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Obama Compared Buying Health Insurance To PlayStation

Dual Pixels - If you didn’t manage to pre-order a PlayStation 4 on Amazon.com, it’s probably going to be a difficult time tracking one down in retailers, so difficult that even Obama has acknowledged the challenge when pitching his Affordable Care Act recently.

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Thatguy-3103988d ago (Edited 3988d ago )

I feel really bad for anyone trying to get a PS4 at retail price. I already see many craiglist/Ebay sellers asking for a lot of money. All I know is that I'm going to feel like a kid again this holiday season! Greatness Awaits ;) Got a laugh after reading the comment on how Sony wasn't kidding about this being their largest amount spent in advertisement lol

Hydrolex3988d ago

Thanks, this was really news worthy... Obama saying the PlayStation word :///

Hydrolex3988d ago (Edited 3988d ago )

I know one thing tho, his kids want the Playstation 4

They kept telling him about the new playstation and how bad they want it, that's why it was right there on his tongue and knew about the new playstation

cleft53988d ago

That is an awesome moment. How much mind share does Sony have right now after a statement like that by the President.

jatakk3988d ago

Obama also mentioned Xbox a few weeks ago..

"The American people do not get to demand a ransom for doing their jobs. You don't get a chance to call your bank and say, 'I'm not going to pay my mortgage this month unless you throw in a new car and an Xbox."

http://www.usatoday.com/sto...

FamilyGuy3988d ago (Edited 3988d ago )

@jatakk
I guess his kids noticed and told him "No! We want the playstation" so he changed up this time.

LMAO Shu is hilarious
That's awesome!
XD

The dude behind him to the right even snickered when he said playstation. Note that could have easily just said video game console or xbox as it's the one from america but no, he said "new playstation".

Talk about free publicity, the president just announced that there's a new playstation. That 30 second clip was definitely newsworthy.

PS4... it's gonna be a big deal

NewMonday3988d ago

This a sign PS4 is also dethroning Xbox in American popular culture, if you asked anyone last year they would say its impossible

malokevi3988d ago

@newmonday

And two weeks ago, it was Xbox:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa...

If anything, he said this in order to try and be fair and balanced, or because Sony's faithful were pelting him with Tomatoes in the streets.

UltimateMaster3987d ago

I'm pretty sure Xbox will take Obama's speech as their new Xbox slogan: “Unlike the day after Thanksgiving sales for the latest PlayStation, the Xbox One don’t run out. We are not going to sell-out. They'll be available thought the marketplace. So that everybody who wants an Xbox One thought the marketplace will get an Xbox One" as they'll be plenty of unsold stock to pick up. XD jk.

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GribbleGrunger3988d ago

He would have been briefed on which console to name drop. This is good news. PS4 has gained 'consumer' mindshare in America, confirmed.

pyramidshead3987d ago

Not to mention the amount of pre-orders in MS primary turf, even after the game delays!

steve30x3988d ago

The same thing happened on Xbox 360 , PS3 and WIIU launch. some people bought one or two consoles for the sole purpose to sell them at double the retail price on Ebay

ZBlacktt3988d ago

I lol'd when I saw this. Was wondering when it would make it's way here. :D

ghoh13988d ago

hahaha i guess everybody can be bought.

sashimi3988d ago

Well it was a gazillion dollars.

Crossbones3988d ago

Democrats and PlayStation All Day!!!!!

Vic_Mackey3988d ago

They should both be destroyed. Buck Ofama.

Crossbones3988d ago

No, Fuck Republicans and Xbox. Both of them are liars.

Grave3988d ago (Edited 3988d ago )

If you don't think democrats are liars just like the republicans, then you are part of the problem.

GrandpaSnake3988d ago

obama just knows about huge JPN key items. it will be huge for ps4 these next few years.

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The Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster Proves You Don't Need A PS5 Pro

Why do you need a better PS5 when there aren’t any games that will utilise its power?

