PGR3 image used to promote Gran Turismo HD

by Richard Mitchell { Jan 25th 2007 at 2:30PM }

Major Nelson just caught Sony in a major faux pas. On the PSP Connect site -- a site that offers downloadable goodies for PSP owners -- there is an ad for a new Gran Turismo HD trailer. There's only one problem though, the image used for the ad is from Project Gotham Racing 3. Seriously, check out the original image on Bizarre's website. Looks like someone didn't get the memo that GTHD and PGR3 are, in fact, different games. And just in case someone wises up and changes the picture, Major Nelson caught it on his Flickr account. We won't even go in to the hilarity of mistaking a year old 360 launch title for a brand new "4D" Playstation 3 game. Oh no, we couldn't do that. It would be too low. Check out the incriminating evidence after the break.

Wow. Just wow.

Tags: bizarre creations, BizarreCreations, pgr3, playstation 3, Playstation3, project gotham racing 3, ProjectGothamRacing3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DaKing240 @ Jan 25th 2007 2:34PM

Wow... just wow...

Modeps @ Jan 25th 2007 2:47PM

Freakin' awesome.

KineticOnline @ Jan 25th 2007 2:42PM

Ready. Aim. FIRED!!

I'd love to see what they replace the image with when its fixed, maybe a forza 2 image?

fragglefart @ Jan 25th 2007 2:51PM

LOL @ Sony, again.

Again.

Again.

Getting to be a habit.

Ayo Jube @ Jan 25th 2007 2:52PM

Man this spread SUPER fast all over the web.

Brian @ Jan 25th 2007 2:59PM

Good god... how could ANYONE make that mistake? This isn't some computer error... some "artist" actually pulled out a PGR3 image and put GTHD on it.

Wow.

Arno @ Jan 25th 2007 3:01PM

Bwahahahaha! I love it!

LiraNuna @ Jan 25th 2007 3:03PM

Bad move Sony... Bad move...

WarriorDyke @ Jan 25th 2007 3:11PM

wow sony...you really fracked up this time...yanno, i'd sue the pants right off your smug faces to prove a point.

Orlando @ Jan 25th 2007 3:33PM

NO WAY!!! NO ONE CAN BE THAT OUTRIGHT STUPID!!!!

Dadidito @ Jan 25th 2007 3:31PM

on second thought.. Microsoft will soon own Sony after the millions and millions they'll get for the lawsuit on this one!

Daryl @ Jan 25th 2007 3:32PM

Yah, the guys at PGR should sue them. lol

SonyPS3Sucks @ Jan 25th 2007 3:38PM

like my gamertag - SonyPS3Sucks
Just How dumb can Sony be? That is the question.

DeadPlasmaCell @ Jan 25th 2007 3:44PM

What a terribly funny mistake.

Mark @ Jan 25th 2007 4:18PM

This site did it too:
http://www.playfuls.com/news_05630_PS_Store_Offers_Gran_Turismo_HD_Concept_Free_for_PS3_Owners.html

VampireHunter Z @ Jan 25th 2007 4:47PM

I still can't believe that site is an official Sony site. As a web developer myself every piece of content that goes on our sites passes through artists, editorial, legal and then to me the programmer. I say there is a deviant Sony employee behind this. I think someone is sticking it to the man. LOL it's really funny though.

Sam @ Jan 25th 2007 4:44PM

haha

dutchb0y @ Jan 25th 2007 5:55PM

Sony shouldn't *really* be the one to blame for this, as a huge corporation... but they sure look stupid. Managers, Project Managers, Advertising Contact, the Graphic Designer, etc.. all down the line. One BIG mistake wasn't caught by anyone... likely because few of the people in that chain knew/cared about the difference between one videogame car shot and another... except maybe the soon to be fired/reprimanded designer and his firm.

Pretty hilarious that it wasn't caught by someone at Sony or Sony Online that cares enough to know.. even sweeter it was Major Nelson to bring it to light.. ha!

DC @ Jan 25th 2007 5:14PM

LOL way to OWN yourself Sony

360 ftw

DC @ Jan 25th 2007 5:18PM

EDIT: They changed the picture: http://psp.connect.com/images/hdr_hp_granturismo_hd.jpg

matt @ Jan 25th 2007 5:45PM

aww, it looked better before.

huge007 @ Jan 25th 2007 5:58PM

Hahaha! Nice move s*ckaz!

lord hobo @ Jan 25th 2007 6:05PM

lol what a bunch of silly fools

Tim @ Jan 25th 2007 6:47PM

Ha... Sony fanboys will claim Microsoft paid off the artist in question to use the PGR3 shot.

kornchild2002 @ Jan 25th 2007 10:08PM

I guess Sony received too many e-mails from people noticing the image. That is too bad, I wanted to see the mistake. I can see Sony making the mistake of using an old picture of GT 3 or something like that, but I didn't see them using somebody else's game made for an entirely different console. Way to go.