I miss console ads being this weird

That's a lot of ecstasy.

Rockstar used to go pretty hard.

This isn't a real PS2 ad. It's a fake created a few years ago by an influencer named Shy Smith.

I miss that era. Companies didn’t mind a bit of edginess and weren’t afraid to market to adults. The console culture itself also isn’t what it used to be.

These days, gaming consoles all need to be safe enough for five year olds to play on them. And it’s caused everything to be just too bland and safe, both in marketing and the console itself. Can’t really have things like Xbox 360 Uno with the live camera feed and no moderation. Or the wholly uncensored COD lobbies.

PS2 is retro now? Damn, getting old really does sneak up on you.

I feel like it means: we are not like Nintendo, we make video games for adults (and children who want to play like adults).

Everything reminds me of her..

I find this funny, since I used to hide drugs like mushrooms inside consoles. I figured it was the one place literally no one would think to look. Just unscrewed them, put a baggie inside in one of those empty spaces (there's always a spot), and put the case back together.

Can someone make a version of this photo, but its acetaminophen and the girl is just up-aged to how old she'd be now?

Not much can top the 3DFX VooDoo graphics card boxes.

We had this in the UK for PS 1

90s SEGA was the OG of this, we need 90s SEGA back

SEGA!!!

"Only Happy When it Rains" automatically begins playing in head

There were some bizarre ads from around the late 90s to early 00s.

The Dreamcast Barber comes to mind.

I don't think an ad with this kind of imagery would fly today

https://youtu.be/6ICS6IV6ELY

https://youtu.be/EacZguvbZ5s

These were made for the UK market to promote the PSP.

"Live in your world. Play in ours."

My cousin told me that she ODed so hard that they had to put her in an institution where she spends all day thinking she's at a rave.

Welcome to the Third Place (David Lynch)

Honestly, it puts me off completely. I'm a woman and this is what gaming used to be: women are sluts. The ad isn't even trying to be clever or anything. Like wtf is this this trying to say?

This isn't a real PS2 ad. It's a fake created a few years ago by an influencer named Shy Smith.

Sovl.

This is dumb.

Unfortunately the nanny state is taking over because it means more religion cult BS.