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Matlock · Sep 30, 2005

"Ten Years of Passion"

http://news.gaminghorizon.com/media2/1128048420.2448.html

Sony has sparked a bit of controversy across the ocean today as they have released a new advertisement in Italy that ties the PlayStation to Jesus Christ. The ad celebrates 10 years of Sony, since the original PlayStation launched 10 years ago. It features a young mans face, encircled by what appears to be a crown of thorns, but on closer inspection is actually the square, circle, and triangle shapes of the PlayStations buttons. The caption underneath the picture reads Ten Years of Passion, an obvious allusion to the Passion of Christ.

Cardinal Ersilio Tonini called the advertisement irreverent and went on to say, Already I often hear children say that Heaven is the place where people drink coffee, remembering also in this case an advertisement. Now children can think that the Passion of Christ is a game. Interested readers can see the advertisement for themselves here.

HomerSimpson-Man · Sep 30, 2005

I don't know how to reponse to this....haha..wtf?!

ZombieSupaStar · Sep 30, 2005

eh that is a bit much, and in italy too....

DCharlie · Sep 30, 2005

Jesus was gay?

Error · Sep 30, 2005

Sony is doing the right thing controversy sells, next thing we are gonna see is Kutaragi thanking the Pope for promoting the Playstation.

Ronin · Sep 30, 2005

Mission Accomplished.

Wollan · Sep 30, 2005

That's damn brilliant marketing. Eye opener.

belgurdo · Sep 30, 2005

I pray to Kutaragi every night

---- · Sep 30, 2005

What a crappy ad. :lol

ManDudeChild · Sep 30, 2005

---- said:
What a crappy ad. :lol

It goes well with a crappy rel...ationship Sony has with churches. Yes, relationship was the word I was going to say!

nevermind. :lol

Kleegamefan · Sep 30, 2005

FISSION MAILED

teruterubozu · Sep 30, 2005

They should have at least nailed that fucking guy onto a cross. Now that's an ad!

Dr_Cogent · Sep 30, 2005

Is Sony really this stupid?

Amir0x · Sep 30, 2005

Wow, I was coming in here thinking maybe Vatican is overreacting but haha that actually is pretty crazy AND awesome.

..pakbeka.. · Sep 30, 2005

HEY VATICAN BRING BACK THE OLD POPE

he looked like a nice old man, but ratzinger looks like the devil himself

gunstarhero · Sep 30, 2005

Not sure what pisses me off more - Sony stooping so low to take advantage of the "shock value" of placing an ad like that in Italy...

or that guys face.

Spastic Colon · Sep 30, 2005

Alright, we'll replace it already...

Would it be alright if we threw manure on a picture of the virgin mary in the shape of the Playstation symbols?

HomerSimpson-Man · Sep 30, 2005

Spastic Colon said:
Alright, we'll replace it already...

Would it be alright if we threw manure on a picture of the virgin mary in the shape of the Playstation symbols?

Depends, was manure thrown on the Virgin Mary in the gospels?

Spastic Colon · Sep 30, 2005

HomerSimpson-Man said:
Depends, was manure thrown on the Virgin Mary in the gospels?

Yes- the Vatican claims to have the only authentic remnant of it.

Bluecondor · Sep 30, 2005

Sony is moronic for releasing this in Italy. Ya - a country that is predominantly Catholic is really going to take it well if your ad for a video game console draws direct allusions to one of the most important symbols of the death of the Catholic deity.

What's next - a rendered Mother Theresa or Virgin Mary playing Dance Dance Revolution....

Hey - I'll bet that would be a big hit in India (or not).....

mckmas8808 · Sep 30, 2005

Dr_Cogent said:
Is Sony really this stupid?

No just that smart. Us talking about it is the point. And hopefully many more people will talk about it too. As a dev I know you seen the GTA affect coming.

HomerSimpson-Man · Sep 30, 2005

Spastic Colon said:
Yes- the Vatican claims to have the only authentic remnant of it.

Wow, learn something new everyday.

pcostabel · Sep 30, 2005

Dieci anni di passione!

Troppo bello!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

Jeff-DSA · Sep 30, 2005

That's tasteless.

Varian · Sep 30, 2005

teruterubozu said:
They should have at least nailed that fucking guy onto a cross. Now that's an ad!

Gek54 · Sep 30, 2005

Varian said:

I would totally hang that on my wall.

bishoptl · Sep 30, 2005

oh no

Stinkles · Sep 30, 2005

That ad did totally fucking cross the line. How retarded are they? Note to Sony, do not let artsy Italian agency convince you Christ-campaign is bleeding edge.

Note to Vatican, normally you are all about giving us a hard time about jerking off, but this time you have a point.

