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Learn Why The PlayStation 3 Was Marketed With A Crying Baby Doll In A White Room
The latest episode of Did You Know Gaming looks at the history and bizarre marketing of the PlayStation 3.
The PlayStation 4 is highly successful, but during the previous generation of consoles, the PlayStation 3 struggled for some time. It was expensive, its marketing made no sense, and the PlayStation Network was a target for hackers. You can learn all about it in the video below.
You can check out other videos from the Did You Know Gaming channel covering Monster Hunter, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, more Halo, The Last of Us, Pokémon, more Pokémon, Assassin's Creed, Mario, Jet Set Radio, Mega Man, Fire Emblem, Donkey Kong, Killer Instinct, Rayman, Mass Effect, Dragon Quest, Castlevania, Star Fox, Punch-Out, Metroid, Zelda, more Zelda, Final Fight, Doom, Dragon Ball Z, multiple Super Smash Bros. videos, Team Fortress 2, Harvest Moon, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, the history of the NES, Genesis, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo 64, the DS, the PlayStation, and two covering the Game Boy by hitting the links.
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