Playstation Gamers Will Be Disappointed: Christmas Advertisement Lacks Major Aspects

elorm9 - 402 days 21 hours ago

You guys really oughtta check out the official Youtube page for the PS3. They said they're starting another ad campaign sometime soon

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Max Power - 402 days 19 hours ago

link please, i didn't know Sony had a youtube page.

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Kigmal - 402 days 19 hours ago

If you didn't know Sony had a YouTube page, you probably don't own a PS3 or never used it's web browser.

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sonarus - 402 days 19 hours ago

I'm sorry but isn't advertising suppose to attract new consumers. If you are already a PS3 owner how does weak advertising affect me...i am confused thats all i just don't know how i shoulf be feeling:S

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barom - 402 days 19 hours ago

I could agree that Microsoft is very good at marketing but Nintendo? I mean they haven't had any real advertisements since the launch of the Wii which had those pretty weird but funny "Wii would like to play". But lets rather wait and see shall we? The bigger ad campaign from Sony is coming and in one of those videos you can actually see Sackboy and footage of LBP in the background.

Oh and those movies in the article is actually from the Playstation channel. I'm not sure if this is the "channel" but here's a link to the "user" http://www.youtube.com/user...

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Narutone66 - 402 days 18 hours ago

first party game devs, while MS is shutting down their first party game dev, like Ensemble, and putting their money on ads. Sony is in for the long haul. MS could sell more now, but in the long run, they will loose steam.

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cRaZyLeGs 93 - 402 days 18 hours ago

Right... That was terrible.

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RememberThe357 - 402 days 18 hours ago

is that the guy rants for a good paragraph them admits that he hasn't seen Sony new add campaign, so he knows just as much as we do. What exactly was that point all this article? If your going to write about something like this aren't your supposed to have some inside info that your sharing with us. How about next time you wait for the add campaign them talk ****.

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Max Power - 402 days 17 hours ago

why yes i do have a PS3, PSN id CosmycMyndFuhk, add me we'll play some games, but i don't use the web browser because i have a Mac Book Pro, and a Desktop, so i don't need to use it for internet.

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Tony P - 402 days 17 hours ago

It's hard to take this seriously.

"... your going to be seriously disappointed that Sony really doesn't have anything up their sleeve in terms of marketing their products."

"... they are releasing one TV Spot with the same theme every few days till the 21st when they are launching a 'bigger campaign'."

Sense, it does not make. The mysterious "bigger campaign" sounds exactly like something "up their sleeve". Whether it's some great set of commercials or what have you, we won't know for a few days, so save the condemnation for another day. Also, I hope the author proofreads the next one because it looks a little less reputable when you can't win at simple grammar or spelling.

As always, I hope Sony pulls out a few stops to get the PS3's exposure on par with 360 this season.

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pixelsword - 402 days 17 hours ago

WTFudgesickles does one thing have to do with the other?

If I was in... SONY's advertising division, or making money off of the PS3, then maybe I would be disappointed.

But really, I don't give a cat's bark if Sony's ads suck, as I inform myself.

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Bangladesh - 402 days 15 hours ago

I can't turn on my tv without seeing PS3 commercials.

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PS3Diablo - 402 days 15 hours ago

Have you seen the horrible LIPS ad ? Marketing is not Microsoft's strong point, you make really no sense. Have you seen there I AM A PC ads ? Horrible !!! Playstation needs to take cue from Apple if anything. I actually love this new holiday series of ads, very cool concept and on Nov 21 the big announcement will happen.

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SL1M DADDY - 402 days 14 hours ago

Has anybody seen that Motorstorm 2 ad? The second it poped up I said to my wife, this has to motorstorm 2 and low and behold, it was. It's just some guy staring at what looks to be a faint image of MS2 in the glass reflection. The wreckage is beautiful and in slow motion I think and then it cuts to the MS2 screen and the Playstation 3.

That's just one of the ads I have seen... Makes me wonder if this author is on crack.

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prowiew - 402 days 12 hours ago

Sony really needs to step up on advertising. They were the masters of tv spots, but now they really lack. It does'nt mean the microsoft ads are good, but at least you actually see a lot of ads.

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Mainman - 402 days 11 hours ago

I dont know about you guys in USA. But here in Europe (Holland) I see alot of PS3 commercials on tv.

I saw commercials for LBP, Motorstorm 2, Mirror's Edge. I see them quite often. I also remember seeing a Singstar commercial but I am not sure if it was for PS2 or PS3.

