For the players since 1995

Fuck man just watching that again really shows their ruthless approach. I love it.

Since we're in nostalgia territory, I would like to share this feautre from classic Gamespot about the original PlayStation.

ASUKA ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT SPECIAL BURNING FEST!!!

Now go put Loaded in your CD player and listen to Pop Will Eat Itself.

Best console ad I've seen in a long time, which admittedly is a low bar, but still. PS1 was also my first console so brought back a lot of memories.

@godlyawesomeguy:

You young whipper snapper!!!!

Weird. He had a Kasabian poster for an album that didn't come out for another four years.

Haha, this is true. And I also grew up with Sega. I had a SNES, my cousin had a Genesis. I would always rub it in that I had the "better" console, but in reality I loved going over to his place to play Eternal Champions, Golden Axe, Sonic, and Ecco. Loved the Genesis.

cringe

"Fans are encouraged to pay particular attention to the order that the PlayStation symbols appear in."

Why?

Great Ad. Man, Sony is doing everything right. I haven't been a console gamer much before the PS3 (and still primarily PC), but it is true. Since the PS hit, console gaming meant "playstation" for most my friends over here on the continent. I only know 2 people owning a 360. I hope Sony does good, since competition benefits us consumers.

That was a surprisingly great video, with lots of attention to detail, and I don't know about the US, but at least in Sweden it's not entirely unheard of to keep some class mates throughout the 12 years of primary and secondary school (and after knowing each other for so long, you'd keep in contact with them after school too), or for that matter, have relatives of different races. I have black cousins at least.

Homing in on that nostalgia factor. That's smart marketing, Sony.

Damn E3 has changed. This looks kinda cool though. I almost which E3 where more like that today; just down to earth and not of all that bullshit business talk and overly rehearsed cringeworthy demos.

The PS1 still has the best console/game boot up sounds.

This is actually almost as big a memory than any game.

I had a nes and a snes growing up, but videogames didn't start till the ps1 came out.

Ps1 best system ever.

You're telling me you're a 90s kid yet you never had an experience with a SNES? Maybe you're a late 90s kid.

This commercial is okay. I don't really have any feelings on it, and just realize that it exists. Maybe it speaks to those who hold their video game pasts in higher regard? Yeah, that's probably it.

I want to kill anybody who pushes in the disk drive like that guy did when the ps2 came up. Fuck I hated that.

This must be ban worthy right? Everyone is being offended.

I had a NES as my first machine, then a phillips CDI (lol that was a mistake) and then the ps1, which is probably my fondest machine to date.

It absolutely is ban worthy.

YESSSSSSS, YEEEEEEEEEEES, N-OHHHH YEEEEES!

@gnatsol: but the ps1 is so much better.

@believer258: only if your brad

Fuck that PS1 boot sound is embedded somewhere in my brain. It's like a trigger sound for my Playstation memories. So many demo discs.

Nothing but good memories.

If he didn't keep his consoles on the floor all the time he probably wouldn't have had to keep replacing his consoles with their respective redesigns.

@daneian: That's like exactly what happened this generation. Sony has been bitch slapping the competition since 1995.

That's a great advertisement. I had a weird upbringing when it came to consoles, and I only owned a Playstation for a brief while, but this still filled me with nostalgia. Hell, I didn't even own any of the games they were showing off in this.

Would've been better if he just dropped the mic.

Absolutely. Still got me though.

Fucking A! Ya know one thing for sure when you go out and buy a Sony system - it's going to be a quality machine with a shit ton of great, varied experiences on it.

Yeah they've made some mistakes in the past but shit have they delivered big time over the years.

That was only seven years ago

Same, as a kid my parents were really against consoles so we never had a Nintendo or a Genesis. It was when I grew up and made my own money that I could finally get a console on my own and it was the first Playstation. Up until that point I was primarily a PC gamer.

Maybe that is why I couldn't care less about Mario-anything in present day.

Wait, that's not right...

... you mean seven days.

Milkybar Buttons!

#fucknestlé

I've been a playah since 1995.

What do I get?

They forgot the 3rd revision of the PS3 or maybe I missed that?

Yeah I'm from the UK too and every single person I know had a Sega Megadrive and then bought a Playstation. Nintendo wasn't really a big thing over here like it was for the US... at least from my experience growing up.

Also they aren't aging throughout the video, this is just how they'd look if they were the same age during each console. I'm guessing this was done because making them age throughout each console would only appeal to the people who grew up with the first Playstation. Doing it this way means 4 different age groups can relate to the video at some point. So I don't see why there is this weird age argument, it has nothing to do with it.

Love this ad though, Sony's ads in the UK have always been great, I really liked that Xbox one where the guy flew through the air and landed in a grave.

I never thought of it like that, that's cool.

The pizza was CURATED FOR GAMERS!

Thank you so much for saying "players" and not "gamers".

Thank you.

When I think of the Playstation I will always remember the 'Double Life' ad. SCE UK knew how to market the Playstation as a lifestyle accessory, like it meant something, that it was important, and not just some children's toy you buy at Christmas - though I did buy mine in November 97.

I grew up with a NES, Texas Instruments, PCs and the like, and though I'll always prefer PC gaming, it was the Playstation that had me obsessively excited about a console.

The David Lynch PS2 'The Third Place' ad still baffles me. But they made it right with the 'Fun Anyone?' ad.

When the guy took the girl by the hand and left the room followed by the other guy followed by a view of fireworks, does this indicate a threesome?

I'm drawing this from my keen observation skills and from playing The Sims.

Here's a making of video for the ad.