Borys · Sep 30, 2005

I love it.

Sony Europe has some damn good and original ads. If you watched Champions League last week (or this week) then you must have noticed the latest Playstation 2 ad with people hovering in a huge football or millions of people climbing onto each other to form a HUGE live mountain.

The outcry from you US people is just laughable. Yeah, stupid Sony, they didn't give us naked chick with huge boobs pouring Bud Light on them.

Patethic.

Stinkles · Sep 30, 2005

Borys said:
I love it.

Sony Europe has some damn good and original ads. If you watched Champions League last week (or this week) then you must have noticed the latest Playstation 2 ad with people hovering in a huge football or millions of people climbing onto each other to form a HUGE live mountain.

The outcry from you US people is just laughable. Yeah, stupid Sony, they didn't give us naked chick with huge boobs pouring Bud Light on them.

Patethic.

I'm not from the US you dumb fuck. And I have the sense not to parody Christ in an ad for a fucking PlayStation.

They do have good original ads, this one is just provocative for the sake of it, like a seven year old who calls you a c**t and runs away.

Greenpanda · Sep 30, 2005

Religious controversy aside, that seems like a pretty lame ad to me :\

Ramirez · Sep 30, 2005

The outcry from you US people is just laughable. Yeah, stupid Sony, they didn't give us naked chick with huge boobs pouring Bud Light on them.

No instead they basically mock an entire religion.

Pathetic indeed!

norinrad21 · Sep 30, 2005

Sony is so doomed, the last person to fuck with the vatican ended up like this

fse · Sep 30, 2005

Great ad

Uncle · Sep 30, 2005

Maybe they should do a funny Nazi related ad in Germany next? That would get people talking too.

FightyF · Sep 30, 2005

It's making fun of the movie, obviously.

I mean, it's a clean shaven white guy...I don't see how people think "Jesus" when they see that ad.

Stinkles · Sep 30, 2005

Fight for Freeform said:
It's making fun of the movie, obviously.

I mean, it's a clean shaven white guy...I don't see how people think "Jesus" when they see that ad.

Uh... crown of thorns?

Borys · Sep 30, 2005

Stinkles said:
I'm not from the US you dumb fuck. And I have the sense not to parody Christ in an ad for a fucking PlayStation.

They do have good original ads, this one is just provocative for the sake of it, like a seven year old who calls you a c**t and runs away.

Overreacting much?

It's not exactly new to match religion and a commercial product. Remember the Messiah (game from Shiny) ads? With John Paul II smoking a cigar?

Mermandala · Sep 30, 2005

Maybe its 'sposed to represent a goatee-less Dave Perry and the crown is Matrix tires?

bishoptl · Sep 30, 2005

Stinkles said:
bleeding edge.

har har :lol

Stinkles said:
I'm not from the US you dumb fuck

eeeeeeeeeeasy there soldier

DCharlie · Sep 30, 2005

IF JESUS WERE HERE, HE'D DRINK COKE!

HomerSimpson-Man · Sep 30, 2005

Borys said:
Overreacting much?

It's not exactly new to match religion and a commercial product. Remember the Messiah (game from Shiny) ads? With John Paul II smoking a cigar?

Geez, if people react this much to this ad, imagine if they watched a few episodes of Family Guy!

Uncle · Sep 30, 2005

HomerSimpson-Man said:
Geez, if people react this much to this ad, imagine if they watched a few episodes of Family Guy!

Family Guy is funny. This is just lame.

Red Scarlet · Sep 30, 2005

Dumb ad, but not OMG KILL THE HEATHENS.

HokieJoe · Sep 30, 2005

Maybe they should rename it the Praystation.

Callo Merlose · Sep 30, 2005

Even though the vatican is partly responsible for covering up vampires, pedophiles, and the like, that's still a dumb ad.

Stinkles · Sep 30, 2005

bishoptl said:
har har :lol

eeeeeeeeeeasy there soldier

Sorry Bish, it's just that my love for jeebus drove me over the edge.

Kuroyume · Sep 30, 2005

What's the big deal? Shouldn't the church be more focused on larger issues? Like the molestation of their younger followers and shit?

FightyF · Sep 30, 2005

Stinkles said:
Uh... crown of thorns?

That's a good point.

So anyone (besides Jesus) wearing a crown of thorns is offensive? Perhaps because it is implying that s/he share the same status as Jesus?

DDayton · Sep 30, 2005

Ah, Sony... when have you ever let things like "good taste" cross your mind?

What other groups can we mock/allude to sell stuff?

(...and, if you think this is "clever" and fail to see why extreme rudeness to a large group of people is in poor taste, you are a fool.)

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