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PSP graffiti getting on LA residents' nervesDela @ Dec 02, 2005 19:18 | 18 comments
"Is anyone else concerned that Sony PlayStation paid someone to vandalize our neighborhood to sell their latest toy," said Michelle, who claims to be a Lincoln Heights resident. "It's quite obviously an advertisement, but when I called PlayStation Consumer Services this morning, they claim to know nothing about the campaign. I guess there's just some clever youngster out here in LH that just really LOVES the PSP and wants the whole world to know about it..."
She also decided to take some action against the works of art. "I called the city today to have the stencils on the back of Juan's Market painted over," she wrote. "For some strange reason, I'd rather see my friendly local gang lay claim to that wall then have it given over to some crappy corporation and their urban marketing campaign." One noticeable thing is that they are in fact, very well done and high quality works - so it's probably not just some random kids with a spray can.
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In Los Angeles, some residents are starting to get annoyed with graffiti that has popped up around the city of weird looking characters playing with Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) console. Sony has not officially endorsed the various pieces of art however, and claimed to be unaware of such a campaign. Also, many of them are illegal as they are painted onto public and private property without any permission. One woman posted on a blog how annoyed she is by these weird looking figures appearing around her neighborhood.
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Comment by: MXGzX (Dec 02, 2005 20:02) pictures? |
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Comment by: Chavo (Dec 02, 2005 20:32) Someone is going to cross it out eventually reclaim the walls. |
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Comment by: ZeroTech (Dec 02, 2005 21:01) Picture: http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/11/30/sonygraf_screen002.jpg
Hmm... I doubt Sony, without any legal permission, would do such a thing. Companies generally aren't that stupid. I'd say it's just a really avid PSP fan, who wants to get a PSP, so he can multiplayer with them. ^_^ |
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Comment by: nato1200 (Dec 02, 2005 21:41) Zerotech: I thought the same thing until I saw a picture of a guy doing the exact same artwork in Philly. He was looking at a guide of some kind while painting the images. So, it's either sony, or a well organized gang of taggers bent on a corporate agenda ;) |
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Comment by: cheezy_P (Dec 02, 2005 21:45) "rather see my friendly local gang lay claim to that wall then have it given over to some crappy corporation and their urban marketing campaign"
Really? as an artist and graffiti enthusiast, i would much rather see this sort of thing around my street than gang signs.. and friendly gangs? hmm.. the works are nicely done and i tip my hat the artist. if i had a choice between gangs scrawling curse words on the side of my house or clean psp ads, i would much rather take the ads, official marketing campaign or guerilla advertising. Thanks for posting the pics of them. |
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Comment by: OzMick (Dec 02, 2005 22:05) Sony? Doing things to people's property without the owner's permission? Isn't the whole rootkit fiasco enough proof that they don't give a *%($ about people's rights? |
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Comment by: MXGzX (Dec 02, 2005 22:26) omg that's not sony that's maytag!
jk lol |
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Comment by: lxfactor (Dec 03, 2005 00:09) dude that looks awesome! its not weird looking.. i guess this lady dont know style.. and the siggy looks like it says fony |
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Comment by: lxfactor (Dec 03, 2005 00:10) http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/11/30/sonygraf_screen003.jpg |
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Comment by: Shinraboy (Dec 03, 2005 12:16) In a cosmic way, those scare me. They look as dimented as a little jids nightmares |
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Comment by: DVDBack23 (Dec 03, 2005 12:20) Sorry LA, i just really loved the PSP, my fault.... |
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Comment by: p4_tt (Dec 03, 2005 12:59) I think they look cool must be annoying for the people and there property BUT there is nothing weird about they and i really doubt Sony is doing it :P |
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 03, 2005 14:22) Sony has more important things to do, don't worry.
Damn though, this guy is very creative, I like his work, whether they're on walls or not. |
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Comment by: deadcat (Dec 03, 2005 19:32) i seem to remember something similar when M$ released the xbox, they put stickers all over the place and were ordered to remove them. Seems highly likely that sony is behind this |
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 03, 2005 19:38) Actual graffutu, Sony is not involved. They couldn't afford to be pulled into a legal issue for it. |
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Comment by: Absoloot (Dec 13, 2005 13:11) It's not just in LA either. We have these all over NYC. I thought it was T.A.T.S Crew, but I guess I'm wrong. My favorite is the lollipop. |
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Comment by: xhardc0re (Jun 08, 2006 15:05) That is very cool artwork, they did a damn good job :)
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Comment by: rune101 (Jun 28, 2006 17:23) maybe all of you are missing the point. To me, this could be interpreted as a protest against the sony psp. It looks like the person is trying to say that with all this technology distracting us, people are missing out on the "simple pleasures". |
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