Fan-made PSP commercial gets praises

Posted Nov 11, 2006 at 9:22PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP Tags: jazzology2000, Sony, YouTube

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We have another PSP ad here for you all, except this time, it isn't cryptic, it isn't mysterious, it doesn't befuddle, it doesn't try to make you ponder on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything (besides, we already know the answer to this, right?), and it doesn't involve talking dustballs. What we do have here is a fan-made commercial which was made and uploaded by jazzology2000 over at YouTube, which unlike other PSP ads, tells you exactly what you want to know about the PSP, and actually makes it all look fun.

With material like this floating around on the net and with glowing remarks attached to the said material, one can't help but wonder if Sony's marketing department hasn't quite caught on yet with something which the masses want and something that's just simply nice to look at.

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Comments

# wow — Guest 2006-11-11 16:36

DAMN!!! thats tight, they should definatly air that *****

# Dang — Guest 2006-11-11 16:44

That is a great commercial, too bad Sony won't take some advice and put one like that out...

The new PS3 commercial is so stupid.

# Sweet — Guest 2006-11-11 16:45

Thats a great commercial... better then anything Sony has made so far...

# acutally... — Guest 2006-11-11 16:55

ive seen a real commercial like this a couple times

with the billboards and stuff,

with a guy walking around and looking at pictures on his psp, and looking up at billboards with the same pictures, and he's like, chasing a girl or something. does anyone know what i'm talking about?

# Nice video but... — Guest 2006-11-11 16:56

Way too long for airing. Author needs to shorten it up a bit.

# 42 — Guest 2006-11-11 17:00

# it's good — Guest 2006-11-11 17:06

you could take out the end when it goes over all the features again, and it would be around 45 seconds i think...but i didn't measure lol

# o boy — Guest 2006-11-11 17:10

Asome, better then talking dust balls

XD

# . — pavey 2006-11-11 17:11

what a great add

# Wow... — Ewin24 2006-11-11 17:20

That is a ridiculously good ad.

Props to Jazzology & whoever else made this.

# awesome!! — Guest 2006-11-11 17:28

thats just amazing dude....

# Wow — miniskaterkid 2006-11-11 17:37

End of story simply an amazing ad and a great way to showcase this authors work by putting it on YouTube and letting the masses respond to it in such a positive way.

# Walking and playing PSP — Ninkul 2006-11-11 17:41

lol, tried that, need to watch out for intersections/lamp posts/walking straight

# Incredible! — Guest 2006-11-11 17:42

That commercial makes a hell of sense than talking dust balls.

Sony needs to hire the guy that made this commercial.

# Seriously tho... — Guest 2006-11-11 17:46

This commercial isnt much different then the one where they toss the PSP from person to person. But for some reason the dustballs and squirrels are what you remember. Maybe Sony 'does' know what its doing!

# yup — Guest 2006-11-11 17:52

but that was lame as hell compared to this one. and you says it's fan made?? damn, fans made the PSP better than sony, and now the commercials too.

# Simply Amazing — Guest 2006-11-11 18:01

I really love this now if only PSP would get some of its stronger titles out in the US. Its completly abandon its Us market and totally focused on making it succed only in europe it appears.

# moo — Guest 2006-11-11 18:12

that was awesome, but it was a little to long.

# Impressed — Guest 2006-11-11 18:48

User created? Wow, that is one bad-assed commercial. GJ

# cool!!! — Guest 2006-11-11 19:43

This commercial shows wat the psp is all about...unlike sony commercial...just plain dumb. Sony should air this asap....

# nice — BULL3TPR00F 2006-11-11 19:46

thats a sick commercial, very professionally done. sony should take a look at it and air it.

i don't know why people are so amazed that its not made by sony... theres tons of people out there who do these things for fun, just because they can. Just because it's amazing its hard to believe anyone made it? lol its not very difficult if you know what your doing people.

And the funny thing is... everyone is saying how its better than the talking dustballs and stuff and that the talking dustballs commercial is stupid... however, why is it that everyone remembers the talking dustballs? Sony's marketing team is smarter than you think. I guarantee people will not remember this commercial a while from now, yet they will still remember the dustballs.

Just take a minute to think about why you remember the dustballs... you don't know why... but you just do.... that my friends, is what we call MARKETING.

# i cant be the only one... — terminalblue 2006-11-11 20:18

does anyone else think this is fake? Its hard to make an ametuer video and get really good look models like you see in this....not to mention it could have been a little less elaborate to get the point across....the youtube user has never made any comments, posted video, listed any favorites, or any of the standard youtube stuff...and doesnt have a director account....

a few companies have tried to sell there products for cheap with "fan made" videos...posting them to various website and then letting people tell other people....

i just dont buy into this

# the girl — Guest 2006-11-11 20:19

I can't believe no one has commented on how hot that first girl is... some sort of latino mix... but damn... if I saw a girl like that with a PSP.... I'd be in heaven. Geeky + hot girl = DAMN HOT!

