Interesting ad, they were still selling the PS2 with it but also the message. I for one can\'t see much wrong with this as Movie Stars, TV celebs, and Musicians/Singers have all had their say. Why can\'t the people in the gaming industry have their say ? Ok so the others hadn\'t run ads for it, but then again how many of the games industry get onto primetime TV to say their piece ?
As for desensitizing them to violence, thats open to debate. I doubt it though. I think if the news agencys once in awhile were more honest with the reporting, showing what these dead in a War look like. The butchery of these people, and somehow show these people were similar to others that we all know, it\'d go along way to stopping this type of thing. Why do you think so many people are replused by sites like Rotton (guess the rest, not that most need to) ? IMHO doing something in a game should never give you the feeling like it would be to see your brother, sister etc. butchered. Someone that you\'ve known most of your life as to that of a computer generated character that you\'ve seen a few hours at the most.
The reality is much different than that of the entertainment industry IMO. But at times it suits some if you can\'t see the difference between the two, it makes it easier to do their bidding.
