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  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #103501  by Zeus
 Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:13 pm
Sony is the best at marketing, but I think this one just went too far

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163151.html

It's something to use what's going on as a way to market your product, it's another to pretend you're an actual person in an attempt to market your product with no indication that it's an ad.

 #103511  by Julius Seeker
 Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:47 pm
Heh, that was as bad as the Youtube "Lonelygirl" thing that was meant to advertise an upcoming actress. Just as obvious =P

Though, unlike the Lonelygirl thing, this one got popular by being busted. It looks like it is quite counter-productive.