Microsoft brings "sexy back" to Xbox [update 1]
Is there a better way to diss the competition than by highlighting their faults in a delicious pop song parody? No, no there isn't, and former G4 host Laura Foy proves it with a Microsoft-produced video parody of Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" cleverly titled "I'm Bringing Xbox Back."Sure, the video exaggerates a bit when it says the PS3 "costs more than a brand new SUV" and seems a little out of touch when it calls Nintendo's Wii remote "wii-wii-wack" (What is this, 1992?). We also think it's a bit hypocritical to taunt the PS3 as "not compatible backwardsly" when we still can't play Psychonauts on our 360s.
Still, it's hard to stay mad when you're getting your groove on to an infectious dance beat. See what we mean by following the jump.
[Update: To clear up some confusion, this video is NOT just a personal clip made by some random Microsoft fan. Laura Foy is an employee of Channel 10, a Microsoft-owned video blog where the video was originally posted.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
mykie @ Dec 1st 2006 11:48AM
I read the title as "Sexy Black"
I can keep hoping, right?
bluto @ Dec 1st 2006 11:52AM
I would like to see Peter Moore and Bill Gates dancing to this.
Jeff @ Dec 1st 2006 11:55AM
Wow, MS moved down about 3 notches for this one.
Seriously, I have actually come to terms with the 360, but this video makes me think twice on picking one up.
footlong! @ Dec 1st 2006 11:55AM
haha, this was actually pretty cleverly done. I hate the actual song and I know this is cheesy as hell but it's good
Kestrel @ Dec 1st 2006 11:56AM
Why is Youtube used so frequently when their codecs produce awful terrible quality?! Also bad.
benjamin @ Dec 1st 2006 11:58AM
MS is a young lovable, huggable kinda' guy! Wiimote is whiggity whiggity whiggity whack!
anghus @ Dec 1st 2006 12:05PM
wow, this is embarrassing.
i cringed while watching this.
here's a hint: if you're gonna do a parody, try getting someone who can
a) sing
b) mix the song
c) not look like a albino dyke
zerolink @ Dec 1st 2006 12:09PM
Wow this take fanboyism to a new level. Around 1:10 in the video, is it me or does it look like she has a...xbox fetish...
Onomah @ Dec 1st 2006 12:09PM
I have some problems with the lyrics:
"Link wants his D-pad and his buttons back"
The wiimote has both buttons and a D-pad.
"...Huge hard drive..."
But not on the core model.
"Halo 3/ that's all i need to say seriously"
Can you play Halo 3 right now? do you know for certain when you will? can you actually cite something that doesn't fully exist yet as any kind of arguement?
In closing, I don't like this song. It's a bit irritating.
Ryan Eberly @ Dec 1st 2006 12:12PM
Still can't play ANY of the ESPN 2k5 series on my stupid 360 either. If I thought Madden was half as good as a 2 year old game, I'd buy it. I don't.
canebi @ Dec 1st 2006 12:20PM
If I had seen this 3 weeks ago before I got my 360 and Gears of War, I wouldn't have bought the system at all. It's that bad...
Phenriz @ Dec 1st 2006 12:24PM
wow, just terrible.
actually that kind of makes me not want to buy a 360 now.
BlindsideDork @ Dec 1st 2006 12:25PM
One thing that was said in the Destrutoid blog...she is a former g4 person but also supposedly works for a Micro$oft site now. So it does appear especially fan"boy"ish.
#7 I agree with your part c.
GunForHire @ Dec 1st 2006 12:25PM
This is hilariously bad. Kudos to you MS, that was rather funny, although not because of the content, rather the quality of the content!
MaX PL @ Dec 1st 2006 12:27PM
who says MS made this?
this looks like another one of the user made home videos you find on youtube.
this video has no class like which is unlike anything that MS makes.
matthew @ Dec 1st 2006 12:42PM
this was clearly produced by Sony to make the 360 look retarded.
DeezNuts420 @ Dec 1st 2006 12:46PM
Isn't she Tina Woods' boyfriend???
burn @ Dec 1st 2006 12:47PM
I miss the g4tv.com show. Laura Foy.. hot..
