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Neighbors Call Cops On Kid Trying To Mow And Save For PS5. The Cops Pitch In And Buy The Kid A PS5

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A heartwarming incident unfolded in Hapeville, Georgia, when a young boy, determined to earn money to buy a PlayStation 5 (PS5), faced an unexpected hurdle as neighbors called the police on him.

City of Hapeville Police

The ambitious boy had set his sights on owning a PS5 and decided to raise money for the console by offering lawn-mowing services to neighbors in his community.

However, neighbors wanted the juvenile removed from the area and called the police.

“Officer Colleran made contact with a young man that explained he was in the area because he wanted to do yard work: pulling weeds, cutting grass, and trimming hedges to save up for a PlayStation. The young man was polite, respectful, and truthful,” the Hapeville police department explained.

City of Hapeville Police

Officer Colleran, a gamer himself, was so impressed with the young man that he decided to help him reach his goal.

Officer Colleran and some of his friends came together to get the video game system and even a gift card to pay for the membership so the boy could play immediately.

A PS5 costs $500 and a membership is $10 a month.

“Officer Colleran made sure that this young man knew they would play on the same team online soon!” the department said.

The Playstation has come a long way!

PS5 or PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was announced as the successor to the PlayStation 4 in April 2019, was launched on November 12, 2020, in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea, and was released worldwide one week later. The PS5 is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, along with Microsoft‘s Xbox Series X/S consoles, which were released in the same month.

The base model includes an optical disc drive compatible with Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The Digital Edition lacks this drive, as a lower-cost model for buying games only through download. The two variants were launched simultaneously.

The PlayStation 5’s main hardware features include a solid-state drive customized for high-speed data streaming to enable significant improvements in storage performance, an AMD GPU capable of 4K resolution display at up to 120 frames per second, hardware-accelerated ray tracing for realistic lighting and reflections, and the Tempest Engine for hardware-accelerated 3D audio effects. Other features include the DualSense controller with haptic feedback, backward compatibility with the majority of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR games, and the PlayStation VR2 headset.