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that Sony ran a poster campaign for the PSP at a Manchester tram platform that said Take a running jump here and had to remove it due to concerns it might encourage suicide

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Fun Fact: that Sony ran a poster campaign for the PSP at a Manchester tram platform that said “Take a running jump here” and had to remove it due to concerns it might encourage suicide

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