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[ExoHazMatt]

A good cause doesnt have to be #trendy

But again, it's the popularity that's driving it. I'll gladly look at the same thing over and over again for such a good cause. If they could raise that mind of money without the trend, the trend wouldn't exist.

 

[sjay1994]

I know, that's cold of him. Cold as ice.

I'll be here all week.

 

[outunderthestars]

A good cause doesnt have to be #trendy

And how much have you raised?

 

[Edag Plata]

I just love seeing your average joe doing this "challenge" expecting it to make waves. Sure some of the bigger profile celebrities have donated, but that isn't out of the ordinary for them when they need some positive PR. There are far better ways to donate and raise awareness.

Well, look, my comment sounded meaner than I meant it to, but this whole phenomenon quickly left out the "You're supposed to donate too" thing...so it just turned into everyone and their mothers competing in a wet t-shirt contest.

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

This has gone beyond a misunderstood charity and flown straight into overdone meme territory.

Personally I've found anytime I consider a meme 'overdone', it's just an indication I've been on the internet too long.

Gangam style, Harlem Shake, it's all harmless nonsense, and this trend in particular seems to have a good cause behind it.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

Kotick: "I'll donate $1 for every copy of CoD Advanced Warfare"

*ALS cured in a year.

That's what? $30,000,000? Not enough :/

 

[StoopKid]

A good cause doesnt have to be #trendy

Lol some of y'all complain about everything.

It's a good cause.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

John Drake,Shane Bettenhausen and Adam Boyes do the challenge already.

 

[outunderthestars]

John Drake,Shane Bettenhausen and Adam Boyes do challenge already.

I'd donate $10 just to see that....

 

[TheContact]

Is Ratchet Sony's new mascot or something? Or some kind of subliminal advertising for a new Ratchet & Clank game?

 

[Mesoian]

Enough already

this is reaching Harlem Shake levels of silly, just donate without the spectacle

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Jesus, people are making a huge fucking deal about pouring water.

As long as you also donate, its all in good fun. God damn.

 

[Guymelef]

Best shirt ever.
He said he loves Vib Ribbon, can we have a new game now?

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Is Ratchet Sony's new mascot or something? Or some kind of subliminal advertising for a new Ratchet & Clank game?

Nah i think they just have a Ratchet mascot costume at the SCEA campus.

 

[Amir0x]

Enough already

this is reaching Harlem Shake levels of silly, just donate without the spectacle

You understand why the spectacle is important, right? It raises awareness. Simply saying you donated to ALS research does not raise awareness at the rate doing something like this does. That's simply reality. I don't care if every corporate business leader started dancing like chickens, if it meant they attracted enough attention to raise a lot more money.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

I really like the new guy and this just made me like him even more

 

[Shin-Ra]

Why is Ratchet wasting time on this when he should be gearing up for his big revival next year?

That's not nu-Ratchet with his superfine fur shading.

 

[-Deimos]

For some reason, I expected a giant tub of water being dumped on a Ps4.

I was disappointed.

 

[Disaster Nebraska]

Best shirt ever.
He said he loves Vib Ribbon, can we have a new game now?

Sadly, I feel that it would be tied into some sort of Sony music distribution service instead of letting us use MP3s loaded to the HDD.

I'd still play the "core" game, though. Would be a great $15 PSN download from Japan Studio, or even as a collab with C.A.M.P or Pyramid.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Amazing!

 

[Seance]

I guess we are supposed to take it on faith that was ice water.

 

[Shin-Ra]

I was disappointed.

Adam Boyes dumps a bucket of ice water on a giant PS4, it cracks open and Shuhei Yoshida pops out with a wicked grin.

 

[biggersmaller]

Why people gotta hate bringing awareness to one of the worst diseases of all time?

Fuck that cynical ass shit. The Ice Bucket Challenge is fun and many celebs/companies/nobodies partake. Just relax.

 

[outunderthestars]

Best shirt ever.
He said he loves Vib Ribbon, can we have a new game now?

How would it play? the PS4 doesn't have mp3 playback yet does it?

 

[fluffydelusions]

So has anyone called out Evilore yet?

 

[SeventhSon]

I guess we are supposed to take it on faith that was ice water.

There's ice all over the ground after.

 

[McSpidey]

Edit: Tried to gifyoutube it but it broke the site. Someone else did id better below anyway >_>

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I just love seeing your average joe doing this "challenge" expecting it to make waves. Sure some of the bigger profile celebrities have donated, but that isn't out of the ordinary for them when they need some positive PR. There are far better ways to donate and raise awareness.

You're complaining that someone isn't raising awareness for charity right. As if there is a wrong way.

Think about that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

cool as heck shirt

 

[iNvid02]

i dont understand how you can get so upset at the videos.

the ALS association announced yesterday it received over $15.6 MILLION dollars in donations, mainly because the water bucket videos went viral. its harmless and for a good cause.

 

[MUnited83]

 

[OdysseusVA]

So has anyone called out Evilore yet?

Do the challenge and you could

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I tried to gifyoutube it but it seems to break the site.

This must be even harder because it was windy as hell as we can hear in the video.

 

[Crossing Eden]

A good cause doesnt have to be #trendy

Omg, a good cause should be a good cause, there shouldn't be prerequisites for a good cause if it's working

 

[gai_shain]

yes, i know what it is. stop making it sound like you are typing from the middle of the Sahara desert bro

eh ok, good thing drought is only a problem there I guess

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I wish the Nintendo video has reggie in it.

 

[PachinkoChampBruh]

was hoping boyes was in it

dem boys were in it though

 

[BlackBuzzard]

I wish the Nintendo video has reggie in it.

3 years from now we will get that video as soon as Nintendo discovers the internet.

 

[Bishop89]

Shawn Layden is starting to grow on me.
He seems cool.

 

[Jomjom]

Wow someone told him to stop with the excessive hand gestures.

 

[Zephyx]

Smh at the people complaining here. It's all for a good cause.

 

[outunderthestars]

eh ok, good thing drought is only a problem there I guess

The buckets aren't even full. I don't really see what the big deal is.

 

[CheDominik]

i dont understand how you can get so upset at the videos.

the ALS association announced yesterday it received over $15.6 MILLION dollars in donations, mainly because the water bucket videos went viral. its harmless and for a good cause.

Yeah, compared to 1.8 millions last year. Wrong thing to be cynical about.

 

[Bold One]

Omg, a good cause should be a good cause, there shouldn't be prerequisites for a good cause if it's working

its seems we agree

 

[Mikey Jr.]

I guess we are supposed to take it on faith that was ice water.

Call the police.

 

[EulaCapra]

I imagined a PS4 with tiny little arms and feet dumping ice water on itself.

 

[7DollarHagane]

Enough already

this is reaching Harlem Shake levels of silly, just donate without the spectacle

People will really find a way to complain about anything won't they?

 

[Jomjom]

You can tell Ratchet didn't want to get fired, he made sure the water only went over Shawn Layton's shoulders and not his head.

The Ratchet mascot costume is super cute though. It looks like it would fit in at Disneyland.

 

[Crossing Eden]

its seems we agree

Yea but there's no reason to complain or by cynical about this unbelievably harmless trend/good cause just because of the fact that it's a trend.

 

[Bold One]

People will really find a way to complain about anything won't they?

you've been beaten to this one-liner by about a dozen other wise guys