ROFLOL: I can't believe this happened

[Nights]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/369072675_4dbb943002.jpg

On the Sony-owned site PSP Connect, a large banner promising a Gran Turismo HD video preview uses a screenshot from Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing 3.

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/758/758402/sony-site-snafu-20070125113336190.jpg

The image on top is from PGR 3 developer Bizarre Creation's website. It is clearly the same image used on the PSP Connect banner displayed on the bottom of our graphic.

Mistakes do happen and it's safe to assume Sony had no intention of using its competitors' arcade racing title to advertise Gran Turismo HD. And yet, it happened. In a high-stakes battle for control of the next-gen gaming world, even innocent errors can become big news. Already, Microsoft's Major Nelson is reporting on the snafu as is IGN's sister site Team Xbox.

Years from now, Sony execs may be able to sit back and get a good laugh out of this. But in the midst of a battle that could decide the fate of an entire company, this is no laughing matter.

Source: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/758/758402p1.html


As of press time, the Project Gotham Racing shot had not been pulled from the Connect Web site, but a Sony Computer Entertainment America representative told GameSpot that the Connect team was being notified of the issue.

http://www.gametab.com/news/797077/

[Siraris]

Yea this is S T U P I D

[jaxmkii]

humm its got a IGN tag on it...

[Nights]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/01/psp_connect_cap_crop.jpg

Hope that makes things more realistic for you. :-)

Man we should make jokes over this one!

[VG Aficionado]

GTHD Gran Turismo 4? Well, whoever did that obviously didn't know what they were doing. I don't know if it was a Sony employee or not, but they surely chose the wrong media. Stupid people are everywhere!

It reminds me of when some "new" Lair screenshots appeared before TGS and it almost looked like a SNES game in one of them. They probably had it for a long time, from a very old build, and they should have never published it, but they did.

[Nights]

How can a non Sony employee post it on their website?

Dude, I want to post things on their website...lol

Nights into Dreams for PSP confirmed by Sony of America would be my first post!

[VG Aficionado]

Does this belong to this board anyway?

[Nights]

News of something Sony did on their PS3 section seems fairly PS3 oriented to me.

Are you in a bad mood?

[Nights]

Not only did that person put up a picture of PGR3, but they also got the NAME WRONG (GT:HD is for the PS3, not PSP).

Can Sony get anything right?

To be fair to Sony, it is the picture used to download the GT:HD trailer to your PSP.

:-)

I wonder what Bizarre thinks of this.

[masteratt]

Holy crap this forum got a bit up-tight.

[user friendly]

I think its pretty odd, they've already changed it but whoever did it mustve wanted a new job.

[Coded-Dude]

Not only did that person put up a picture of PGR3, but they also got the NAME WRONG (GT:HD is for the PS3, not PSP).

Can Sony get anything right?

you right they are completely incompetent, we should all kill ourselves now........

[VG Aficionado]

Are you in a bad mood?Hmmm, very slightly, but it has nothing to do with this topic *hintCBhint*. I only mean that it looks more like a PSP board or general gaming board topic to me.

Not only did that person put up a picture of PGR3, but they also got the NAME WRONG (GT:HD is for the PS3, not PSP).Agreed. Unprofessional employee no matter what.

Can Sony get anything right?So much in confidence so soon... so aggressive... such a familiar smell...

[Brady]

I think it's funny. PS3 looks worse everyday imo.

[Grovestreet]

Lol....What the...

[Smokey]

lol :)

[Rip3001]

More than likely this was done diliberatly by someone in the chain (intern's roommate switches the pic on the thumbdrive, intern gives the pic to the art guy who adds the details then gives to the web team, etc.) for the sole purpose of fanatisim. Just like when President Bush took office, the democratic interns damaged all the keyboards by removing the "w" key.

[wotter]

Lol :crazy:

[dockthepod]

Haha, that's great. Too bad they've fixed it already. I saw this earlier on the psp.connect.com site and got a good laugh.

[KiLLA2006]

maybe they wanted to lower peoples expectations so they would really be blown away when they saw gt:hd


WHOA!!! see what i did there, with the lowering of expectations and all?
:eek2:
I'll show myself out...

[GTAce]

Can someone change the topic title?
Sony itself has nothing to do with this.

Not just that the Screenshot is wrong, the logo is wrong too.

EDIT: Yeah this topic title is better.

[Viper]

Can they go a month without a stumble of some form? Granted this one isn't exactly Sony's fault but they really didn't need this kind of faux pas.

[VG Aficionado]

The bigger a company is, the more fools work for it. Stupid mistakes from time to time are a given, I guess.

[karibu]

Nooo...
GTHD dawngrade confirmed:tardbang:

[LiquidEagle]

An extra amount of scrutiny adds more to the list of mistakes -- I'm not excusing that this guy screwed up by putting the wrong game in a picture, but when you're under as much scrutiny as Sony right now I think you'd find it near-impossible to really cover all your bases. Mistakes happen. It only took one person to pick out this picture and few people (if any) will be able to point out which racing game that is purely by graphics (considering there's little environments shown, car graphics are all you can go by) and cars available.

[VG Aficionado]

when you're under as much scrutiny as Sony right now I think you'd find it near-impossible to really cover all your bases. Mistakes happen.So true. Let me anticipate to everyone else (or almost) by saying this:

OMG Sony! PS3 has a few somewhat sharp corners! I could lose an eye if someone tossed me my PS3 and hit my face! Can't you design decent corners for your systems or what???