# ok, u keep thinking that.... — Guest 2006-11-11 21:11

this commercial is pretty good, and it does some up all the main features of the psp.

The only thing i can really complain about is how it doesnt mention that you need that location free player "base station" -(i forget what it's called) to actually watch tv live.

apart from that, yeh it does look good. far better than whatever the hell that dustball-thing was i saw the other day. a load of crap if you ask me.

Sony should start listening to it's feedback from the people who actually play the games, and instead of trying to crack down on homebrew games, applications and modifications, they should accept them.

# psp — Guest 2006-11-11 21:30

holly crap, this is a supa sweet commercial!

Greetz, Stiruam

# wow — Risi-37 2006-11-11 21:31

amazing

# !!! — Guest 2006-11-11 21:47

You can play games,but you cant play homebrew and emulators. =(

# Just because you remember talking dustballs.... — Guest 2006-11-11 22:02

Just because you remember talking dustballs doesn't mean you want to purchase a PSP.

In marketing you have to do more than have a memorable commercial... you have to market the product. Talking dustballs and squirrels (both borderline racist charactures) are memorable for their weirdness, and not the product. Does anyone remember what any game the dustballs were trying to sell? I know I don't.

The reason this commercial is better is because it actually tries to sell the product... the PSP. And it's visually interesting enough to keep the attention of the consumer. Sure it's not some crazy commercial that everyone is going to remember, but it features the product and not talking dustballs/squirrles/baseballs etc.

# noooooooes — Guest 2006-11-11 22:33

ooohh noooooooooeeess sss i ntried to do the psp back flip at the end and my psp fell hard on the ground and now it's brokeen noooooooo!! :'(

# It's a PSP you can play outside! — Guest 2006-11-11 23:21

What a brilliant concept! Not a nut or a dust?? Wow!

# I agree — Vaza 2006-11-11 23:22

Although i agree, they did market Pursuit Force, Tekken and the WHOLE PSP in a few commercials.

# This one is the best.. — cuizable 2006-11-11 23:28

I think a commercial should display the specifications of the product..Think of a boy that has no idea of what a PSP is..He sees a stupid commercial with some microbes or squirrels,and after that commercial he still has no idea of PSP..

This commercial is very successful,I hope Sony considers about it..

# concise — lifey 2006-11-12 00:05

yes ....yes..... yes......

this ad makes me wanna go buy 1.....:)

so for me it works

so sony pay attention......

# 42 — Guest 2006-11-12 00:52

I agree with that 42 times over.

# cool — Guest 2006-11-12 01:02

now thats how you sell the psp

# Excellent!! — Guest 2006-11-12 01:28

This commercial is simply great, the women in it were pretty nice looking, it makes the Psp and it's potential uses look fun and it gets the point across. Not only have Sony been owned by homebrew they are now getting owned by ''amateur'' ads for their very own product. I remember the talking dustballs but have no recollection of what they were talking about.

Even if I forget all about this fan made ad, it does alot more to entice me into making a purchase. I have to say there is no way I would be playing my Psp on a Bus, a tube or walking around with it in plain view in the street though.

# omg — Guest 2006-11-12 01:38

OMG THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME PSP COMMERCIAL I'VE EVERYSEEN!!! i love it. this guy has some real talent. at first it seemed a bit lame but it got better and then i like watched 50 times now.lol

# Dont even trying to pull that — Guest 2006-11-12 01:42

Europe gets screwed over and you know it. Games are always late over here ie socom, syphon filter, infected (I know its not brilliant but my point is it only got released a couple of months ago over here, like syphon filter, but is an incredibly old title)

The psp was released a year late, the same is likely to happen with the ps3

And when on the rare occasion titles get released early in europe, there either crap like gangs of london, or have a much superior version released later in the us ala pursuit force

So dont even think sony focusing on its european market. The US and Japan deffinetly come first to them

# hmm — Guest 2006-11-12 01:46

wow a commercial that tells you what a PSP can actually do. Why didn't I think of that?

# best commercial ever for the psp — Guest 2006-11-12 02:09

this should get on air, not the silly nuts thing

# lol — Guest 2006-11-12 02:22

lool

# Awesome! — Guest 2006-11-12 02:31

This ad actually show you what to expect, when you buy a PSP. And who can resist that?

If they aired this, everybody would want a PSP!

This is what an ad is all about!

Showing the product! Not just some stupid dustballs!

# really good! — RaiderX 2006-11-12 04:05

looks authentic almost. Only thing was the way they put text on the PSP's screen, thats something that made you realize it was a fan-made commercial. i find the text on the screen really 'ghey'

# I say europe is still more important to Sony as far as psp — Guest 2006-11-12 04:27

Europe has gotten titles not even thought of for the Us.

