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DirtyP2002 on 31 January 2014
bubblegamer said:
JoeTheBro said:
Mummelmann said:
Did MS really make that first one? That kind of advertising would actually be illegal here. Great response though.


Yes. Why'd it be illegal over there?


Europe is the same. You are not allowed to reference competitors by name in commercials. You can say other consoles in this case, but no specifying.

well you are allowed to do this to some extent in Germany.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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DirtyP2002 on 31 January 2014
bubblegamer said:
It was a stupid move from Microsoft. They could just ask for xbox 360's.


They did. This is for PS3 / Xbox 360. Of course the internetz won't see that. They only see what they like and want to see.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

J_Allard on 31 January 2014

Apparently they run these promotions all the time, did it for 360, phones, tablets too.



thranx on 31 January 2014
Mummelmann said:
JoeTheBro said:
Mummelmann said:
Did MS really make that first one? That kind of advertising would actually be illegal here. Great response though.


Yes. Why'd it be illegal over there?


You're not allowed to elevate your products by talking smack about other products, conduct rules. In my opinion, this kind of advertising is petty. The US being the capitalist HQ of the world, I wasn't really expecting much else. It's fine, I guess.

Wouldn't it be better to start an incentive program where you trade in your 360 and get a good discount or a bunch of gamer points? I mean, one could argue that they want people to stick with the 360 as well and buy software and hardware that is making them tons of money but they're quite clearly telling consumers to jump into the 8th gen.

People taking these things personally should take their chill pills though.


its also good for the 360 too, its not ps3 only, that is all the internet cares about though, half the story. here is the full details http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2430161,00.asp

 

You cant just bash other companies and products in ads here either, there are rules. You have to be factual, you can't lie. So whats wrong with comparing companies and products in ads?



Somini on 31 January 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
Sony is in so bad financial shape that they have to rely on idle Gafers that have anything better to do than worshiping their decaing brand.


You're comments are so uninformed it's painful to watch. I'm ashamed there are gamers like you out there! What does this have to do with Sony? Where did you see them rely on this?

Did you take a minute to consider that this may not be the way they do business? Or is that too long a pause for you...



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FlamingWeazel on 31 January 2014

MS pr is so bad damn, fire all of them lol.



kitler53 on 31 January 2014

god bless the internet!



JOKA_ on 31 January 2014
Signalstar said:
I'm just wondering what MS could possibly do with the PS3s afterwards? Do they keep em to play, do they destroy them, reverse engineer them. Let them rot? Sell them on the black market.

6 months from now:

Get a free PS3 with every XB1!"



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Somini on 31 January 2014
deadly2choke said:
Somini said:
J_Allard said:
We don't have laws like that in the US and yet, the airwaves aren't full of companies slinging mud at one another. This is extremely tame too.

I remember Microsoft calling iPhone fans and later the Samsung ones sheep for buying the new devices, which is not incorrect lol.

 

But maybe that's because of the sue culture you guys have got going on over there. You can't sue here, well it's veryy hard.

this is even worse:

http://www.scroogled.com/Home

 

Jezus!!

This is what i mean by it can get ugly!



Marks on 31 January 2014

Haha great response. Yeah, just save the $100 by buying a PS4 over the XB1.

I refuse to spend $100 more for an XB1. The only reason it's more expensive is because of Kinect, and I have as much interest in Kinect as I do in contracting an STD.