[Z]

I cannot see this as a mistake at all. employees making these pics don't google the images they need. they don't get the name of project (and very prime projects at that) wrong.

too many 'specific' mistakes to make this just an error. I smell something fishy. if this is really posted officially by Sony, I expect an explanation very soon.

[Nights]

Can someone change the topic title?
Sony itself has nothing to do with this.

Not just that the Screenshot is wrong, the logo is wrong too.

EDIT: Yeah this topic title is better.

Someone who worked for Sony did this! Someone who worked for Sony did this! That is why it was in the title, clearly expressing it. Their is a reason a lot of people saw this and Sony alread responded to it.

Can you guys stop changing my titles, it's really starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/369072675_4dbb943002.jpg

[Nameless]

Honestly, someone should lose their job for this mistake...
If you want to take it even further it's corporate espionage/sabotage.

I just can't see a mistake happening like this at random.

[Nights]

You are right...maybe it's going to include PG3 as a unlockable!

lol

[[[tavis]]]

You are right...maybe it's going to include PG3 as a unlockable!

lol

hell then it might be worth buying.

[Garfunkel]

Honestly, someone should lose their job for this mistake...
If you want to take it even further it's corporate espionage/sabotage.

I just can't see a mistake happening like this at random.

Agreed, this was a stupid thing to do.

I doubt this was a mistake, how could you stuff that up???

[OmniCloud]

LOL..well that was retarded...PGR sucks anyway...Forza is good though.

[curryking1]

That's false advertising. Why would they show a worse looking game?

[Danji Ikari]

WTF, seriously!

[Garfunkel]

i wonder if ms could sue for this?

[sudzy]

i wonder if ms could sue for this?

Yes they could.
But they will just laugh.
:doh:

[Garfunkel]

i bet moore or Bal(d)mer will come out in a few hours and say how incompetent sony's pr is (and for once i'd agree with them)

[Crow]

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1695/image1ed0.jpg

[OnBake Platinum]

Wow, Luara got 20 times hotter.

[Garfunkel]

Yeah, i like her new age bracket too. For more convincing then the 20 something of before.

i am really glad she finally got that sex change, it was well overdue.

[Z]

I feel this could be photoshoped by someone and claims it was taken from an official Sony site.

has anybody here actually went to that site and confirmed it?

[Garfunkel]

^no, sony acknowledged that they had been in the wrong and has fixed it, no photoshopping.

[Z]

how? did they put a sign in the site or something?

and if it was actually a mistake, I feel someone will get bitch slapped. maybe we'll get a YouTube vid about it.

[dork]

i don't think it's that big of a deal. it's pretty funny though.

[sudzy]

i don't think it's that big of a deal. it's pretty funny though.

Agree.
Standard internet "much to do about nothing".
Although, it is a pretty moronic thing to do.

[Black Dragon37]

Maybe no one's realised that this may have been viral marketing that actually worked.

I mean, look at PSP Connect, now. It's much better than it use to be.

[Viper]

Seems to me the company hired to operate the web site may have done so for MS too and just used 'stock' imagery. On that note, this means it may not have been Sony's fault at all.

[jaxmkii]

];1388863']hell then it might be worth buying.

you would buy GTHD if it had that trash as a unlockable?...

[Red_Eyes]

I think it's funny. PS3 looks worse everyday imo.

This is GT4 on the PSP? How's this related to the PS3? On a sidenote, the 360 looks worse everyday too.

[jaxmkii]

Yeah, i like her new age bracket too. For more convincing then the 20 something of before.

i am really glad she finally got that sex change, it was well overdue.

do you guys remember Duke Nukem: a time to kill for PS1? it used the tomb raider engine. except ther was one thing they forgot to change...

buy defalt when you mover Duke would always run. But if you changed it so he would walk... he would like laura... with the grossly exadurated hip swing and hands down flat like a model:smoke:

[Red_Eyes]

I think its pretty odd, they've already changed it but whoever did it mustve wanted a new job.

Yes, someone really want a new job.
Or some anti-Sony hacker hacked the website.

[Media]

Brady is a man, and he should be acknowledged as such God damn it!

[Viper]

Ok, guys, back on topic about how Sony's outsourced web management company goofed up.

[curryking1]

Can we delete those posts btw? I think they are very offensive and innappropriate. Unreasonable on both their parts.

If you don't like each other, at least respect each other, such childish behaviour is not needed.

[jaxmkii]

Can we delete those posts btw? I think they are very offensive and innappropriate. Unreasonable on both their parts.

If you don't like each other, at least respect each other, such childish behaviour is not needed.

will do

[jaxmkii]

removed buy poster

[Rip3001]

Maybe no one's realised that this may have been viral marketing that actually worked.

I mean, look at PSP Connect, now. It's much better than it use to be.

I had never been there before, but now I see it bears a striking resemblance to the PS3 Store. Hopefully they sharpen up the detail on the visual aspect as much as PSPConnect has.

[gibmonster]

do you guys remember Duke Nukem: a time to kill for PS1? it used the tomb raider engine. except ther was one thing they forgot to change...

buy defalt when you mover Duke would always run. But if you changed it so he would walk... he would like laura... with the grossly exadurated hip swing and hands down flat like a model:smoke:

That was such a fun game. I didn't know it was the same engine, but I did realise it was similar in a lot of ways lol.

[Z]

buy defalt when you mover Duke would always run. But if you changed it so he would walk... he would like laura... with the grossly exadurated hip swing and hands down flat like a model
the scary thought is that walk was intentional...