Sony Playstation Ads - RACE WAR!

mannybolone

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2006/07/05/sony_ad_casues_white_riot.htmlWell, if their point was to catch people's attention: mission accomplished!(just to note, other ads reverse the power dynamic b/t black and white. Nonetheless,

batmon

OH HELL NO!!!!

But, Im sorry to say that just like the Timberland controversy, brothers will still purchase these products.

Cristal is hoping Jay-Z public banning wont hurt sales.

Pony

There was a thread on this turd a week ago.

Huge NAGL[/b]

day

I heard it's a parody of this Nintendo DS ad:



It's also worth noting these ads didn't run in the U.S. I think only Holland or something. People there don't have the history we do in regards to race. Sony has said they want people to look at it as colors (yeah right, more like controversy) representing the black and white psp.

That said, it's whatsoever.

drewnice

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it Sony's previous PSP ads that feature those squirrels saying all that off-the-wall shit in what sounds to me like a stereotypical male "Mexican" voice?

Who the hell is making decisions over there?

twoply

isn't it Sony's previous PSP ads that feature those squirrels saying all that off-the-wall shit in what sounds to me like a stereotypical male "Mexican" voice?

Yeah, that seemed a little weird to me, too.

cantescapebreaks

This is one ad taken out of the context of a series.

http://www.bitsbytespixelssprites.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/pic-1.gif

and

http://www.bitsbytespixelssprites.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/pic-3.gif

paulnice

Whoop-dee-fucking-doo.

street_muzik

I never got past the PlayStation 1

mannybolone

I never got past the PlayStation 1

What? You mean you're not an uber-geeked out gamer in addition to being a soul strutter?

Not a Real Head(z).