Also alot of X360 commercials for Fallout 3, Geow 2 (just one time tho, probably because they only show it late at night), LIPS, NFS Carbon and an X360 commercial advertising that the price is 149 euro's now.

There is or are also Wii commercials, but dont see those as often as PS3 and X360 commercials tho.

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acedoh - 402 days 10 hours ago

I do think SONY is trying to attract those who may be in the mainstream. People who don't spend time looking at reviews or don't know a Resistance from a Gears of War. These commercials are about wonder. Also as you can tell they are building up the product first before they unleash the new wave of ad's.

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jammy_70 - 402 days 8 hours ago

i always see 360 on TV but never PS3!
comon sony pull your fu*king fingers out!

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season007 - 402 days 8 hours ago

simply means they put money on buying the time for showing the ads
doesn't really mean the ads is much better or not
Games sales only matters to fanboys

To corporate its sales...if they are achieving their highest level of profit with currently level of ads, why are you guys worrying about them?

or maybe you guys would prefer Sony to put money in divisions that is NOTHING related to gaming? marketing? ad? hardware fixing?

Oh boy...i am not sure how old you guys are, but you need to get the facts right and straight

They selling games has nothing to do with how much you enjoy a game nor how much profit they make

and i am sure they know what they are doing much better than you do

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Jecht - 402 days 7 hours ago

Are you trying to kill everyone with text? Are you even capable of giving a response that ISN'T more than one paragraph?

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season007 - 402 days 7 hours ago

he does it as practice for his highschool writing class
apparently he purposely kills his own bubbles so he can type one long @ss paragraph to improve his writing skills

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Lifendz - 402 days 5 hours ago

The PS2 ads were possibly some of the best ever. The PSP ads were funny and cool. The PS3 ads...well there was the melting plastic baby and the white room with David Wright hitting a baseball. Plain weird. They've come along way since then. Last years ad (DO YOU WANT IT!!! DO YOU FEEL IT!!!) were great, but the marketing fury that we see MS and others put forward wasn't there.

Why no McDonald's LBP happy meal? Why no Burger King Resistance 2 promo? C'mon Sony. MS practically made Halo a major success by marketing the heck outta it. And Halo is a major franchise with a set of core fans. LBP was a new IP. It could've used that kind of blitz. And R2...well it's not new but the first one was a launch game and the second one improved upon the first dramatically. Get the word out about this.

And you need to start doing some Pepsi challange type ads where you show why you're product is superior to 360. Show what the consumer gets for that extra 200 that they don't get for 199.99. This is essential because a system that can do Gears 2 and is 200 bucks cheaper is going to seem like the way to go to the uninformed consumer that has yet to make up their mind.

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PistolPumptMonk - 402 days 4 hours ago

I'm a playstation gamer and you're TELLING me I'll be disappointed? First of all, don't tell me my business. Second of all, I'm swimming in so many great games right now, Sony could not show a single ad all Christmas season and I would still be happy as could be.

Screw advertising and sales figures. I'm a gamer because I like PLAYING GAMES.

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Rapture333 - 402 days 3 hours ago

Advertisements don't really matter to me because I know which games are good and that's the one I'm getting... See where I'm going with this?

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 402 days 3 hours ago

Very true. The PS3 gets jack squat for advertising. Also, LBP got screwed over.

That "Ladies and Gentlemen" (Saliva) commercial really pulled people in, but other than that...nothing.

Get the GeOW2 guy to work for you...please!

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PimpHandHappy - 401 days 22 hours ago

but

never heard of that site and never heard of this contibutor....not saying both are not real

but this bugs me
I don't know about you guys, but the TV spots so far are not inspiring me yet

ok i didnt read anything this dude wrote but im sure he is going to say "2 buy a PS3"

if your a gaming webstie and the guy speaking doesnt own a PS3 maybe he should talk about other things...just saying. If you cant afford a PS3 maybe you should move out of your moms basement

Just because 199 has been spammed all over my TV doesnt mean they are KILLING IT in terms of games to show these holidays!

If we want truth lets get Arcade sales vs Pro sales! Thats what i want to know!

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ArsArcanum - 401 days 20 hours ago

I don't see how bad advertising disappoints playstation gamers...

does it even affect us?

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Steven Colbert - 402 days 19 hours ago

I love you man since you have guts to say that without fear of losing your bubbles.But I can't resist.