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derek17h ago

You technically don't "need" the ps5, ps4 or the ps3, lol. You don't need any videogame console, it isn't a necessity of life. If you want the best playstation console money can by, that would be the ps5 pro.

CS714h ago

While the article is pessimistic and negative, can we agree that typically playstation hardware allowed experiences that no previous generation was able to deliver?

With the PS5 and Pro that's changed and its because its first party are having trouble making exclusives that harnesses the PS5 power. And with so few using the base PS5 to the max, the Pro just seems pointless in a way that no other major Playstation ever has.

Idk, you guys keep defending Sony, first it was covid, then chip shortages, then live service won't hold back single player games. Now here we are with barely any good first party games in sight and the defense continues.

Sony needs to get their head out of their arrogant rear and get back in touch with what gamers want. And it's not live service games and it's not a $700 PS5 pro to see more detailed bleachers in Ratchet and Clank.

And just to rest my case, when you are showing your most powerful system (PS5 Pro) using a last generation game (TLOU2) something is very very wrong.

smashman989h ago

I don't think you quite got it. This isn't the ps3 gen where the cell was difficult to use and there was a period of time where the console just was not being properly utilized. These consoles are on x86 architecture and are performing at or around the level of comparable PC's. Sure there's SSD stuff more 3rd party devs could do but this isn't going to result in a big graphical leap.

_SilverHawk_7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Drinking water proves you don't need a ps5 pro. Get a brita water filter

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andy8517h ago

Why does a random remaster do that? There's going to be plenty of games that utilise it over the next 4 years. And plenty already released that will benefit from it. If you don't want one fine, but what's with all the nonsense bashing of it

jambola15h ago

it's like saying "upcoming indie game on steam proves high spec pc's are useless"

Grilla12h ago

Gotta get those clicks. Later they’ll write a “I was wrong..” for more

Chocoburger5h ago

They'll never admit that they were wrong.

TheEroica1h ago

Sony has been milking their fans with unnecessary remastered/remakes all generation. They bet their first party budgets on GaaS games and failed so to save themselves they're gonna milk their base with more of these....

ClutchManeuvers17h ago

Uhhh. I was going to write something but it's so tedious knowing that everybody will just rip me.

TheEroica1h ago

Who cares what internet people think of your thoughts... You think they're opinion is more righteous? Please.

Einhander197216h ago

There are over 8500 games that use dynamic resolution scaling and struggle to hold fps that out of the box will utilize its power.

Games are already lined up for patches and more games that haven't been announced yet will use it.

But of course talking about what it actually does won't get as many clicks.

jambola15h ago

no
it adds to your opinion
it's doesn't prove anything

and even besides that, one game wouldn't prove that anyway
that's silly

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The Karate Kid: Street Rumble review - Games Asylum

Games Asylum: "Despite the popularity of The Karate Kid trilogy in the ‘80s, it didn’t gain anywhere near as many gaming adaptations as the likes of Back to the Future, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones. The first film saw a considerably rough entry on the NES, published by the notorious JLN, while the Amiga and Atari ST were blessed with a reasonably well received tie-in for the sequel. It seems that by the time the third film rolled around in 1989, attention had turned to the likes of Rambo, Terminator and Predator, with many early tie-ins for the Mega Drive being more violent and gung ho. It probably didn’t help that Part III was panned by movie goers either."

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Features, Pre-Order Bonus and Different Editions Revealed

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii releases on Feb. 28 on consoles and PC. Features, pre-order bonuses & different editions revealed.

FinalFantasyFanatic1d 4h ago

At least they didn't paywall New Game Plus again, lol.

-Foxtrot20h ago

The only Steelbook for the game is locked behind the PC version which most likely is just a steam code...

Riiiiiiight,,,

Einhander197218h ago

Ever since they put the series on xbox it's been nothing but a clown show.

It's sad to see these developers who used to brag and have pride that they made games about Yakuza that actual Yakuza members would want to play now just make crap for American kids...

I am so over it...

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