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The First XBox 360 Ad?

Microsoft has a new (perhaps the first) commercial for XBox 360 (via Alex Barnett). I like it.

Update (11/8): On the same topic, here’s Sony’s new ad for the PSP. Interesting how neither ad features a specific game or shows any product feature.

Posted by Dan Grossman on Saturday, November 5th, 2005 at 12:07 pm.

6 Responses to “The First XBox 360 Ad?”

I like it too - though isn’t there a (perhaps unintended ) message that it is far more fun to actually get out of the house and do something than it is to sit on a sofa all day pretending to kill ninjas or whatever?

Left by SP on November 5th, 2005

I actually got to test 360 last week at the Mellon Financial Technical Expo. Yes, I know it is weird that they demonstrated the XBOX at a Fortune 500 financial services firm. Anyway, although I think that the architecture is powerful, the game that I tested did not show any fundamental leap with respect to graphics/quality/etc. That being said, they had better be careful not to hype things to much before developers create a series of games that effectively leverage their multicore architecture. Cheers.

Left by Hooman Radfar on November 8th, 2005

I totally agree with SP. I saw the ad at a movie this past weekend (that’s one strike against it right there) and as a father, my first thought was “what a great thing it would be to see my kids outside having fun like that!!” Then they flashed Xbox and I thought “huh?”

Left by Steve on November 8th, 2005

I heard the XBox 360 is not backwords compatible. Is there a site that shows PS3 and XBOX 360 features side by side and gives an honest comparison?

Left by Funny Quotes on November 9th, 2005

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