PlayStation? (Was: Sirius Black's math mistake?)

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 37930

"draco382" wrote:
> Hi, I have been "lurking" for quite a long time now, but since the 
> topic of time discrepancy came up, I thought I would throw my two 
> cents in.  There is a scene in GoF where Harry writes a letter to 
> Sirius saying:
> "...They told him they'd have to cut his pocket money if he keeps 
> doing it, so he got really angry and chucked his PlayStation out of 
> the window" --Goblet of Fire, pg 27)
> Believe it or not, that actually stood out to me for some reason.  I 
> looked this up and apparently, Sony released PlayStation in the U.S 
> and UK only in 1995, and I'm guessing that this scene (which happens 
> during the summer right after their third year) is in 1994?  oh 
> well...I guess this goes to prove that...I have entirely too much 
> time on my hands.  :-)
> 
> ~P

In fact, Dudley could have had a Playstation in GoF. After all, the 
videoconsole did exist: it's not uncommon for people to buy importation 
machines, especially when the little brat is as spoilt as Dudley is (it 
has happened with PS2, and it probably happened with PSX). You just 
have to order the japanese version, which is out much sooner, buy 
japanese games for a while, and then put on a multi-system chip. Read 
all about this theory (which isn't mine) in the Lexicon,

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/hp-faq.html
(last question)

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf