What the hell? - Playstation adverts

Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:31

Just going to link it, Sony really do make some shockingly bad adverts.

We're not sure who advertising agency TBWA is appealing to here with this PlayStation 3 ad. Sure, the abs are washboard-like and the pecs appear to be rippling, but the tiny phallus safely hidden behind a Kotaku NSFW Fish isn't going to go over well with anybody but the most specific of fetishists—say men who dream of ****ing a DualShock. Maybe there's some cross-cultural misunderstanding here—I'll admit to not being brushed up on my Austrian marketing—but if I were to wake up with a wee penis-digit, I'd be concerned less with draping my shirt over my perfect physique and buying PlayStation 3 games than I would be with sticking my head in the oven.

http://i28.tinypic.com/vpu74i.jpg

mr.sly · 15 May 2008 at 02:34

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Darkwave · 15 May 2008 at 02:34

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Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:35

Haha, it's quite disturbing.

Slinky1989 · 15 May 2008 at 02:35

IN B4 PERMABAN :eek:

Squark · 15 May 2008 at 02:36

Ulfhedjinn said:
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Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:37

http://i28.tinypic.com/vpu74i.jpg

You guys know it wasn't a penis right? It was a thumb, I was fooled at first though lol.

mr.sly · 15 May 2008 at 02:38

Jihad said:
http://i28.tinypic.com/vpu74i.jpg

You guys know it wasn't a penis right? It was a thumb, I was fooled at first though lol.

I can stop scratching out my eyes then at least!

Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:39

mr.sly said:
I can stop scratching out my eyes then at least!

Haha yeah it was a thumb, it is bloody hard to tell from a glance though.

Psypher5 · 15 May 2008 at 02:43

mr.sly · 15 May 2008 at 02:45

Just incase there's any suicide atempts here's the Kotaku story.

Link removed for swearing.

Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:46

Updated first post.

mr.sly · 15 May 2008 at 02:48

Jihad said:
Updated first post.

Might want to update again, there's swearing in the article. Haha.

Anyone who wants to check can search for PS3 Ad Thumb, and you'll find it (but you won't want to).

Darkwave · 15 May 2008 at 02:50

Edit: 12,000 get.

Margaret · 15 May 2008 at 02:50

Done.

NokkonWud · 15 May 2008 at 02:58

It's a genius advertisement, it has people all over the net talking about Playstation 3, job done I'd say.

mr.sly · 15 May 2008 at 03:09

NokkonWud said:
It's a genius advertisement, it has people all over the net talking about Playstation 3, job done I'd say.

Yeah, talking about how they'll never buy one now. I won't be able to get that image out of my heard everytime I hear PS3.

Squark · 15 May 2008 at 03:11

I feel dirty and used having seen that pic before the edit

NokkonWud · 15 May 2008 at 03:12

The old saying, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Squark · 15 May 2008 at 03:12

NokkonWud said:
The old saying, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Even if it makes the company look like idiots?