Matteo Guidicelli draws flak for PS4 unboxing video

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<p>MANILA -- Matteo Guidicelli recently did his first unboxing video and it became viral -- for the wrong reasons.</p><p>The actor received flak after carelessly opening a sponsored package containing a PlayStation 4 Pro bundle, which costs around P25,000, and two more games.</p><p>The video was uploaded on YouTube last June 1, but it was only last weekend when it gained the attention of gaming enthusiasts and other Filipino netizens.</p><p>In the nearly five-minute clip, Guidicelli said the last time he owned a PlayStation console was when he was "8 or 9 years old," and that his brother "persuaded" him to get a PS4.</p><p>He admitted that he is not used to making unboxing videos: "I'm not good at unboxing, this is my first time. So maybe later I can learn."</p><p>Guidicelli went on to rip the PS4's packaging sleeve in half before discovering that it has to be intact for the console's two-year warranty.</p><p>"Please keep the sleeve for extended warranty service... I just broke it, sorry. Anyways," he said.</p><p>The actor then tried to read the back part of the PS4 box, only to throw it away, saying he doesn't "really like reading instructions."</p><p>Despite slamming the PS4 and the rest of the games and accessories on the table, he said he is "really excited for the PS5."</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmOx1ylpI0Y?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>As of writing, Guidicelli's first unboxing video received a whopping 31,000 "dislikes" on YouTube, as opposed to only 3,600 "likes."</p><p>Magazine websites such as Top Gear Philippines and Scout also published opinion pieces on the actor's viral clip, with titles such as "Matteo Guidicelli has an...interesting way of unboxing video game consoles" and "In memoriam of Matteo Guidicelli's PS4 box."</p><p>Comments also poured in on social media sites, with netizens criticizing the way Guidicelli handled a sponsored big-ticket item.</p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>LOL must’ve sucked being the company that gave Matteo Guidicelli a free PS4 because that was the worst unboxing I’ve ever seen in my life. He also did not know SHIT about the games or the product haha jusko waste of your money to have sent him a package</p>— Ish Abs (@Ish_ABT) <a href='https://twitter.com/Ish_ABT/status/1274881849915871232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Watching matteo unboxing ps4 <a href='https://t.co/1s9tTqlQRK'>pic.twitter.com/1s9tTqlQRK</a></p>— Heisenbérg (@haroldztr1) <a href='https://twitter.com/haroldztr1/status/1274760406922194946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>ok seeing matteo guidicelli literally tear down his PS4 unboxing is enough toxic twitter for today</p>— 😬 (@mimdbk) <a href='https://twitter.com/mimdbk/status/1274876990827397121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Sa sobrang daming dislikes sa vid na Ps4 unboxing ni Matteo G 😂 he might buy another one and unbox it properly.</p>— Joshua SALVA (@JoshuaSaIva) <a href='https://twitter.com/JoshuaSaIva/status/1274727259840974848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, we all had to watch in horror as Matteo went full American Psycho on the box of his brand new PS4 Pro.<br/><br/>Anyone want to tell him the box had a flap?</p>— Anton Jose (@antonjose89) <a href='https://twitter.com/antonjose89/status/1274743451507216386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>matteo guidicelli ripping that sponsored ps4 box like it's a gift wrapper is making me feel like im choking like wow the ignorance of this guy</p>— 🌙Luna (@fayemangapit) <a href='https://twitter.com/fayemangapit/status/1274682923422068736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Matteo's PS4 unboxing video is giving me so much anxiety lmao anyone who apathetically demlolishes the box of their game console like that cannot be trusted</p>— Tracy the Human (@tracysushi) <a href='https://twitter.com/tracysushi/status/1274860126575439872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>never have i had this level of stress until now after watching matteo’s ps4 pro unboxing</p>— xo, axle (@keanmndz) <a href='https://twitter.com/keanmndz/status/1274569454920163329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Matteo unboxed that Ps4 pro like he was a spoiled kid opening gifts on a Christmas Day.</p>— Louise (@MarcCelaxxx) <a href='https://twitter.com/MarcCelaxxx/status/1274776319218368514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>He may be an army reservist but he should not “macho” every single thing that he does. I’m talking about Matteo Guidicelli’s PS4 Pro unboxing. Sobrang tacky and destructive mag-unbox. :((</p>— Genu (@GenuGabbuat) <a href='https://twitter.com/GenuGabbuat/status/1274595527913402371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>Despite the backlash, Guidicelli seems unbothered as he posted a new video of him using his new PS4 to play "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" on Monday.</p><p>"I made it a point just an hour a day [to play]," he told his viewers. </p><p>"I'm still new to it here on the PS4. I'm really enjoying the PS4," he added.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/DudOx_nT69A?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>He admitted that he is not used to making unboxing videos: "I'm not good at unboxing, this is my first time. So maybe later I can learn."