Games Radar tackles 7 great PR disasters: PS3 tops list

Posted Mar 20, 2007 at 1:43AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: playstation 3 updates, Sony, Uwe Boll

Tired of Sony's PSP Flog? Annoyed with Uwe Boll? Do you even have your copy of Daikatana? Well, someone's taken the time out to remind about all those less-than-gaming greats. Games Radar has a new segment up, chronicling seven of video game history's worst public relations disasters.

Games Radar's list includes the now-infamous Zipatoni blog that tried to catch the minds of gamers with bad rap and even worse marketing strategy. It also included Uwe Boll, the man whose movies have earned him the scorn of movie reviewers and game lovers alike, and Hot Coffee, the game phenomenon that got the games legislation ball rolling.

Strangely enough, it's the PlayStation 3 itself that took the top spot as the worst PR disaster. There's a very long explanation for the problem, but suffice it to say that low opening supply, PS3-related violence, and extremely bad quotable quotes have gotten the PS3 in hot water, enough to see previously-exclusive titles jumping ship and making a name for themselves on a multiplatform scale.

In the meantime, what we are left with is a worthwhile read, one that doesn't spare any punches when it comes to explaining just what went wrong in the long run. As for reactions, we'll leave that up to you.

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low opening supply, viloence and lack of good catch phrases, hmmm, call me CRAZY here, but I thought 600$ for a friggin game console was a bit much

I do not care who owns who, the fact is, paying that much money for a poorly launched item... its a no-brainer (for smart people) and for those that bought it, they are no-brainers.

# Well if thats the case — Guest 2007-03-21 02:31

If you think that then why are you even bothering to respond to it then?

# No they don't — Guest 2007-03-21 09:56

Future owns GamesRadar. Granted, Future owns OXM, too, but it publishes that under a deal with Microsoft - Microsoft doesn't actually own it. Future owns PSM as well. And, oh yeah, the official UK Sony and Nintendo mags.

Do a WHOIS search first the next time you want to make an accusation like that.

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