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I see tons of Xbox one ads on tv and out in the world. I get on the internet and see playstation vita ads...



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S.T.A.G.E. said:

Microsoft did with the 360 and they will do it with the Xbox One. Sony doesn't need to resort to that even though I think they should be at least half as aggressive as Microsoft in marketing.


Amazing how different Sony acts globally. In Germany Sony is omnipresent. TV ads, sponsorings everywhere, making people believe multiplats only come out for Playstation systems.



It's like in my country since PS2, (PS2,PSP,PS3 and PSV) are allaways recomended by retail to costumers, that's why it is Sonyland here, because even when i talk about buying nintendo or xbox stuff, retailers allaways try to perceive me buying playstation products that happened in stores like Fnac, Worten, GAME, Toys'r'us



Farsala said:
I see tons of Xbox one ads on tv and out in the world. I get on the internet and see playstation vita ads...

The forums told me that Sony don't advertise their products, so you must be making that part up.



I've not seen any myself but Playstation Vita adverts make sense. Sony have plenty to sell.



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In the UK for commercials and adverts MS probably spends 20 times the money as Sony and Nintendo combined.





justinian said:
In the UK for commercials and adverts MS probably spends 20 times the money as Sony and Nintendo combined.



Not always, but since the launch of the Xbox One i have been see a hell of of lot more Ryse and Forza adverts than anything else.



Not so much in shops for me, but the advertising for Xbox One on the internet has been relentless. Especially on Twitch.tv. It's pissing me off now, i hate adverts repeating themselves



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I've yet to see one on a store shelf,same with the ps4. They never put the sales pitch on me. I'd be rude about it,if they did.



bobgamez said:

Because I certainly have, go to best buy and see a massive xbox one banner and them asking me "you want the xbox one?!?". Go to Toys r Us, same thing happening. Even the same massive banner lol. Microsoft must been spending millions on advertising or something because all these stores keep yelling at me to buy one, XD. Maybe they expected sellouts and its not..really selling out?

Ive been to two differnet Best Buy's this holiday season and saw the MS banners, but had a bit of a different experience than you have.

Both have been pushing the Next Gen Bundles like crazy (even the guys at the front door asking if you were coming into buy a system).

In the first store I had 3 associates ask me if I was shopping for a new Console (I was in the PC and Movie sections). 

In the second store I had 4 associates ask me if I was shopping for a new Console (the guy at the door and 3 others).  Was in the Movie section and gaming section.  The guy at the door and one other tried to push the Xbox One BB Bundle on me, while the other 2 talked about their great deals on "Next Gen Bundled". 

They might be trying to push the bundle more than anything.  To get people to pidge  on hole themselves into buying exclusively from Best Buy (Im a member and love it).