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Published: 21:54, 14/02/2012 by Tuffcub.
33Here are the U.S. adverts for the PlayStation Vita.
The first features a man, walking around showing how portable the console is. He also plays a game whilst on the move and a nice graphic helpfully informs us that the Vita does 3G.
In other words it does everything the European Vita advert does not. It also features some ever so trendy Dubstep type music and the main man is a ginge, and as well all know, gingers are hot.
The second advert shows the heroic ginge indulging in some cross platform play.
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14/02/2012 at 21:54
Member since: Jan 2012
Maybe Europe should have an advert that mentions more of the device; like these?
14/02/2012 at 21:55
Member since: May 2009
Surely the 3G gaming is a bit misleading?
14/02/2012 at 22:04
Member since: Sep 2008
If all you can think of is syncrounous multiplayer like PS3, sure. It’s not what 3G multiplayer on the Vita is about.
14/02/2012 at 22:19
Member since: May 2009
I know that Joe Public may not though.
14/02/2012 at 22:20
Member since: Sep 2008
Fair point.
14/02/2012 at 22:03
Member since: Forever
The guy’s vacant stare is really annoying. He’s also going to get run over at some point.
14/02/2012 at 22:48
Member since: Dec 2008
Shush. He’s hot.
14/02/2012 at 23:40
Member since: Aug 2009
We can only hope.
14/02/2012 at 22:03
Member since: Jan 2009
And that, my friends, is how you sell the vita to the masses while not being boring. That said, the 3G gaming I’ll reserve judgement on that until I actually have it in my hands next week.
14/02/2012 at 22:11
Member since: Oct 2008
Needs more backwards moving zombies.
14/02/2012 at 22:20
Member since: Aug 2011
I dunno. I sort of liked our ad in terms of just being an interesting advert but it really isn’t informative at all. I’m not even sure they mention the name of the console at all. Maybe Sony are hoping people are going to be intrigued by the ad and look it up, but I think that’s really not the right way to go about it.
Show the touchscreens, tell everybody it’s the first handheld with 2 analogue sticks, flaunt the awesome OLED screen, show off high-end titles like Uncharted and WipEout whilst also saying that there’s also cheap and great titles like Motorstorm and Super Stardust available to download.
Games, inputs, screen. GIS. Yeah, that’s a pretty poor marketing term. Also, don’t mention the price…
SIG?
14/02/2012 at 22:47
Member since: May 2009
Exactly focus on what sets it apart from everything else!
14/02/2012 at 22:29
Member since: Aug 2009
Gingers FTW! Better red than dead!
14/02/2012 at 22:43
Member since: Apr 2009
But if you make the Red Dead you receive Redemption! :P
15/02/2012 at 13:18
Member since: Jan 2010
nice
14/02/2012 at 22:52
Member since: May 2010
When I saw the first one and the voice said “People are looking atcha. With bad intentions” – first thought I had was “yeah, this thing is way to expensive for me to be playing while I wait for the train at 10pm, I’m asking to get mugged” :P
These comercials do show more of the Vita, but in such a reducting way that I’m not even sure it’s good. If I had never heard of the Vita before, I would be expecting (from those two ads) a news version of the PSP that can now play my PS3 games over a 3G connection. And that thought is wrong from start to finish.
16/02/2012 at 12:58
Member since: Feb 2012
I think you might be less likely to be targeted for a Vita than for any smartphone as the Vita is less practically sized so this may create less of an incentive.
I do wonder whether Sony plan to add a tracking feature to the 3G + GPS models á la ‘Find my iPhone’ or ‘Prey’…
14/02/2012 at 22:57
Member since: Aug 2009
I liked the Europe version better
14/02/2012 at 23:13
Member since: May 2010
same here, much better!
14/02/2012 at 23:21
Member since: Jul 2009
see I think they should go with both type of adverts here, an artistc type one we have aswell as the explination adverts!
14/02/2012 at 23:41
Member since: Aug 2009
Well, that was dreadful. The European one is far superior.