Effective at what exactly? Misleading and spinning If so they did a great job.
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Effective at what exactly? Misleading and spinning If so they did a great job.
It's a good ad and just used marketing twist for the best selling part. All in a days work.
LMAO
Still, just goes to show you how much Sony dropped the ball with the mixed messengering PSVR and PS4Pro.
Why in gods name would anyone buy a PS4 or slim with the Pro coming out? If they're more concerned with price, why not wait for holiday bundles and deals?
Sony committed an unforced error and muddied their own messaging.
Then again, Microsoft has Scorpio on the horizon. They have their own Faceplant to worry about. Soon.
Vegetable Lasagna
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Besides it not being deceptive at all. All of this fanboy rage over a youtube title/description. It's not even in the ad itself... I'd make a factual comment about what is happening here, but I'd rather not get banned again.
Also, this is PR. Every company does this. MS, Sony, Google, Apple and [insert every company you can think of here]. You guys really need to take a deep breathe and leave this shit for children that don't know any better.
SpecialAgentDaleCooper
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Effective at touting the momentum they gained. Its not in the slightest misleading to state that no console outsold XB1s in America since it became available.
Just say you don't like marketing, because it's not deceptive at all.
You must go nutso when a movie advertises it's number 1 movie in america. It's a youtube title man, get over yourself.
I dont own an xbone neither any of my friends and family... so I know nothing about that info
Change that fact.
StarBlazers1
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Wow at the overreaction of this Ad. It's marketing. This is what companies do. Look at Movie Ads.... The number one NEW comedy of the week. Networks do the same thing. It's about making claims that benefit your product.
They did a good job. You may not like the product, but getting upset over an ad is pretty ridiculous.
They did a good job. You may not like the product, but getting upset over an ad is pretty ridiculous.
Bits N Pieces
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All marketing, PR and advertising is in one way or another deceptive*.
*said by someone who works in that industry.
In general, console fanboyism is an odd character trait. These corporations only care about making money, not the love and support from Joe Doe.
Vegetable Lasagna
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But these companies gave birth to our console children. You aren't taking parenthood seriously enough.
StoppedInTracks
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FIREKNIGHT2029
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Dat spin.
What happens if they lose November and December? It's not looking too good for them on Amazon right now. It looks like a lot of people are holding out for PS4 Pro from the look of things.
What happens if they lose November and December? It's not looking too good for them on Amazon right now. It looks like a lot of people are holding out for PS4 Pro from the look of things.
bananafactory
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People upset about this need to pay more attention to marketing. Everyone does this.
Check out movie posters that grab a buzzword from an otherwise negative review and throw it on their poster as a compliment.
It's just marketing. And Microsoft is really good at it.
Check out movie posters that grab a buzzword from an otherwise negative review and throw it on their poster as a compliment.
It's just marketing. And Microsoft is really good at it.
Vegetable Lasagna
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Can anyone please post the Amazon rankings for this month? I'm too busy at work and this just doesn't sound right.
Fortinbras
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That's the best Xbox ad in a long time.
StoppedInTracks
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#WaitForPS4Pro
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Norse
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Yeah baby....Sony leading slightly on all score cards going into round 7 of the 12 scheduled rounds. Then M$ lands a huge right with the S staggering Sony back into the ropes... Its on like donkey Kong...the battle for the american dollar!
Great advertising..... Stuff like this bothers me less than multiplatform game ads ending with just one platform's stamp. That seems more deceptive to me.
Great advertising..... Stuff like this bothers me less than multiplatform game ads ending with just one platform's stamp. That seems more deceptive to me.
CassidyIzABeast
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6 pages of fuckery because of a Youtube video title.
Shpeshal Nick
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They should rename that commercial Rustled Jimmies
Feel the Swift
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what a time to be alive
BleedOrange
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If anything is certain this Xbox ad has succeeded in rustling Sony fans' jimmies something fierce!
DriftingSpirit
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Anyone know what is the LTD gap between PS4 and X1 in Murica now? I haven't been keeping up with NPD.
StoppedInTracks
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Fun stuff all around but the streak will abruptly end with PSVR/ PS4 Pro.
Such a huge market there nowadays.
BinaryBear07
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I found it very entertaining.
bananafactory
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It was around a million before X1 started winning these last few months.
Probably 700-800k maybe? I haven't paid attention to the margins it's been leading by
Norse
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I wonder what % of monthly unit sales are credited to Amazon in the U.S. ? When compared to stores like Walmart, target, GameStop, etc, etc. Would be kind of cool to know that.
It's pretty simple. If they lose Nov and Dec then they don't make any ads about the bad news. They wait until they have something positive to talk about, and then they talk about it.
Ignoring the size of the Japanese console market, is there something confusing about the statement "the best-selling console in America" for use in American advertising that calls for a deflection like that?
Shpeshal Nick
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Exactly.
How shady are Microsoft for not advertising their Japanese market share on an American advertisement.
Dodgy fucks.
fallingdove
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Why is fanboyism so often the counter argument?
As a Vita/Wii U owner, I couldn't care less about the Xbox selling better than the PS4 for the past few months.
Now, I can't speak for everyone in this thread but for me, my disapproval stems from deceptive marketing practices.
Who said lie? 3 months Compared to the last 2 and a half years. It's PR fluff Why are people so bothered by that being called out? I actually find it extremely funny.
gaming_noob
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It's not hard to understand why a company would not boast about tough times against the competition.
DriftingSpirit
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Before I stopped keeping track, the gap was ~1.6M back in April of this year. So maybe it is closer to a ~1.4M gap now? Welfare or Ryng may know. Thanks either way.
Shpeshal Nick
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The most amazing part about all the fanboys getting riled up int his thread is that the video itself doesn't even mention sales.
Only the title of the video does.
Only the title of the video does.
MrBenchmark
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Ads that spin a product in a positive light who would have thought!
https://youtu.be/y_5aHv7bCRA
Is the crazy brand loyalty a financial thing? Is it worst among those that can't afford more than one option?
Pretty silly to be so outraged.
https://youtu.be/y_5aHv7bCRA
Is the crazy brand loyalty a financial thing? Is it worst among those that can't afford more than one option?
Pretty silly to be so outraged.
I don't understand why people are getting bent out of shape. They finally had a good run and sold more consoles for a while, of course they're going to brag.
It's not like they're going to be able to do this kinda stuff next month anyways, I'd reckon. Edit: actually, I guess all they'd have to do is change the title, since everything else would still be correct in the actual ad, right?
lol (Princess Bride holds up better than Shrek)
Wait til I get going!
It's not like they're going to be able to do this kinda stuff next month anyways, I'd reckon. Edit: actually, I guess all they'd have to do is change the title, since everything else would still be correct in the actual ad, right?
Wait til I get going!
Pack it up...nothing can beat this level of stupid
Very simple answer. But some people want the following answer instead: "It's pretty simple. If they lose Nov and Dec, then the next ad they make will be a public apology to gamers everywhere for 1) The spin in the last "Best selling console in America" advertisement, and 2) Making a poor console that yet again was beat by the competition. Also, the ad they create has to be transparent enough to not require any asterisks. There will be hell to pay if any asterisks are needed to interpret the ad correctly".
SmoothRunningGun
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It's true so why not brag.
rofl
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