SymbiantXenos
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Destiny and Microsoft = Destinyfragrance .. LOL
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This is still one of the all-time-greatest 'sick-burn' video's i've ever seen come out of this silly industry. It's perfectly done and worthy of praise.
I think a lot of gamers "humanize" these companies (which are actually thousands of people working together making decisions) and then like or dislike the companies like they would a person.
It's not much different than how many people make too much of a deal about what the people they don't like do.
krypt0nian
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The best thing is this ad publicly confirms that Microsoft is no longer going to have exclusive marketing deals going forward.
Nightengale
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That's a fair perception, I'm saying that line could also be viewed in a negative manner.
Colonel Nasty
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You don't understand,a different group of people that work for Microsoft started exclusive marketing and now, years later, a new group of people at the SAME company are making a light jab at that! Can't you see how wrong it is?
#NotAllSonys
gamechanger87
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I can't believe that some people actually take issue with this. Oh wait... yes I can. *shakes head*
The game is on Xbox One and Xbox 360 as well. It's a clever little ad that should do no more than put a smile on your face. For crying out loud, just get ready to enjoy the game, people.
The game is on Xbox One and Xbox 360 as well. It's a clever little ad that should do no more than put a smile on your face. For crying out loud, just get ready to enjoy the game, people.
UltraMagnanimous
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Hey, companies are people too!!
Northeastmonk
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Why don't they just make the actual cologne?
Pseudo judo
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They aren't complaining about the deal, just using humor to get around it. It's not rocket science and a very transparent tactic which makes me wonder why so many people can't see it for what it is.
digoutyoursoul
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I would be surprised if you wasn't one of them Joe
what does it say? my Danish is rusty
Damn this topic took a dramatic turn, not only are some people accusing certain members of being pro Sony and anti Xbox but also GAF as a whole including the mods :lol
That's controversy for ya, the best way of advertising.
gamechanger87
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It's because the console war blinders are out in full effect.
Pretty hypocritical considering MS's shady practices involving exclusive marketing. It would be cheeky(like Sony's E3 borrowing games tutorial) if it wasn't hypocritical, but it's just coming off as lame and possibly a breach of contract.
Huh?
pretty sure destiny, not this advert, shows that MS isn't going to be the only one with exclusive marketing deals going forward
who said that?
Just in case you are referring to my post about the Sony ad above , my reference the mod presence is that keeps the idiots from both camps in check.
I did not imply the mods are biased
Chobel
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Well yeah, I know all of that, I'm only arguing about you saying taking advantage of loopholes is "expected" and "likely to happen", I say they do that because they don't want for shit like that to happen even at 0.0000....01% chance. Just "covering their asses"
Let me do a correction, we only know one company who did it, MS.
Sarcasm man.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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Again, they aren't saying that the marketing deal itself is shady. The ad is simply saying "yes folks -- the game is coming to Xbox too".
Here you go: Microsoft bad! Sony good!
Lol, the ad is harmless fun, some of you peeps need to release the pressure valve.
Seriously. This thread is the most pathetic thing on the Internet. People in here want to get butthurt and upset over everything
no. not really. because it's a light jab intended to let customers know the game is also on their platform.
they aren't crying foul.
*edit: j/k post?
LOL. I can just see the TV spot.
"Charming, fun and sophisticated"
"Don't just become Legend. Smell like one, too."
Brutalitops
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My favourite part about this whole outrage is that in being outraged, the fickle gamers have actually brought much more awareness to this "ad" than if they had just accepted it. A lot of people today are now reminded that Destiny is on Xbox.
Microsoft will be loving this.
Microsoft will be loving this.
gamechanger87
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I swear this forum takes itself way too seriously. How in the hell does an ad being cheeky make it not a breach?
This isn't a breach. It's a really clever way to advertise for something you can't advertise for. Some people really need to take their heads out of the sand.
It really does. Should be their tagline.
Neander
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Oh no, that's not what I implied. And if anything, Bungie is probably secretly rejoicing over this. After all, they want nothing less than the best possible sales across the board.
Full retard is offensive bro.
How did you reach to this conclusion? MS is not criticizing/attacking the Sony/Activision marketing deal, they are just trying to promote a game without having the rights to do so.
Moral Panic
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What contract? No Destiny or Bungie or Activision logos, marketing materials, or copyrighted images sounds or video are on the site.
The fact that this is annoying people is incredible. Like how far into the console warrior nonsense do you have to be where something like this gets you angry?
I just find it weird that with MS's COD deal you don't see or hear anything about the game on other platforms until release. I'm sure they enforce that too. I'm not being a fanboy. Search my post history. I give MS credit where it's do, always. But this? No. This is obviously fear and desperation. I mean think about what's going on here......They know Sony has a marketing contract with Activision, they even say so, so they purposely put their technical fellowed minds together to find a crack so they can try and mention Destiny is on XB1. Who does this? They're like a 5 year old crying to get noticed.
This. Funny Ad.
Yep. This is working in many ways; And (unless they are lying for some reason) there are posters on this forum who previously thought that Destiny was a PS4 exclusive.
about that...
soul creator
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Do not people not realize that Destiny has been "advertised" on the xbox.com homepage, news.xbox.com, and on the Xbox One/360 itself for a while now? Sure, there haven't been expensive TV ads and system bundles, but it seems obvious that MS is "allowed" to mention that the game exists on their systems, lol. Even the preload feature for it was a big deal.
I guess the "we are not allowed to mention it" thing is being taken a bit too literally, as opposed to the snarky joke that it actually is.
I guess the "we are not allowed to mention it" thing is being taken a bit too literally, as opposed to the snarky joke that it actually is.
No I was talking about the one you quoted.
Really? Ugh, thank my English for not knowing that.. it's gone, apologies if I offended someone.
Not good enough.
Can't we all just get along?
Did they? I don't recall anything right now.
Truth.
Well, do you really believe, that this is just a "coincidence"? This MUST mean something!
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=862186
/s. obviously
no, you misunderstood what i was getting at. yes, they aren't likely to happen because the contracts exist. however the contracts exist because otherwise it would be likely to happen.
two very different things. to think that its only MS looking to break or circumvent a contract is naiive.
which means absolutely nothing as we aren't in a position to know.
*edit: having said all this, keep the MS hate coming. they brought it on themselves, and short of them leaving the industry this is all good for the consumer. a worried MS makes for a better market place
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