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What about the 1999 PlayStation 2 advertisement disguised as a futuristic 2078 commercial for the PlayStation 9 [1]? I always thought it was directed by David Lynch, but I don't see it in this video.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/u1siyw/plays...

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Perhaps your memory had incorrectly conflated that with his infamous "The Third Place" commercial for the PS2? I remember a fuss being made about Lynch making that at the time, but I've never heard any claim he directed the PS9 one.

PS2 commercial: https://youtu.be/hzn4WDe13mU?si=dbuofe9HtQ5vW8qq

That isn't it. The Lynch PS2 commercial is in the video in the original article, 16:14 through.

This doesn't look like anything Lynch would have made. Quick cuts, tons of effects shots, straightforward narrative...

i recommend you see Lynch’s The Straight Story

I have! A more conventional story, but it too bears basically no resemblance to this ad whatsoever.

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