Breath of Fire 3

Tales of Eternia

12 is coming out there soon. And a bleach games is gonna come out in europe. Its like we get nothign in america. Sure we may get some *****ty titles first but, you guys are getting good titles we dont even get at all.

# Way to go! — MaxRabbit 2006-11-12 05:17

Way to go! An actually good commercial, besides, of course, Dustball!!

# really nice.. cant believe it! — Guest 2006-11-12 05:50

Sony Should air it! Like ppl here said.. little too long..

Note to the Author: Take off 11 Secondes and it would be perfect for TV...

Many commercial these days are maximum 1 min.

# agree — Guest 2006-11-12 06:01

I agree,

This shows people how much you can do with it.

Not just pushing out the games.

There is one like it but thisw one is waaaaay better.

Great work people who made it.

# "acutally..." — Guest 2006-11-12 06:26

yeah dude ,thats more of acom. for the pro duo than a psp

# good speech — Shivy 2006-11-12 07:03

fozzy is right

# asd — Guest 2006-11-12 07:39

Better than most PSP commercials Ive seen. But may be too long for a TV ad. Good for Movie theatres though.

# ill commercial — Guest 2006-11-12 09:03

Sony eat ur heart out

# oh yeah — Guest 2006-11-12 10:11

oh yeah i remember that commercial, i liked that one, and i like what i think is the very first one with the guy skateboarding listening to his music on the psp.

# ? — Guest 2006-11-12 10:15

how are they borderline racist?

# I love it — mikekearn 2006-11-12 10:51

This commercial is by far the best PSP commercial I've ever seen, and I am pretty sure I've seen them all. If I didn't already have a PSP, I bet this could go a long way to making me want one.

Also, the chick who is shown listening to music is hot. Just thought I'd add that.

# wow.... — wes2k 2006-11-12 11:20

sony's advertising crew just got pwned

# fjkb — Guest 2006-11-12 11:43

So is The Wiis + 360s.

# werterhjut — Guest 2006-11-12 11:44

He forgot to mention about Homebrew in the commercial.

# grfhe — Guest 2006-11-12 11:56

your gay!

# !! — Guest 2006-11-12 12:47

Great comercials.

Being a non-official comercial, they could add a "emulate your older systems" part..

# ipod — Guest 2006-11-12 12:48

this is the style of the ipod ad's i dont see it very good its really just saying I CAN PLAY GAMES I CAN PLAY MUSIC/VIDEOS ETC no *****? it needs to bring up gps/cameras ps1 games

# 42 — Guest 2006-11-12 12:50

This video rocks!!! Keep up the good work!!!

# nope — Guest 2006-11-12 13:34

this comericail needs some editing (much like my spelling) the box is biger than the screen

# Funny Video — Guest 2006-11-12 14:09

check it out at http://one.revver.com/find/video/AltimitHacker#_show_video_97897 , its pretty funny. Also, if u want to help the creator, click the ad at the end of the video, it helps keep him online.

# hm — Guest 2006-11-12 16:03

sony should hire this guy

# Yes smart people here! — Guest 2006-11-12 16:17

Yes let's invite sony to this site and tell them about this!

WRONG, why would you want SONY to discover this site in the first place?

Second, Sony is not going on youtube and somehow type in the search button "Sony PSP commercial".

At last, it is a great commercial I would recommend the guy who made it to contact Sony and submit his "fan art".

# great fake commercial! — Guest 2006-11-12 19:08

I really like the dustball commercials, but this is a GREAT commercial to get the message across about the PSP. VERY WELL DONE indeed! Sony take note. This is how you generate interest in a product.

Dust balls are funny and memorable, but what else does that commercial time buy you? Many people would still not know what a PSP is or what it's capable of.

# great fake commercial! — Guest 2006-11-12 19:21

# Nice — Guest 2006-11-12 23:46

LMAO< THAT WAS BETTER THAN THAT STUPID CARPET *****. NICE ONE!

# LAME — Guest 2006-11-13 05:36

and I'm going to say it again... LAME!

# Safe — Guest 2006-11-13 05:59

That is TOTALLY Wicked!

# My commercial idea — Guest 2006-11-13 09:26

Sweet commercial

I think humour is required in a commercial though.

Picture this...guy walking a hopping with his PSP. Have tons of fun...

When suddenly

He walks into a lamppost. Always funny!

Then the words "PSP, it's that addictive"

# yea — Guest 2006-11-19 08:13

the comment above me that commented on the girl listening to music is HOT! Also that commercial is pretty good. its so close to the ones that sony makes. Wait...do you think that it is Sony making these as a test commercial all along? maybe they are trying to figure out whicj is best while being anonymous. just an idea, dont flame me.

# that's cool, but... — Guest 2006-11-22 07:12

this fan-made psp vid rawks!

this guy must want a psp bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJFCXq5NFsI&eurl=

funny site with ways to get ppl to give you a psp for xmas...

http://www.alliwantforxmasisapsp.com/

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