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?

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

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

Damn you :)

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

Advisor: "the people are so poor after buying PS3s that they cannot afford bread"

Sony: "let them eat cake"

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:11PM]

Haha, that's awesome.

And that cake looks so crappy.
Gotta hand it to Sony though for trying to push their product by means of food.

Cake=PS3?

No connection at all.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 11:44PM]

@Brad

The connection is clear.

Cake = Blu-ray
Pie = HD-DVD

Everyone knows you can't send pie in the mail. Only cake.

[CoolTri Posted Nov 16th 2007 4:47PM]

Better eat it quick before it starts to collect un-holy amounts of dust.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 4:49PM]

I always cry at birthdays....but without an emotion engine out I don't think I can

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 4:57PM]

I think eating that cake would be one of the rare times that I would touch anything related to a ps3.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:26PM]

C'mon Endgaget- I would have expected some sort of play on this like "Sony Playstation 3 Cake Unboxed- Mossberg gives two thumbs up to frosting."

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:04PM]

It's a trap!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:05PM]

Yum!

Sadly for you Sony, sending cakes wont sell any more units.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:14PM]

Rice pudding on the other hand.......

[Sora Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:34PM]

I don't know, I'd buy a PS3 if the cake came with it....

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 13th 2007 6:19AM]

So what does failure taste like?

[Ellianth Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:50PM]

rotflmao!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:59PM]

heart surgery :)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 7:07PM]

Thanks for reminding me that I've had my PS3 for a year. I just relaized that I've only played 3 games on in (demos don't count) and 1 of those came out this month and 1 is a PS2 game.

[kastonie Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:23PM]

im loving the close up of the texture of the picture on the cake....

but will it blend?

[Kavoriken Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:25PM]

hahaha i had a good laugh at some of the comments. Thanks guys, keep em coming.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:35PM]

This cake is better: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1426/1102680061_935dd7bbb0.jpg

No irn on included xD.

[Deoki Posted Nov 19th 2007 10:16AM]

The cake is a lie!
The cake is a lie!
The cake is a lie!

ok... no more Portal for me.

[Fiendish Muffin Posted Nov 16th 2007 5:51PM]

People are already posting it on Craigslist hoping to exchange it for a Wii cake.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 6:17PM]

will it cure cancer?

[Jared Posted Nov 16th 2007 6:51PM]

They'll do anything to get more press, and you fell for it!!

[goodPR Posted Nov 16th 2007 7:39PM]

Engadget found the delicious cake!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 7:44PM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 7:53PM]

Is it okay if I take a bite of my one year old child, 60gb PS3?

BTW does the cake sport firmware 2.0?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 8:09PM]

mmmmmm... taste like pants

[Riley Posted Nov 17th 2007 12:55AM]

was it baked using a PS3?

[Garst Posted Nov 17th 2007 1:02AM]

DON'T EAT ANY OF IT!!! Rumor coming from Microsoft and Nintendo that staff became violently ill after eating a piece of their cakes.

[artr Posted Nov 17th 2007 8:38AM]

I

[artr Posted Nov 17th 2007 8:41AM]

I love PS3 like a fat kid loves cake.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 17th 2007 8:44AM]

Guess it's the only way they could get some publicity to mark their first birthday.
Bribing you guys with free cake.
Was it delicious and moist?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 17th 2007 10:05AM]

Did the cake come with eating utensils, are have they been delayed?

[theCHENRY Posted Nov 17th 2007 10:06AM]

THE CAKE IS A LIE

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 19th 2007 1:22AM]

That's the most uninspiring cake I have ever seen: clearly a heterosexual-male adventure... Damn...