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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGF2Le-JELU
Banned Xbox Commercial
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alakazam said:
Xbox back then if I remember right, mostly had shooter games. Like halo.
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I don't understand why it was banned since a lot of movie trailers for the Matrix, and video game trailers for Call of Duty are more violent.
This ad also did not relate a lot to Xbox for me.
This ad also did not relate a lot to Xbox for me.
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The Matrix trailer aired on TV, and I remember seeing a few Call of Duty, and shooter game commercials on TV.alakazam said:
This was actually banned? :o I can understand the moral panic it might have had with the community if there had been any ACTUAL shooting involved, but this was just a bunch of adults, literally "playing pretend"! This getting banned bums me out a little. 
Even from an advertising standpoint, it drove its meaning right through, and could have generated a lot of buzz by becoming viral (it really was funny, especially the part with the man in the car!). Its sad that such creative bits get censored by the media. :\
Even from an advertising standpoint, it drove its meaning right through, and could have generated a lot of buzz by becoming viral (it really was funny, especially the part with the man in the car!). Its sad that such creative bits get censored by the media. :\
Apart from it being banned in times when violence on TV is far worse than this commercial, I assume the marketing department of Xbox at the time wasn't truly inspired to make a worthwhile commercial since this one, and I'm being utterly honest now, doesn't relate to Xbox at all. The only thing I could see about Xbox was that ending "Jump in" motto, accompanied by their logo and that was pretty much it. Really?