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Sat 17/11/01 at 00:35
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Playastation 2: The 3rd Place... This has really been bugging me!
What is the 3rd place, what happened to the 2nd place? As I thought the real world is the 1st place and the PS2 is 2nd...
Any ideas?
Sat 17/11/01 at 13:08
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While watching ThumbBandits I noticed that there were no weird PS2 adverts. All it was was a quick little preview of a game, and right at the end the PS2 flashed with underneath saying "The Third Place"
Sat 17/11/01 at 11:47
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That fishing advert actually detours me from my PS2, they should show that wolfman one,that's class.
Sat 17/11/01 at 10:38
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I have the one true answer. And it's:

David Lynch directed the adverts.

There you go. That proves that it has no meaning what so ever. I man with a duck's head to promote a games console. Really.... :-D
Sat 17/11/01 at 09:40
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Dringo wrote:
> No it means Playstation 2 in third palce behind X-box and Gamecube. :)


never heard that before
Sat 17/11/01 at 06:47
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I did a bit of web research on this question and finally found the answer:

TBWA London are the advertising agency with Sony PS2 as their client.

They said: "[The Third Place] is a place you go to when you're gaming, it's not work, it's not home, it's the third place. Whatever you want to do or be you can pretty much find a Playstation game and go and be what you want to be."

So now you know.
Sat 17/11/01 at 00:47
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come on! the 3rd place ads are a crappy attempt to make an ad that makes no sense, so people try to analyse them, and start to find meanings in them that aren't really there so Sony look like they've done an intelligent marketing campaign!
Sat 17/11/01 at 00:44
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No it means Playstation 2 in third palce behind X-box and Gamecube. :)
Sat 17/11/01 at 00:44
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All it is, is a good advertising strategy, it doesn't make much sense so people remember it.

Look at you all talking about it, it's what Sony are good at brainwashing you until you actually beleive that the PS2 is good, come on people snap out of it, they've got you trapped and you can't get out.

:P
Sat 17/11/01 at 00:40
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I always thought it was like this.

There are two places, one when you are awake, and one when you are asleep.

The 3rd place is when you are playing the PS2.

other than this idea, i dont know.
Sat 17/11/01 at 00:39
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i agree

what does all the 3rd place stuff mean.

HelP!!!!!

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