Sony taunt Microsoft in new PS3 ad?

[HEXUS]

Is Sony taking a dig at Microsoft’s Xbox live service in their latest advertisement for the Playstation 3?

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[Prime]

what does it say? (sorry to be a pain, cant see it at work)

[dave87]

The Fun is Always Free*

Note the *, it seems to suggest the fun, in part, is free, but they reserve the right to charge for extra fun.

Woo!

[Jay]

what does it say? (sorry to be a pain, cant see it at work)

"taking a dig at Microsoft’s Xbox live service in their latest advertisement for the Playstation 3?

Whispers on the Internet suggest that the slogan, which carries the words: “The Fun’s Always Free” and refers to Sony’s free of charge Playstation Online service, is also a pop at Microsoft’s online service, which currently charges gamers £40 a year for an Xbox live subscription. "

[MadduckUK]

£3 a month for live - oh how my wallet weeps

[spazman]

If sonys online service was worth paying for they'd charge for it, but it isnt so they dont.

[directhex]

If sonys online service was worth paying for they'd charge for it, but it isnt so they dont.

bingo

[Dorza]

If sonys online service was worth paying for they'd charge for it, but it isnt so they dont.

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if in the future when there is a lot more content on there that they start charging for "premium services". Systems such as these cost the earth to install, maintain and keep sustainable.

[usxhe190]

Jackpot!

[gurpz1]

well, sony eventually have to make up for their losses from the ps3, advertising online play for free will make people join and when they least expect it suddenly its £10pm

[Blackmage]

£3 a month for live - oh how my wallet weeps

Very funny

[Stewart]

Its never a good idea to draw attention to an area where your main rivals are miles ahead.

'The fun is always free' - peeps compare just how fun PSN is compared to Xbox Live - peeps realise the fun might be free, but for a small fee you can get much more fun - peeps buy extra fun.

Hardly a 'Labour isn't working' moment for Sony.

[Russ]

agree stuart.

i'd like to see a microsoft reply advert, like the one where all the games build a console, but the console only being half built due to the lack of games

/hides and watches debate from afar

[Mike Fishcake]

Seems almost as desperate as Commodore's release of the ill-fated CD32 "console" in the early 90s with the tagline "to be this good would take Sega ages".

Hmmm...

[gtech]

Isnt everyone bored of spitting out the same rubbish?

[menthel]

Obviously Sony are not...