It says it "does everything"...Yeah I would agree.
Buuuuuut, does it cook me cinnamon Rolls?
No it does not!
Buuuuuut, does it cook me cinnamon Rolls?
No it does not!
A Look Back at Sony's Bizarre PS3 Advertising
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I concur with Susan, chillax dudes, it's all good. I, the #1 Ps3/Sony fanboy of this site, command you to take a chill pill and admit that most of Sony's ads are completely fucked up.Zac_Dai said:
Damnit Marketing department! Why must you give us hellz?!?
It still reeks of make-work, forced trend-spotting, and manufactured "newsiness". Sorry, but it does.Susan Arendt said:
the more I look at that first "it only does everything" TV ad, the more it reminds me of Sony's situation before they acutally confirmed the price drop 
We were talking about the history of PS3's marketing campaign after the new ones came out, and decided that hey, if we're talking about it, why not extend the conversation? "Forced trend-spotting?" Hardly.SaintWaldo said:
As mentioned above, advertisers have to be different to stand out from the crowd. Sometimes that means TOO different, but even if you hate the ads, you are still talking about them. Did you go into work/school the first day the PS3 octopus ad came out and find everyone talking about it? I doubt it, but I'm sure the penis thumb ad was the topic of the week. Try googling "ps3 baby ad" and you'll find 34 million hits. Mission accomplished.
Even though I think the Lair and Eggs ads are effective at selling the sixaxis feature, most of the time people DON'T want to be sold something. Ads with direct sales pitches are usually viewed as old-fashioned or cheesy, like used car dealer ads. Even the first ad in the story makes fun of them in a way. Products are sold by emotion, not by information, because people buy with their emotions.
But I do hate the baby and thumb ads.
Even though I think the Lair and Eggs ads are effective at selling the sixaxis feature, most of the time people DON'T want to be sold something. Ads with direct sales pitches are usually viewed as old-fashioned or cheesy, like used car dealer ads. Even the first ad in the story makes fun of them in a way. Products are sold by emotion, not by information, because people buy with their emotions.
But I do hate the baby and thumb ads.
Wow..i remember some of these looking back...wtf is with sony lol. Bizzare alien hybrid scottish girl is by far the most uncomfortable for me.
