To its credit, Sony really handled the Metreon launch for the PlayStation 3 really well.
It could have been a colossal mess what with hundreds of people waiting on the streets of San Francisco for extended hours. Sony merged two warring lines into a cohesive whole, kept the peace, and fed the masses. When it rained, it passed out slickers to the people.
During the last supper, three line-goers got a special surprise from Sony. They won free PlayStation 3s. While the rest of us greedily inhaled cheese- and vegetable burgers from Mel's Diner, they were savoring the ticket that proclaimed them as winners.
Now that, in fact, was a spicy meatball.
