally, with a huge grin and a terrible Antonio Banderas impersonation, he claimed his signed console and went down in the history books. Well, our history books at any rate. What do you make of this incredible story? Camp out in the comments section below.

[source kotaku.com.au]