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Sony attacks iPhone with new PSP campaign

"Marcus Dont' Play That" is the claim of Sonys new marketing campaign for the PSP and directly attacks iPhone and iPod touch gaming.

The full video add can be found after the jump.

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portablegaming5094d ago

I think the new campaign is kinda lame. If everything fails then just get personal...

GreenRingOfLife5094d ago ShowReplies(4)
deadreckoning6665094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Hmm...is this a new Sony? First we had KB dissing Kinect straight up(hilarious), now we have Marcus dissing the iphone lol. Personally, I like it..but I have a dark sense of humor so..

Still, comparing a full-fledged iphone game to a PSP game is flat out retarded. Of course PSP games will generally have better quality..thats expected. However, the thing is, iphone games trump PSP games on the price/value perspective. iphone games are MUCH cheaper than PSP games.

Also, most people love having an all-in-one device. Who wants to lug around a PSP AND an Iphone when they can just play touchscreen games, make phone calls, and surf the web on ONE slim device.

Srry, but until the PSP becomes much slimmer and incorporates touchscreen controls and phone support...it'll get slaughtered by the iphone. Even more so now because iphone games are getting better.

LMAO the vid @ 0:42 Hahahaha

@wages of sin- KB's cool with me and I think hes a great addition to Sony. I think Marcus ill make more people pick up PSPs but as soon as the Ipod touch 4g comes out...consumers will flock to that. This isn't even considering the fact that the 3DS ill be out relatively soon. IMO, Sony should give up on the current PSP hardware.

wages of sin5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Isn't the issue; that really doesn't have anything to do with at all to be honest. I have a dark sense of humor but I find Kevin Butler annoying (not funny at all) and this Marcus kid reminds me of the Genesis guy back when I was a kid.

edit: I just watched the ad and all I will say is wow. Really Sony, really?

HolyOrangeCows5094d ago

I don't think that's it's the WORST campaign idea ever, but the execution is lacking.

mirroredderorrim5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

I've had an iphone for about almost 3 years now. Nowhere do I see "value" in their games. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the PSP>90-99% of the iphone games, imho.

That's just 1 game, right there, that has more value in it's first half (before Inverted Castle) than most iphone games together.

I just don't see what other people see when it comes to being optimistic about iphone gaming. Also, I don't like controlling games with a gyroscope, I like controllers.

Now, if we had a chance to rock a psp phone with two flat, but responsive nubs, tucked away underneath, with the ability to digitize our games and put'em on the phone or at least grab our games from PSN, unto the phone, I would be with that. I honestly don't think Apple had gaming in mind when they made the phone, tbh.

I think they see how viable the industry has become and are slowly, but surely jumping on the bandwagon, as they say.

BISHOP-BRASIL5094d ago

I don't see the meaning in doing so too... Is mobile gaming that big anyway? Serious question, I don't see much of my friends paying for any of it, I actually only play tetris when I'm out and there is REALLY nothing else to do, and it come bundled...

Maybe mirrored is about to something, maybe Sony plan on PSP2 with phone capabilities (I mean, why not, they pushed PS3 as the home center of entertainment, maybe they'll try to push PSP to be the same center on the go), hence they are going against the mobile gaming actual stage and will promote gaming dedicated machine where making calls is just a feature...

Anyway, I don't like it. It was funny when KB did it for one comercial, but E3 alone I felt it was pretty overdone... Yeah it was funny, but it's uncalled for. Sony should keep focus on their own services and products, there is a lot of them, no need to bash competition.

darthv725094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Big difference between KB and this kid. KB gets away being being funny taking little pot shots at things. This kid is flat out rude and knows he can do that because he can be.

I know both are just simple personas for the actors to portray but sony could have done better with someone less arrogant. Or have this kid portray a little less arrogance.

Does sony realize that this face for psp gaming has the potential to create a negative response? Nintendo doesnt need to resort to such tactics to sell systems and sony thinks if they are more in your face it will make a difference.

I already have my psp and go but wouldnt want this to be the face of portable gaming. It creates a bad impression as to who psp gamers should be. It is basically the understanding of white humor (kb) and black humor.

zaphod7775094d ago

I like him I think he might get some of the younger kids.

As far as value goes look at all of the PS1 games you can get for the PSP for around 10 bucks each you can't beat that.

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dabri55094d ago

I don't like this kid. He makes me not want to play the PSP I already own. KB is funny. This kid just gets on my nerves.

deafwing5094d ago

... it's sends a mixed signal about psp owners

NYPunkster5094d ago

if he was a little bit more relax and not as bossy then it would be cool. He's just too aggressive and that's not his fault but the director.

EvilBlackCat5094d ago

yup ARROGANT Sony

Sony be very careful Apple is a Hardware/Software Company

By the way isnt that Hip Hop Gamer lost son?

