First US PS3 Commercial

[Warbie]

Yeah, this forum is completely unbiased.

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This is the same forum that was very much more pro Sony not so long ago. People, including Sony fans, were taking the piss out of the 3rd Place adverts when they came out too.

A poo advert is a poo advert - people may be a little more vehement in their criticisms given Sonys uncanny ability to make a pig's ear out of everything recently, but the criticisms would have been here regardless.

 

[Baal]

In attempting to have an unbiased opinion of that ad, I still can't help but think.......what the hell was it?

Honestly....I think the foundation for a decent commercial was there, but it just never lead anywhere, it was stupid.

 

[rAdIOhEaD]

Funny!!

 

[Parlez]

What the hell where they smoking when they made that?!?!?!?

 

[jimbo118]

maybe its part of a series of ads leading up to release, maybe in a subsequent ad we'll see what happens next, in terms of everyday tv watchers it will probably get their attention as there is no signs of what exactly the ad is about until the end when the ps3 info is given....whereas we all knew coz of the topic title...

 

[Stigmata]

At the very end of the commercial, I couldn't help but think, "Sweet, Spiderman 3?"

 

[ailevation]

LMFAO@ how those kids have to have backpacks to carry along, to put the big ol PS3 in... cause the damned thing is so heavy they have to carry it on their backs.

 

[Adrik_Senturu]

My only question is, where the hell did that kid get 600 bucks living in an apartment :| Selling drugs I bet.

 

[Baal]

My only question is, where the hell did that kid get 600 bucks living in an apartment :| Selling drugs I bet.

Like the rest of the world, his parents are probably divorced.

I've lived in an Apartment since grade 6, and I have a PS2, Gamecube, and an up to date computer system. Screw the 360 though...or any newer console, at least for another year or so.

 

[<RJMC>]

that ad was dumb
sometimes I wonder if sony ceo got a mental disease or something

nintendo ads ftw

 

[kupocake]

So what 'place' are we on now? The forth or fifth? Or did they mean, plaice? Sony just gets fishier and fishier...

The adverts are of course terrible, but hell, are you going to forget them? Marketing just did their job. Unless marketing's job was to make me throw my european arse off a tall building, in which case, their job won't be done for another 12 seconds.

 

[<RJMC>]

So what 'place' are we on now? The forth or fifth? Or did they mean, plaice? Sony just gets fishier and fishier...

The adverts are of course terrible, but hell, are you going to forget them? Marketing just did their job. Unless marketing's job was to make me throw my european arse off a tall building, in which case, their job won't be done for another 12 seconds.

yeah thats the most anoying thing of ads,if you remenber them that means they won

 

[MorganFreeman911]

Are you sure that's not a movie commercial with the ironic name of PlayStation 3?

 

[kupocake]

I think it's interesting that the crux of the advert is the "3" being shown, because, for 95% of the people buying the console, the "3" is the most significant upgrade that will justify their purchase. Sony could quite easily show in-game footage. They just don't actually have to, because enough people are going to buy this machine eventually.

 

[AiM]

This is the same forum that was very much more pro Sony not so long ago. People, including Sony fans, were taking the piss out of the 3rd Place adverts when they came out too.

A poo advert is a poo advert - people may be a little more vehement in their criticisms given Sonys uncanny ability to make a pig's ear out of everything recently, but the criticisms would have been here regardless.

Bandwagon anyone?

I mean ever since VirusType went on a crusade against Sony (or maybe even earlier, but he was by far the most vocal), it's become 'hip' to bash Sony no matter how inane the subject at hand is. I mean honestly, when was the last time you saw anyone bash a ****ing remote controller? Have you ever heard anyone go "Sweet Plasma TV, but I'll be damned! Look at that UGLY remote!*"

*I know, I shamelessly stole this analogy from you [smw]

edit: Forgot to address the advert part, it's nothing special but I can't see why it deserves this much bashing. If anything, it's pretty unforgettable but you never see anyone bash an unforgettable ad...

I'm curious, why do people still regard $600 as the default pricing of the system? I mean, the $500 package is completely viable and does not suffer any limitations (if I were to ever get one, I'd likely go for the core-version).

 

[Warbie]

I don't see why you're quoting me, if anything i'm agreeing with you in that post. The entire reason for this thread is because the advert is pretty crappy, which it is. Not a big deal, and the reaction in this forum isn't as bad as many I read regarding the third space adverts (before everyone 'hated' Sony).

People are being a little more harsh than usual, certainly, and others are becoming a little defensive. You also suggest that this ill feeling is localised to these forums (even give Virus the credit ). Look around, there's posts like this all over the internet.

"Sweet Plasma TV, but I'll be damned! Look at that UGLY remote!*"

Without meaning to pick at straws, I frequent a few AV forums, read many screen reviews, and read this very often. People seem to be quite picky about their remotes.

 

[bigburpco]

So... Sony is an alien company?

omgwtf terrorists let's ban them.

 

[Asknoone]

Exactly what I've come to expect from Sony. Retarded bullshit. I hope someone sticks a firework up their egotistical asses.

 

[Glo-Boy]

They ruined a great song that thus far has been tastefully used. Furthermore, that was about the most emo kid they could have chosen. I wish he dies.