Shadow Wolf Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I've seen Sony do a lot of STUPID crap, but this is just over the top: Sony decapitates a goat at a press event to promote God of War II. Don't get me wrong, I'm a meataholic. I like dead animals as much as the next guy. But decapitating animals and using topless chicks to promote a game? That's simply depraved. I smell more Jack Thompson coming. So why does sony seem so determined to completely f*** themselves? First it was rootkits. Then they released the PSP with a design flaw and insisted that it was meant to be that way. (The square button caught on the edge of the screen on some units and couldn't be pressed down, for those who don't know.) Next up was simply the PRICE of the PS3, the most ungodly tag ever seen for a game system. Now this. I'm not a Sony fanboy, nor am I a Nintendo loyalist. If the system has a game I like, I play it. My question is, why would an old and previously reputable company like Sony allow things like this to be done under their logo? It's like they actually want to lose money. Craaaaaaazy stuff, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Jack Thompson? More like where's PETA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah, I live 40 miles from PETA HQ. One of the local radio stations has a fishing tournament on the pier in front of the building every year. It's quite fun. But I'm sure they'll be getting a piece as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ffej Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Tits or GTFO. I'm kidding, of course. Yeah, this is pretty weird and all, but I guarantee we'll be receiving a statement about the goat being a fake or dying from natural causes or something within the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Pretty senseless, but the incident will ultimately blow over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Samus Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Wow, a new low for Sony. Who's bright idea in Marketing was this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Goat is good eats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 It should be noted that the goat was already decapitated from a local butcher, and that Sony merely purchased it from the butcher. Sony likes these attention whoring incidents in general though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar of Justice Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Why not blow up statues of Mario with a rocket launcher? Now that would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Stunna Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'll never understand advertising. Does a dead goat and topless girls actually convince undecided consumers to by a product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'll never understand advertising. Does a dead goat and topless girls actually convince undecided consumers to by a product? They think so if you're a male. BLOOD AND GUTS?!?! BOOBS?!?!?!? THIS GAME HAS TO BE HARDCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nekko! Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That's awesome. ITS UNDER 10 CHARACTERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Intersting. I shall be buying a PS3 just because of the dead goat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaboomafoo Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'll never understand advertising. Does a dead goat and topless girls actually convince undecided consumers to by a product? In the context of the God of War series being partly based on Greece and Greek mythology, a goat sacrifice and topless girls with grapes don't seem too out of context. Not that I'm supporting Sony, but you know, ancient Greeks did that kind of stuff. What's sad is that people don't seem to be offended that whores and animal sacrifices were features of Greek temples or Greek religious practice, but no, do this for a game promotion and people pretend like they've never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 http://kotaku.com/gaming/meat-soup/goatgate-sonys-side-of-the-story-256325.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I figured it was blown up a bit, I mean it is the Daily Mail. But my thing is... dead goats? Goats? That are dead? It's just poor fucking taste. Really poor. It's kinda like if Blizzard used real piles of dead people at their press conferences to promote PvP in World of Warcraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Despite if the goat was already dead Animal activist are still gonna be on thier ass. I had to sit through a movie discussion last semester about animal violence in movies even though most of its fake and the response towards the report just made me wanna kill myself. As for sony's advertising I thinks its working. They get your attention right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Apparently it was the people sub-contracted to carry out the Greek Mythology theme of the event that lead to their being a dead goat there. Ini a certain sense, it isn't all that different from having a full pig roast present at a dinner--except in this instance it is not exactly cooked. This might seem a bit odd, but the more I think about the event the less of a problem it is to me. Perhaps there is something morbid about being at a party with a dead goat just sitting there, but only the guests should be complaining about that. And I've never trusted animal rights activists when they try to portray shocking events as cruelty (the goat was bought at a butcher's place, nothing cruel about that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 In the context of the God of War series being partly based on Greece and Greek mythology, a goat sacrifice and topless girls with grapes don't seem too out of context. Not that I'm supporting Sony, but you know, ancient Greeks did that kind of stuff.What's sad is that people don't seem to be offended that whores and animal sacrifices were features of Greek temples or Greek religious practice, but no, do this for a game promotion and people pretend like they've never heard of it before. We're talking about the promotion of a video game here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Wow, to those that think it is "ok", are you stupid? This isn't a greek festival, this is a promotion for a game. A GAME Oh wait, I forgot that to a lot of people, games = life mai bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I only kill animals that I eat, unless they're roaches or something disgusting like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 It's all part of Kutaragi's exit strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Or perhaps Kutaragi's exit scheme is in place because of shit like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaboomafoo Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 We're talking about the promotion of a video game here though. True, which is why I don't think it's okay for Sony to do this. I don't, however, think people are completely justified in jumping to the conclusion that an ancient Greek themed game promotion for a video game inspired by and based on ancient Greek mythology has complete, direct correlation to violence in video games. (I would blame the source of inspiration, ie. ancient Greece, as that makes more sense to me) It merely seemed like the article and a lot of responses to it fell in that line of thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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