Naaah!!! he can speak clearly

DaTruth5094d ago

Since it seems so difficult to make a game with decent controls on the PSP with only one analogue stick; controls on the Iphone must be a crapfest!

Hotel_Moscow5094d ago

maybe developers should create games using the controls the psp has instead of trying to make it so that you need 2 analog sticks

like metal gear solid peace walker

use analog stick to move triangle square cirle cross to look around r to fire l to throw grenades arrow buttons to go through inventory

its not the hardware its the developers

Imperator5094d ago

I really dislike this marketing campaign.. It's too annoying.

04soldier5094d ago

But Marcus needs to find his own identity. Kevin Butler has his snarky sarcasm in his ads. Which is why hes soo funny at its because hes a professional. Marcus needs to find out what he can do to make these new ads funny and memorable and stick with it...

MRHARDON5094d ago

CONFIRMED: SONY IS DEPORTING PEOPLE FROM AFRICA TO DO THERE ADS!

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Miroque25094d ago

I didn't think they would start so early with the campaign the announced during E3. But well. It stinks... I always hated Burger King vs. McDonnalds...

Zyrando5094d ago

What?! Was so fun seeing Ronald McDonald going to BK :D

PoSTedUP5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

yeah selling 6.8 million and making it the 7th best selling PlayStation game of all time and all....

PoSTedUP5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

AND CRASH BANDICOOT taunting MARIO at Nintendo corp. XD

"hey mustache man, plumber boy, feeling like your days are numbered?" lol

@ nike below- yeah selling 6.8 million and making it the 7th best selling PlayStation game of all time and all....
the series fell down the drain after naughtydog stopped developing. but the franchise sold over 40million all together (thats after 16 titles though)

so the marketing did a lot of good for crash ; )

Nike5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Yeah, we all know how that worked out for Crash in the end. :P

Edit@Shadow: Crash did that? FFVII, RE2, MGS, Twisted Metal and a shit ton of other classics would like to review that sales data.

Also, Crash went multi-platform when Naughty Dog sold his rights and not a single game since then could compete with Mario (yes, not even with Super Mario Sunshine - that's how low contemporary Crash titles were being rated).

Edit: Damn, Crash really did have a huge following in the Playstation days. However, seeing the full list, it's Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII and MGS that sold the most.

But I stand by my original point. He played a part, but no way did he single-handedly move PS1 units like Super Mario 64 did for N64, Super Mario Bros. did for the NES, New Super Mario Bros./Mario Galaxy did for Wii, etc.

Shadow Flare5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Yeah, we know how that worked out. Crash helped push his console to sell over 100 million consoles, and it took 10 years for Mario to get his company back on its feet

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Cryptech5094d ago

I thought the part about charging 3 bucks for a real game you could play with a real piece a paper and a trash can was pretty funny, cuz its true.

*swish* yes! See that was free. hahaha

Dir_en_grey5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Sony needs to stop these negative campaigns against other companies. People enjoy different variety of stuff. If you are marketing to the people who own iPhone, it won't make them start liking your games just by simply dissing what they like already.
Many people probably own both anyway and never thought of the 2 devices as being competitors anyway.

This commercial also backfires when the PSP has a same type of game called WTF(Work Time Fun). It's packed w/ many mini-games that are incredibly simple and stupid just like the garbage game that they dissed in this commercial, but it turns out to be really fun to play when you do these simple chores over and over.

Anyway, my point is, negative campaigns are always dumb no matter which side is doing it, because while some might like it, there are also others who will be completely turned off by how low the company stands.

Jrome5094d ago

Apple does it...and it sure as hell works for them.

Cryptech5094d ago

I guess I dont read that much into it. I just think it was a funny joke, cuz it is. I think people on both sides take all this shit way to serious. Lighten up peeps!

btw, I had a psp for 5 years and played one game, God of War, to completion on it. Traded it in 3 days ago. Its a good system, but I just never used it. I also own ps3, xbox 360, but most of my fun is had on my L337 PC rig.

VileAndVicious5094d ago

Exactly!! Apple does it ALL THE DAMN TIME! so people please dont act like SONY is some evil arrogant company all of a sudden.

But what the kid said about paying 3 dollars for a game you can play for free was funny... and true. But I do think this kid is a lil TOO brash.

Darkfocus5094d ago

so that comment didn't really make sense since they showed baseball right after it.

Jrome5094d ago

Hey, why are you playing baseball on the psp? Go outside and play with yourse---wait what?

darx5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

They have 0 shot of taking over the iPhone. Especially if Verizon also supports the iPhone.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai5d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19724d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot4d ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19724d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz4d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay4d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers33d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken33d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g33d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing33d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H933d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola33d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66933d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle33d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg34d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos34d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola34d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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