</p><p>Guidicelli went on to rip the PS4's packaging sleeve in half before discovering that it has to be intact for the console's two-year warranty.</p><p>"Please keep the sleeve for extended warranty service... I just broke it, sorry. Anyways," he said.</p><p>The actor then tried to read the back part of the PS4 box, only to throw it away, saying he doesn't "really like reading instructions."</p><p>Despite slamming the PS4 and the rest of the games and accessories on the table, he said he is "really excited for the PS5."</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmOx1ylpI0Y?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>As of writing, Guidicelli's first unboxing video received a whopping 31,000 "dislikes" on YouTube, as opposed to only 3,600 "likes."</p><p>Magazine websites such as Top Gear Philippines and Scout also published opinion pieces on the actor's viral clip, with titles such as "Matteo Guidicelli has an...interesting way of unboxing video game consoles" and "In memoriam of Matteo Guidicelli's PS4 box."</p><p>Comments also poured in on social media sites, with netizens criticizing the way Guidicelli handled a sponsored big-ticket item.</p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>LOL must’ve sucked being the company that gave Matteo Guidicelli a free PS4 because that was the worst unboxing I’ve ever seen in my life. He also did not know SHIT about the games or the product haha jusko waste of your money to have sent him a package</p>— Ish Abs (@Ish_ABT) <a href='https://twitter.com/Ish_ABT/status/1274881849915871232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Watching matteo unboxing ps4 <a href='https://t.co/1s9tTqlQRK'>pic.twitter.com/1s9tTqlQRK</a></p>— Heisenbérg (@haroldztr1) <a href='https://twitter.com/haroldztr1/status/1274760406922194946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>ok seeing matteo guidicelli literally tear down his PS4 unboxing is enough toxic twitter for today</p>— 😬 (@mimdbk) <a href='https://twitter.com/mimdbk/status/1274876990827397121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Sa sobrang daming dislikes sa vid na Ps4 unboxing ni Matteo G 😂 he might buy another one and unbox it properly.</p>— Joshua SALVA (@JoshuaSaIva) <a href='https://twitter.com/JoshuaSaIva/status/1274727259840974848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, we all had to watch in horror as Matteo went full American Psycho on the box of his brand new PS4 Pro.<br><br>Anyone want to tell him the box had a flap?</p>— Anton Jose (@antonjose89) <a href='https://twitter.com/antonjose89/status/1274743451507216386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>matteo guidicelli ripping that sponsored ps4 box like it's a gift wrapper is making me feel like im choking like wow the ignorance of this guy</p>— 🌙Luna (@fayemangapit) <a href='https://twitter.com/fayemangapit/status/1274682923422068736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Matteo's PS4 unboxing video is giving me so much anxiety lmao anyone who apathetically demlolishes the box of their game console like that cannot be trusted</p>— Tracy the Human (@tracysushi) <a href='https://twitter.com/tracysushi/status/1274860126575439872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 22, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>never have i had this level of stress until now after watching matteo’s ps4 pro unboxing</p>— xo, axle (@keanmndz) <a href='https://twitter.com/keanmndz/status/1274569454920163329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Matteo unboxed that Ps4 pro like he was a spoiled kid opening gifts on a Christmas Day.</p>— Louise (@MarcCelaxxx) <a href='https://twitter.com/MarcCelaxxx/status/1274776319218368514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>He may be an army reservist but he should not “macho” every single thing that he does. I’m talking about Matteo Guidicelli’s PS4 Pro unboxing. Sobrang tacky and destructive mag-unbox. :((</p>— Genu (@GenuGabbuat) <a href='https://twitter.com/GenuGabbuat/status/1274595527913402371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>June 21, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>Despite the backlash, Guidicelli seems unbothered as he posted a new video of him using his new PS4 to play "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" on Monday.</p><p>"I made it a point just an hour a day [to play]," he told his viewers. </p><p>"I'm still new to it here on the PS4. I'm really enjoying the PS4," he added.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/DudOx_nT69A?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The video was uploaded on YouTube last June 1, but it was only last weekend when it gained the attention of gaming enthusiasts and other Filipino netizens.</p><p>In the nearly five-minute clip, Guidicelli said the last time he owned a PlayStation console was when he was "8 or 9 years old," and that his brother "persuaded" him to get a PS4.</p>

<p>MANILA -- Matteo Guidicelli recently did his first unboxing video and it became viral -- for the wrong reasons.</p><p>The actor received flak after carelessly opening a sponsored package containing a PlayStation 4 Pro bundle, which costs around P25,000, and two more games.</p>

<p>"Please keep the sleeve for extended warranty service... I just broke it, sorry. Anyways."</p>

"Please keep the sleeve for extended warranty service... I just broke it, sorry. Anyways."

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Matteo Guidicelli draws flak for PS4 unboxing video

Matteo Guidicelli draws flak for PS4 unboxing video