Matt @ Dec 1st 2006 12:52PM
Hot lesbians ftw!
Marty @ Dec 1st 2006 12:52PM
"Can you play Halo 3 right now? do you know for certain when you will? can you actually cite something that doesn't fully exist yet as any kind of argument?"
Of course you can... ask any PS3 owner why they bought, and they'll tell you: Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, etc.
Dan @ Dec 1st 2006 12:53PM
This is awful. Just... awful.
Regula Oblique @ Dec 1st 2006 12:55PM
This video is whiggity whiggity whiggity whack!
actually makes be wanna throw my 360 away.
IslandLife @ Dec 1st 2006 12:57PM
You see what happens kids when your career highlights include hosting a now cancelled show on one of the lowest rated cable network *cough* G4. As you can see by this video, there's no where to go but down.
Jeff Sandquist @ Dec 1st 2006 12:59PM
Yes, Microsoft made this. :-) Laura works for me now at Microsoft and creates content for our Channel 10 community (http://on10.net). She wrote the song and filmed the video in our home.
Channel 10 is a sister site of Channel 9 (a popular developer community - http://channel9.msdn.com)
Nate @ Dec 1st 2006 1:00PM
Hahahaha @ people saying they don't want a 360 now because of this.
Some people are too damn sensitive. It's a joke...and even though it's not a very funny one, why would it deter you from a product? It's not even made by Microsoft....
WebPimp @ Dec 1st 2006 1:03PM
#7
You couldn't have said it better. It is pretty bad.
Matt @ Dec 1st 2006 1:04PM
While the concept to this video is funny, and it's obviously tongue in cheek, the actual song makes me want to shoot myself in the face.
BlindsideDork @ Dec 1st 2006 1:06PM
#15 MaX PL
You are right...M$ didn't make it, a fan did.
Doom @ Dec 1st 2006 1:07PM
Wow, this somehow made a Justin Timberlake song seem better by comparison.
Pete C @ Dec 1st 2006 1:09PM
I swear some of you are fucking idiots. You actually think MS produced this video? Use your brains for once. This video was absolutely NOT produced by Microsoft. Kyle Orland has his head up his ass for saying something that stupid. Go read the actual story on the site...Laura Foy produced the video because of all the PS3 and Wii love, and wanted to give some back to the Xbox. It's supposed to be a JOKE.
Joystiq...stiq to the facts. This article has a blatant lie in it.
BIGGEN @ Dec 1st 2006 1:10PM
good god dicks, take a fucking joke for what it is. you people that analyze this kind of shit really need to get a life. just laugh, it's ok to.
Rob @ Dec 1st 2006 1:18PM
WOW...that was a train wreck. That was not needed at all.
x876543 @ Dec 1st 2006 1:22PM
I think I'm going to vomit...
Can we have a disclaimer on videos this bad, Joystiq?
Spartacus @ Dec 1st 2006 1:27PM
LOL. Yeah, it was funny. But no, MS didn't make this, it's not quite their style. Funny how half the comments here are about how people don't want to buy a 360 due to a fan made parody simply because it insults the competition... Sony has been doing that for a long time.
Did I mention this video is funny?
Chedabob @ Dec 1st 2006 1:29PM
FUCKING HELL!!!
Get down off your high horses. Its meant to be a bit of fun. Stop taking it so seriously.
Snaileb @ Dec 1st 2006 1:29PM
I think I just threw up a little. Dammit thats the last time I watch something off of joystiq in the office. Uh oh... *urk*
PHOENIX @ Dec 1st 2006 1:33PM
where's my cred????
AG @ Dec 1st 2006 1:35PM
Wow,
MS has stooped to a new low. If anything, I would think this would make people want to purchase the PS3 or Wii more!
mike @ Dec 1st 2006 1:41PM
this video has no class like which is unlike anything that MS makes.
--
... Just wait... Vista's coming out next year..
bird @ Dec 1st 2006 1:41PM
don't forget the claim at 1080p they try to make in the video.
