PGR3 image used to promote Gran Turismo HD
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DaKing240 @ Jan 25th 2007 2:34PM
Wow... just wow...
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?
Modeps @ Jan 25th 2007 2:47PM
Freakin' awesome.
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.
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
Orlando @ Jan 25th 2007 3:33PM
NO WAY!!! NO ONE CAN BE THAT OUTRIGHT STUPID!!!!
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
Sam @ Jan 25th 2007 4:44PM
haha
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.
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.
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!
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.
Jas @ Jan 25th 2007 8:26PM
Sony, will you and your PS3 die already!?!
How many bottles of tranquilizers did you take this time?
AL7AIR @ Jan 25th 2007 8:35PM
Open up Google, and make an image search for "GT4 HD" ... nuff said. So a guy in the art department didn't know the difference. And it's not like Microsoft never used unlicensed stuff ;) *cough* DeepzOne *cough*
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.