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[Hanmik]

The Hype may now begin...

Edit: Youtube link.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXpKhSLCYE

https://twitter.com/PlayStationUK/status/791927780476719104

https://www.facebook.com/playstationaccess/videos/1353298604694752

 

[Lupercal]

The King is back !

 

[kyser73]

It's SUPER AWESOME!

Woooah!

 

[Hasney]

Ha, I enjoyed that. Not sure how it plays overall, but I laughed.

 

[Christos]

Amazing commercial!

 

[Fat4all]

Hmm, the visuals and transitions are great, but the audio could of done with a bit more work.

Overall, pretty good shit.

 

[lherre]

LOL, great advertisement XD

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

So is the PS4 Pro the 80s equivalent of the Flux Capacitor?

 

[SlipperyFishes]

I don't see the 80s connection unless they're cribbing off the NES Classic Playing with Power promo?

Difference is Nintendo ran a new take on a classic campaign. This is just dumb and doesn't sell the Pro in any meaningful way (wow such power)

 

[koopathecat]

Smiled all the way through that

 

[zoukka]

Everyone is doing these.

 

[KZXcellent]

I love these kinds of commercials. Sonic Mania's retro commercial was also great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjT2T9CO2RM

 

[madmackem]

That's pretty fun advert, it plays on me being a kid of the 80s and 90s.

 

[GinoFelino]

I don't see the 80s connection unless they're cribbing off the NES Classic Playing with Power promo?

Difference is Nintendo ran a new take on a classic campaign. This is just dumb and doesn't sell the Pro in any meaningful way (wow such power)

No fun allowed?

 

[Metal B]

Nintendo did it first.

Spoiler

Everybody does it.

 

[LewieP]

What an awful advert.

PS4 Pro seems like something that they absolutely need to nail the communication for, and they're just not at all.

I'm sure the device will be solid, but they are doing a bad job of marketing it.

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

I don't see the 80s connection unless they're cribbing off the NES Classic Playing with Power promo?

Difference is Nintendo ran a new take on a classic campaign. This is just dumb and doesn't sell the Pro in any meaningful way (wow such power)

 

[SlipperyFishes]

No fun allowed?

It's a valid observation. I'm not sensing any real fun here. Just a check list of 80s things that make no sense for the PS brand.

 

[Fat4all]

I love these kinds of commercials. Sonic Mania's retro commercial was also great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjT2T9CO2RM

See, I feel like one like this nail the audio better.

I'm not sensing any real fun here.

NO FUN

 

[Zok310]

That was different.

 

[Hasney]

I don't see the 80s connection unless they're cribbing off the NES Classic Playing with Power promo?

Difference is Nintendo ran a new take on a classic campaign. This is just dumb and doesn't sell the Pro in any meaningful way (wow such power)

Maybe they should have just clipped out some of Cerny's speech at the unveil and made it an advert.

"Wow such power" is the entire point of the Pro.

 

[maquiladora]

This is like somebody's idea of what an 80's commercial is but they've never actually seen an 80's commercial.

Awful.

 

[Jonneh3003]

This was brilliant.

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

It's a valid observation. I'm not sensing any real fun here. Just a check list of 80s things that make no sense for the PS brand.

Apart from the CoD Zombies 80s theme?

 

[-hadouken]

Fun and all, tho it's hardly getting a clear message across about what the Pro is for. :/

 

[SJRB]

What an awful advert.

PS4 Pro seems like something that they absolutely need to nail the communication for, and they're just not at all.

I'm sure the device will be solid, but they are doing a bad job of marketing it.

It clearly says "the world's most powerful console", what more do you need?

You like power, right? Go buy one asap!

 

[Tecnniqe]

Even in the 80s they had 60fps so I feel this is not authentic enough for me.

Spoiler

Calm down, old throwback commercials are great

 

[GinoFelino]

What an awful advert.

PS4 Pro seems like something that they absolutely need to nail the communication for, and they're just not at all.

I'm sure the device will be solid, but they are doing a bad job of marketing it.

They've only just started to, though. Bit soon to judge.

Pretty sure the radio silence was intentional due to PSVR's launch two weeks ago.

 

[Movalpolos]

Reminds me of Ted and Bill.

 

[DerZuhälter]

That is a terrible commercial and I hope it doesn't air on TV.

Is this a real PS4pro ad? Why is the messaging so muddled? Or is it a Cod:IW ad? Why am I seeing non-pro footage shown in an old trailer?

This is terrible and adding insult to the already often enough discussed problems of this plattform (PR, messaging, marketing).

 

[kyser73]

This is like somebody's idea of what an 80's commercial is but they've never actually seen an 80's commercial.

Awful.

You think that people that work in advertising haven't seen showreels of one of the best decades for creative work? OK.

Reminds me of one of the fake ads in Robocop.

 

[Jacksinthe]

I don't see the 80s connection unless they're cribbing off the NES Classic Playing with Power promo?

Difference is Nintendo ran a new take on a classic campaign. This is just dumb and doesn't sell the Pro in any meaningful way (wow such power)

Get out, dad.

 

[Fat4all]

Fun and all, tho it's hardly getting a clear message across about what the Pro is for. :/

I'm sure that's what this ad was for, and not just for fun on the interwebs

 

[Sesuadra]

I want to see that commercial on air. It's just straight forward and funny as hell.

 

[Ozorov]

 

[viHuGi]

Can't wait for November and December sales thread, PS4 Pro is gonna demolish this Fall =)

Great commercial.

 

[viHuGi]

That is a terrible commercial and I hope it doesn't air on TV.

Is this a real PS4pro ad? Why is the messaging so muddled? Or is it a Cod:IW ad? Why am I seeing non-pro footage shown in an old trailer?

This is terrible and adding insult to the already often enough discussed problems of this plattform (PR, messaging, marketing).

Lmao I can't even tell if serious anymore.

 

[Movalpolos]

 

[AsylumBlue]

This is fantastic. I love the 80s "Dark Souls III" ad, too.

 

[64bitbros]

This looks good and cool so i must not like it and be super critical to look superior and feel good about myself.

 

[nelsonroyale]

That is pretty funny.

 

[RocknRola]

Okay I legit laughed with the ad. Really fun and clever hehe loved it!

 

[GribbleGrunger]

That's what Cerny hears when he reads tech discussions on forums.

 

[wenaldy]

Mega Processor is the new Blast Processor.

 

[TONX]

That is a terrible commercial and I hope it doesn't air on TV.

Is this a real PS4pro ad? Why is the messaging so muddled? Or is it a Cod:IW ad? Why am I seeing non-pro footage shown in an old trailer?

This is terrible and adding insult to the already often enough discussed problems of this plattform (PR, messaging, marketing).

So you loved it?

 

[Ozorov]

Haha, damn mobile

 

[dracula_x]

I love these kinds of commercials. Sonic Mania's retro commercial was also great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjT2T9CO2RM

also Dark Souls 3 VHS Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phDyFvprtsk

 

[NumberThree]

Why does the Call of Duty Zombies logo have film artifacts (probably not the right word for analog imperfections) on it when the rest of the ad is designed around the VHS aesthetic?

The gameplay footage looking/sounding perfect stuck out, too.

Spoiler

Sorry, if you're gonna do a throwback then you need to go all the way. Especially something as played out as fake 80s ads.

 

[Acquiescence]

That's got to be the role of Keanu Reeves' career. He was especially convincing as a zombie.

 

[Sidewinder]

Okay I legit laughed with the ad. Really fun and clever hehe loved it!

Yeah me too, loled hard at the second Woooahahh!

Still not gonna buy it though!