Jason @ Dec 1st 2006 1:46PM
I couldn't watch the whole thing - it was that bad. I just feel bad for the girl when she's making such a fool of herself...and she seems to enjoy it...
x876543 @ Dec 1st 2006 1:47PM
PHOENIX if you post another video like this to Joystiq, I will send you my vomit COD. If you are in my area, I will deliver it personally free of charge.
Jason W @ Dec 1st 2006 1:55PM
WII remote makes me wanna Jump Jump!! Ps3 makes me wanna Jump Jump, 360 makes me wanna Jump Jump, Xbox makes me wanna Jump Jump!
Dont compare WII to another bad little fad.
Nitendo is back, give you something that you never had,
Their the mack and their back, give you something that youve never had.
With a controller that makes you wigle and shake your rump.
Games so funky makes me wanna Jump Jump.
Sithlet @ Dec 1st 2006 2:05PM
Entertaining idea with poor writing. If you're going to put stuff in a pardoy song, at least mock things that make sense. Point out Wii's current lack of online play. Point out the PS3's cost and scarcity. Etc etc. Use actual things. Don't say the PS3 isn't backwards compatible (it is), don't say the Wii lacks a d-pad or buttons (it doesn't), don't say the XBox has a huge harddrive (one 360 SKU does and the PS3 has bigger), etc etc.
Papa @ Dec 1st 2006 2:14PM
Tina Wood >>>>> Laura Foy
All day.
Boss Tempo @ Dec 1st 2006 2:24PM
To all you choades that say this video makes you not want to buy a 360...all I can say is thank God...thats a few less douchebags I have to cut down with my variable torque, diamond studded chainsaw bayonnet on Xbox Live. Thats right Xbox Live...the only online service in town that really really works.
Odds Bodkins @ Dec 1st 2006 2:26PM
Funny stuff.
You folks that take this stuff so seriously...makes me wonder how you can find joy in anything. (Unless it comes from Japan, eh?)
Head Nepotist @ Dec 1st 2006 2:27PM
"25. Yes, Microsoft made this. :-) Laura works for me now at Microsoft and creates content for our Channel 10 community (http://on10.net). She wrote the song and filmed the video in our home."
Hehe... works for you now, and filmed the video in "our" home? What kinda work does she do for you there...
Kefka @ Dec 1st 2006 2:29PM
Alright, I'm not a fanboy or anything but this is ridiculous. Peter Moore... control your marketing crones.
First of all, this completely alienates the consumers who were willing to get their Xbox 360 along with their other consoles. It basically plays the other ones up as loser consoles, and as such those who own them are portrayed as losers.
Secondly, WHO THE HELL do you think you're appealing to with a crappy parody of a crappy Justin Timberlake song? I mean, if you even mention Justin Timberlake in a room full of sweaty nerds (even if they happen to be wearing pink and playing Viva Pinata) they'll cock an eyebrow and call you a fruit.
What the hell was with the chick pouring liquid out? If that's supposed to be a Wii joke I'll hurt someone.
Halo 3? It'll be good... but it's just pure arrogance to think that it's a be all end all reason to buy a 360 over the other systems. Why? In my opinion Zelda owns Halo. Also, PS3 will eventually have Metal Gear Solid 4... and Heavenly Sword looks pretty cool.
Perhaps most importantly though, that chick's voice was pretty damn annoying.
I really hate how Microsoft's strategy seems to be "we're cool, buy us cause we're the trend!" This is evident in their E3 '06 speach, "some guys like ducks, we like tattoos". It actually bothers me more than Sony's strategy of "we're better than you, buy us and some godliness might come packaged with your PS3." I like it when people play games because they like them, not because it's becoming popular.
In the 17 years I've lived on this earth, I've determined that people as a whole are disappointing. But it doesn't help knowing that we've succumb to letting four-year-olds run the marketing section of a multi-billion dollar company.
Mitch @ Dec 1st 2006 2:31PM
Wow ... I'm in your boat Jason, I couldn't finish it either.
Horrible post, horrible video.
*Goes to start the real song to get that crap outta my head*