The day after TG Daily's Humphrey Cheung interviewed about 10 gamers that were waiting in line at the Best Buy in Burbank, Calif., the diehard PlayStation 3 fans were dispersed by Best Buy officials and local authorities. These loyal gamers had called in sick and quit their jobs - one even postponed his engagement because he didn't have enough cash to buy a sparkler and a PS3.

Okay, so maybe these guys aren't exactly heroes. Some may also refer to them as losers. But we may also know them by another name: martyrs. That's right - martyrs. Why? Because these young men were willing to sacrifice their time to be on the frontline of next generation gaming. As misguided as I think their efforts may be, I commend them for stepping up and dedicating themselves to their first love: PlayStation 3.They are hardcore gamers, plain and simple.

And yet, they got dumped by Best Buy. What happened? We're not quite sure. At least a few of the guys in line had been there for a few days. Why did the managers at Best Buy let them camp out for a few days and then suddenly change their policy, order the group to leave and then call the police? A couple of Kotaku's bloggers searched for answers at the Burbank Best Buy and got what I would term as a chilly reception. They were even told not to take pictures of the posted sign that stated lines were not allowed to form outside the store until the day before the launch (that would be Thursday, Nov. 16, for those keeping score).

I did some investigating of my own yesterday at my local Best Buy. I soon discovered that there were no lines or tents forming outside, but I didn't see a sign that prohibited such activities, either. That could be because the neighborhood was quite as nice as Burbank - or maybe the valley has more gamers than my 'hood, I just don't know. I went into the store and sure enough, there was a big, shiny PlayStation 3 in a display case in the center of the store. Some guy was playing Ridge Racer, and a few people were watching him and asking the nearby Best Buy employee when the console was going on sale. Next to the PS3 display, however, was a larger group rocking to Guitar Hero II (not on PS3), and a few more gamers trying to score a copy of Gears of War for the Xbox 360. Not sure what all of that means.

Back to the PS3 fans - it still bugs me that these guys got tossed. They waited in line for two or three or even four days and got nothing. Meanwhile, Sony was partying at a PS3 launch party in Beverly Hills last week with a bunch of celebrities like Chris Rock, Diddy, Paris and Nicky Hilton (the party was held at the Beverly Hilton, of course), David Arquette and, of course, everyone's favorite party girl Lindsay Lohan. So these celebrities like the PlayStation 3. BFD! The people whose opinions really matter were lined up outside, ready to wait out more than a week to be one of the first gamer's to get their hands on a PS3. So while Sony roles out the carpet for a bunch of non- gaming famous people, the real fans get left out in the cold.

Life is so unfair sometimes...