For shame!
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Back from a banning and at it again hey Mike?
Hey, at least DF states that video is sponsored by MS both in text and in the video. The first sentence the editor says in the video is that it;s a video sponsored by MS.
Where were you last gen, when this happened?
http://www.latimes.com/business/tec...leading-tweets-settlement-20141126-story.html
Sony settles with FTC on allegedly misleading PlayStation tweets
One of Deutsch LA’s assistant account executives sent a company-wide email asking staff members to help with the ad campaign by posting comments about the Vita on Twitter using the hashtag “#gamechanger," court documents show.
“To generate buzz around the launch of the device, the PS Vita ad campaign will incorporate a #GAMECHANGER hashtag into nearly all creative executions,” one employee wrote. “[T]o get the conversation started, we're asking YOU to Tweet about the PlayStation Vita using the #GAMECHANGER hashtag.”
As a result, Deutsch LA employees tweeted about the gaming console on their personal accounts, without noting their relationship to Deutsch or Sony, the FTC alleged. The commission contends the tweets were misleading because they did not reflect reviews posted by actual Vita users, and because the employees did not note that they worked for Deutsch LA.
"In the proposed order, Deutsch LA Inc. did not admit to any violation of the law and sought to resolve all open issues to avoid protracted legal proceedings," the company said in a statement.
Sony is banned from making similar advertising claims in the future as part of its settlement with the FTC. The Tokyo-based company agreed to give customers who purchased a Vita before June 1, 2012, a $25 cash or credit refund, or a $50 voucher for select video games and services, according to the FTC.
"Although we have a strong difference of opinion with the FTC as to the message that PS Vita purchasers took from that advertising, we decided to settle the FTC’s inquiry in order to focus on the PlayStation 4’s momentum into this holiday, where PlayStation Vita continues to play an important role," Sony said in a statement.
The company will email customers who are eligible for refunds after the settlement is finalized. Sony's Vita first sold in the U.S. in February 2012 for about $250.
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I couldn't care less, it's clearly stated that it's a sponsored video, its not touting the superiority of the X versions against other platforms, and if Sony paid for a similar type of video I'd feel the same.
Exactly.
It's basically a recap video of the best HDR games for X.
No different than if Tiger Electronics sponsored them to make a video to plug any of their crappy handhelds.
BDaddyK, avoid GAF. Not because the traffic has dwindled, but the X threads and DF threads are pure sour grapes. It's literally amazing. One guy responded to someone defending Pro as being better than X's version.
He summed it up and said something like...... "I know it's tough man, but it's ok"
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Yep. It's not a sponsored video to say Xbox one x is better it's just which games they think show off 4K best and if Sony had asked to sponsored them to do it for the pro they would have.
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