I love PR stunts. This one by Microsoft has a certain beery quality to it.
Baiscally Microsoft highlighted the price difference between the 360 and a PS3 to a video game magazine. In beer.
“What would you purchase for £146…? (The price difference between an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3)”, asks the included Xbox 360-headed notice. “Well, for a start we thought you might like £146 worth of beer to kick start your weekend early.”
Of course haters and whiners will point out that you need a HD-DVD addon and a Live subscription to truly match the PS3, but that would take all the fun out of the stunt. And I debate the Live price anyway, because you can hardly call PS3′s online system comparable to Live.
[tags]xbox, sony, consoles, beer[/tags]
mmmm….
….beer
mmmm….
….beer
How about London:
At the London launch everyone who bought a PS3 also received a free 46-inch HD television and a taxi home.
In total, the giveaway amounted to £250,000 worth of televisons to more than 100 gamers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474045.stm
How about London:
At the London launch everyone who bought a PS3 also received a free 46-inch HD television and a taxi home.
In total, the giveaway amounted to £250,000 worth of televisons to more than 100 gamers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474045.stm
I saw that. WTF!? If I was forewarned I would queue for 36hours for a 46″ HDTV and throw the PS3 in the trash on the way home.
Well, maybe play with it for a bit and then sell it