Speaking of throwing in the towel :)

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Bathyj - 402 days 19 hours ago

You think?

When did this happen?

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Shadow Man - 402 days 19 hours ago

Good one Steven Colbert Bubbles for you sir!

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Kigmal - 402 days 19 hours ago

Good comeback steve, very wity, but you basically just stooped down to his level, making you just as bad as him. What's that analogy with the tea kettle calling the steam or w/e? Well yeah, that.

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FantasyStar - 402 days 19 hours ago

Still too soon to say Lightning. If Sony's still like that after KZ2, then I might consider your idea; more seriously. But I'll just file that comment under "FUD". The more time passes, the better it gets for PS3 as developers get better with PS3, PS3 gets more features, BR becomes more mainstream, and most importantly, the games will accurately define the PS3 for what it is. What we should really criticize Sony for is their lack of consistency. What's the real point of Custom-Soundtrack, Trophies, Youtube support, Screen-capture, and PSN if it's not standardized in every game?

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sniper4534 - 402 days 19 hours ago

am trowing when i saw ur name

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Steven Colbert - 402 days 18 hours ago

@Kigmal

Just having a little fun you know.I have no reason to bash any console but like I said,I could not resist lol

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pixelsword - 402 days 17 hours ago

...I usually don't reward such things, but when they make me laugh out loud, PS3, Wii, or 360 slanted, I have to give bubbles.

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Diamondwolf - 402 days 12 hours ago

That's the first post I've seen you make in years that didn't have the word "Price" in it! Bubbles for you...........nah, just kidding, I'll pop one instead :)

On topic: Good ads coming, not enough out, but as someone said earlier, I'll inform myself and although ads are good for the Sony followers and people who rely on sales to enjoy their system *cough* 360 and PS3 fanboys *cough* I'll enjoy playing the games when I'm off work, and while I'm at work, I'll enjoy making fun of the fanboys!

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Jecht - 402 days 7 hours ago

Good one Steven.

BTW, I can't turn around without seeing a PS3 commercial here in Canada. Especially the LBP "If fun didn't matter" commercials.

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SonyOwnsNextYear - 401 days 20 hours ago

i think you dropped the soap in front of bill gates.....plenty of times.....on purpose.

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Sony Rep - 402 days 20 hours ago

Anybody remember this ad.. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Expect it...Sony is not messing around.

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ultimolu - 402 days 15 hours ago

They're gonna crank up the heat. :o

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Shadow Man - 402 days 19 hours ago

liar

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Kigmal - 402 days 19 hours ago

lol shadow man that was hilarious ... *gives you bubble*

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likedamaster - 402 days 3 hours ago

@Kigmal

It was... bubbs for both

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 402 days 2 hours ago

You don't have a PS3, you crazy man!

Those that have a PS3 actually are happy with it.

Those that have a 360 are curious about PS3 games.

Simple as that.

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SaberEdge - 402 days ago

"Those that have a PS3 actually are happy with it.

Those that have a 360 are curious about PS3 games.

Simple as that."

What biased nonsense. As if PS3 owners are not curious about 360 games. As if everyone that owns a PS3 is happy with it. I have both consoles and I like them both. I think you people that talk crap about one and don't even give it a chance are really missing out.

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PoSTedUP - 402 days 19 hours ago

then you need some "seeing" glasses XD.

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Shadow Man - 402 days 19 hours ago

Happy now?

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celldomceen1 - 402 days 19 hours ago

lol no we are not!

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RaxeK - 402 days 9 hours ago

lots of people are bored of the fanboi crap, quit contributing. They're video game systems, get over it.

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IzKyD1331 - 402 days 6 hours ago

but not everyone is like us hardcore gamers, I know someone who found out gears 2 was coming out like a week before it actually released lol

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karlostomy - 402 days 8 hours ago

The live users can talk about Killzone all they want.... as long as they are doing it on live and not psn!

MS wouldn't care less what anyone talks about, as long as they are using live!

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Magic_The_Celt - 402 days 7 hours ago

^^ Lol man the Xbox forums are awful, you even mention anything bad about the 360 or about a rival console/non-360 game they delete it almost instantly

insane

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karlostomy - 401 days 21 hours ago

enough time to from conclusive opinions i see.

must be a lot of time you spend on live..

come now.... tell the truth to uncle karl

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BLUR111 - 402 days 4 hours ago

well the gamers must be cause look at the sales.

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