Sony Gives up on 'Arrogant' Ads
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Hurraaaay, Sony has finally sorted out its marketing problems!
I just hope they don't go back to their old ways and try to market the PS3 as a watermelon with a warp drive or something later onwards...
I just hope they don't go back to their old ways and try to market the PS3 as a watermelon with a warp drive or something later onwards...
Strange, I've always thought the Playstation controllers to be the best of the big three. It helps that they've stayed consistent for each generation, but they've always felt very ergonomic and well designed. XBOX 360's controllers are leagues ahead of the original XBOX, but that still only puts them at Playstation's level (at best).CORRODED SIN said:
But I have heard this opinion elsewhere... what about them bugs you?
Yeah, arrogance doesn't sell well with me. If I hadn't picked my ps3 up used with an additional 25% discount and it was one of the backwards compatible models, I would've never bought it. I recall Sony comparing their system to the "caviar of gaming systems" back during launch. Caviar might be for the rich and snobbish (excuse me, rich and tasteful) but I remember thinking that a lot more people eat at McDonald's than any place that serves Caviar.
Well it's not like they serve McCaviar, right? Besides I don't really care about Backwards Compatibility because it draws back most of the authenticity that comes from playing that game. It feels better playing it on the console it was meant for.jthm said:
No, sorry. PS2 and PS1 games both play better on PS3. My ps1 died of old age (SNES and Atari Jag still going strong!) and the ps2 was a low quality piece of shit until the 3500X series and the slims, neither of which I own (went through 3 ps2's before the 3500X came out, stopped sold the last one after I got it fixed on warranty, still have all the games). Backwards compatibility is a major selling point and Sony didn't do themselves any favors cutting it out, especially since they've been relying on brand loyalty to move ps3s.buy teh haloz said:
I was adamant about not getting a PS Move or the Natal for the Xbox. but curse you Kevin Butler! I'm not going to buy it right off the bat, but if it gets good reviews and quality games are made for it, then I'm in.Irridium said:
Also, love the blatant bashing of the Wii controls and Project Natal. (I own a Wii, 360 and PS3 so don't accuse me of fangirlism.) I just find it very amusing.
It's Kevin Butler! He knows exactly how to make us happy. And sleep with our wives, while stealing our children and dogs.
Having watched afew of the adds on youtube, claiming to have lost their sense of ego for the adds quite a statement considering every add leaves you feeling dirty by proximity to the guy's self-serving, smarmy attitude that makes me want to punch him. Excessively.
Well this is what anyone could have generally thought. It was setting itself across as something of a massive luxury such as perfume with their pretentious random crap in their adverts. They were quite comical to watch though sometimes.
What's the MI6 conference? As in Secret British Intelligence. Or I'm guessing it's M-one-6.
What's the MI6 conference? As in Secret British Intelligence. Or I'm guessing it's M-one-6.
I'm not really sure what it is, but they just don't feel right. I like the stick location on the Xbox controllers better, but the Xbox controllers are always pretty big. I use a MadCatz controller thats about the size of a Dualshock. They've always felt a bit flimsy and a bit unresponsive to me.rsvp42 said:
You DO know that you can replace the ps3 controller with a 360 style controller as well as a bunch of other 3rd party designs. The controller is the easiest/cheapest thing to replace on a console.CORRODED SIN said:
I'm amazed that they don't think the "It only does Everything" statement isn't arrogant. Especially when they keep taking away features while we keep waiting for features we were promised long ago.
Besides, it wasn't ever the ads that I thought were arrogant, it was always their dbag executives like Phil Harrison that always spouted the really arrogant statements. They just need to muzzle their execs and actually give the ps3 some decent support.
Still, I think Sony should've hired the company that did the cute alien commercials for the crappy minidisc: great ads, terrible product.
Where do you get them though? I don't want to get some sketchy controller mod (I'm against that bullshit).GonzoGamer said:
So instead of the old arrogant ads where they expect the consumer to buy their product just because they're sticking with the new arrogant ads where they say (at least with the Move commercial), 'buy our product because those other guys are stupid.'
Nice. In other news I hear Apple is dropping the old arrogant "there's an app for that" iphone commercials in favor of "I'm an iphone, and I'm a Nexus One".
Nice. In other news I hear Apple is dropping the old arrogant "there's an app for that" iphone commercials in favor of "I'm an iphone, and I'm a Nexus One".