Best Buy's $30 PlayStation 3 Firmware Upsell Practically Criminal

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Best Buy's $30 PlayStation 3 Firmware Upsell Practically Criminal Best Buy is shamelessly charging customers to update firmware, create user accounts, and set up parental controls. - Matt Peckham, PCWorld More From Game On Gamewatch: Medal of Honor, Super Scribblenauts, The Guild 2 Check out the latest PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and handheld video games shipping the week of October 11th. Share: World of Warcraft Subscriber Base Tops 12 Million Blizzard's bestselling massively-multiplayer online fantasy surpasses 12 million gamers worldwide as the company prepares to launch Cataclysm expansion. Share: Panasonic's Jungle Online Gaming Handheld Doesn't Stand a Chance It could be the world's most powerful portable games device, but if it's big, heavy, clunky, and pricey, who's going to buy one? 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