Sweet, delicious swag: Sony sends PS3 birthday cakes to the press

Usually we're accustomed to turning over -- not receiving -- birthday cakes for others' super-special day, but Sony's PR team shipped out an unknown number of butter-cream frosting PS3 birthday cakes (with what appears to be an edible t-shirt iron-on) to press today. Well, your stunt worked Sony -- you got a post on Engadget, and again, happy friggin birthday. Now, who wants to come over to Engadget HQ for some cake and warm milk?

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[AlexP @ Nov 16th 2007 4:17PM]

Meh.

Lacks George Foreman.

[Paul @ Nov 16th 2007 11:42PM]

The cake is a lie.

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Nov 17th 2007 12:28AM]

The image is printed on an using food colours on rice paper (paper made from rice).

[Nathan Sacks @ Dec 10th 2007 12:08AM]

As opposed to rice paper made from corn?

[Derbeste @ Nov 16th 2007 4:17PM]

Please! Cake is SOOO last gen!

[CraigJ @ Nov 16th 2007 4:43PM]

Pie is the new cake.

[Dale @ Nov 16th 2007 5:49PM]

Pie doesn't happen until Sony says so.

[tekdroid @ Nov 16th 2007 5:53PM]

erbeste @ Nov 16th 2007 4:17PM

Please! Cake is SOOO last gen!
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yes, but aren't we celebrating the birthday of the first VCR?

Oh wait a minute...

[McGinley @ Nov 16th 2007 7:03PM]

That cake is too dusty to eat.

[MARSHAK @ Nov 17th 2007 1:14AM]

pie is not compatible with sony's new butter-cream frosting platform. the only available media is cake.

[blade417 @ Nov 19th 2007 10:10AM]

last gen?
who cares?
I wanna eat the disc drive

[Chroma @ Nov 16th 2007 4:18PM]

Warm milk? wtf

[Tony @ Nov 16th 2007 5:12PM]

It's a special kind of warm milk.

[Panathas17 @ Nov 16th 2007 11:24PM]

Yeah, it's known as the ***PS3 h8s 360 milk***

[ben @ Nov 16th 2007 4:21PM]

i will mail you money if you post a picture of you guys eating the cake wile you play wii sports.

[David Piatek @ Nov 16th 2007 5:01PM]

Funniest thing I heard all day.

[Mark @ Nov 16th 2007 6:01PM]

"I will mail you money" = Best comment lead to date.

[Marcus @ Nov 16th 2007 7:45PM]

I propose that "I will mail you money..." should be the new web 2.0 catchphrase.

[joey @ Nov 16th 2007 4:21PM]

I think free copies of uncharted would have been sweet!

[MrFuNKy76 @ Nov 16th 2007 4:21PM]

the cake is a lie!!

[jamma @ Nov 16th 2007 4:46PM]

kudos, I was just about to post a portal joke as well

[Bob @ Nov 16th 2007 4:21PM]

BUtter Cream frosting ....hmmm ...hmmm .....ok ...am coming over

[Bob @ Nov 16th 2007 4:23PM]

SCEA ???? Whooz that

[Jimmy @ Nov 16th 2007 5:19PM]

Sony Computer Entertainment of America

[Tristan @ Nov 16th 2007 8:52PM]

Whooz? Wow you are so hip.

[D @ Nov 16th 2007 4:24PM]

any specks on the cake? and is the cake in blu-ray or hd dvd format?

[Mark @ Nov 16th 2007 4:26PM]

Ok until I saw this post I was a die-hard xbox 360 fanboi with no intention of ever buying a ps3.

After seeing this, my stone cold heart has melted and I have decided that as soon as I get the money, I'll take the plunge and buy a ps3.

[DarkLightConnection @ Nov 16th 2007 7:06PM]

Me too.. the idea of running linux on a superfast console was tempting me also..

[NineT9 @ Nov 16th 2007 9:20PM]

rofl hilarious :D friggin hilarious :D

[Evan @ Nov 16th 2007 4:26PM]

It should also be a sad reminder that the original 60 GB with emotion engine and the 20 GB died a young death. They are survived by two cousins, one who ate a little too much GB pie and the other that got what was left. The 80 GB also decided to yank out backwards compatibility and a few usb ports just for kicks from the smaller and defenseless 40 GB.

[Adrian @ Nov 16th 2007 4:26PM]

Aww I want my piece of that cake. Wait I did get one of the last 60GB's, so I'm good!!

[Richard Lai @ Nov 16th 2007 4:28PM]

They should have made a cake in the shape of a PS3 (coated in dark chocolate!) instead of this shitty inkjet cake.

[Shadyman @ Nov 16th 2007 4:28PM]

This cake is so delicious and moist!

[Mike @ Nov 16th 2007 4:28PM]

I wonder if Engadget got one

[Alex Padilla @ Nov 16th 2007 4:39PM]

did you not read the post?

[Mike @ Nov 16th 2007 4:51PM]

Maybe I shouldn't smoke and post... I meant Gizmodo. oops

[Alex Brewer @ Nov 16th 2007 7:55PM]

yep @gizmodo
link

[Alex Brewer @ Nov 16th 2007 7:57PM]

apparently when i'm stupid and use html engadget is smart. real link:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sony/ps3s-birthday-party-gets-cake-but-no-games-323874.php?autoplay=true

[Wolfticket @ Nov 16th 2007 4:35PM]

Shouldn't you be sending them cake?

[Dias @ Nov 16th 2007 4:35PM]

Corruption

[Ray-- @ Nov 16th 2007 4:36PM]

they probably counted this PS3 in their Blueray numbers as well...

[Dustin Frazier @ Nov 16th 2007 5:11PM]

Funniest post yet!

[NineT9 @ Nov 16th 2007 9:19PM]

gawd these comments are hilarious! good to get a good laugh @ engadget compared to the typical HATE-EVERYTHING-RELEASED tone ppl reply with

[Alex Padilla @ Nov 16th 2007 4:37PM]

only Sony would have to send cake to remind the press about a product's birthday.

and regarding presents: Nintendo wins. Sending a copy of Brain Age to President Bush, priceless.

[Ian @ Nov 16th 2007 5:04PM]

o please tell me this is real.. PLEASE i will enjoy the rest of my day if it is

[Alex Padilla @ Nov 16th 2007 5:53PM]

I kid you not:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/06/nintendo-gifts-birthday-boy-bush-with-ds-lite-brain-age/

they also sent a copy to David Letterman, but that doesn't matter, because his writers do all the important work for him

[holycow @ Nov 16th 2007 4:39PM]

why isnt it PS3 shaped ? :(

[homer34 @ Nov 16th 2007 4:41PM]

the cake is a lie.

[CraigJ @ Nov 16th 2007 4:42PM]

Let them eat cake.

[Wolfticket @ Nov 16th 2007 4:45PM]

Damn you :)