GoW running on a PS3 ... not so much
by Dustin Burg 
{ Feb 10th 2007 at 12:05AM }
Hey Playstation fans, we know you love our Gears of War, but what's up with the fake YouTube videos? A person by the name of somma12345 posted a video (the one above) "proving" that he is able to get Gears running on his Playstation 3. He even goes through all the trouble to film behind his TV, film all the connectors, and film his controller during gameplay, but forgets to turn on the lights. Yeah, it's one of those too dark to tell what the hell we're watching videos. In the end we're supposed to settle for a elementary explanation of how he changed a few files around, burned a new disc, and voila! Instant PS3 version of Gears. We're throwing our BS flag on this one and warn you somma12345 to never disgrace the Gears name by putting it anywhere near that shiny black box. We're nice though and will cut you some slack, because we understand your pain man ... the world is indeed a lonely place without Gears.
[Thanks, Machiavelli 420]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Alexander @ Feb 10th 2007 12:20AM
Yeah so now that we have a username and video proof that this guy has a copied version of Gears, lets see his a** get caught for pirating as well as posting stupid BS youtube videos
ROFLMFAO @ Feb 10th 2007 12:23AM
Rofl in no way is this possible in the computer world. You can't just copy some files around on a disc to make the code magically work for the ps3's cpu. The Architecture of the ps3's cell processer and that of the Xbox 360's is totally differnt it is impossible without totally changing the code at source level.
mgroves @ Feb 10th 2007 12:24AM
Uh huh. The *only* way that would be remotely possible is if there was an Xbox 360 emulator available for Linux. And there isn't. And that's not what he's claiming anyway. STFU & GTFO, I say.
Knight Marquise @ Feb 10th 2007 12:24AM
It was only a matter of time before the ps3 fanboy penis envy reared it's ugly head. Too bad they don't show this at PS3fanboy.com.
Supermint @ Feb 10th 2007 12:57AM
Bullshit, you can't port a game just like that to another console.
MaX PL and the 360 r4pe Tr4iN @ Feb 10th 2007 12:34AM
let me start off by saying, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
and then let my proceed by saying, THIS KID IS A DUMBASS.
everything he said was an absolute joke, and the best was the bullshit he said in the beginning about how he'd never buy a 360 because he's a playstation fanboy.
LMFAO. HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHAaaa
The Dude @ Feb 10th 2007 12:36AM
Bwahahahaha! PS3 sucks so bad that the poor shlubs who got suckered into buying one have resorted to this while they wait for the potential of the mighty cell to be unlocked at some future date or something and rule the world with an iron fist! No games to play. Might as well make up some fantasy. It sad really.
MaX PL and the 360 r4pe Tr4iN @ Feb 10th 2007 12:37AM
#2
he's not changing source code; he's changing a "few files around", which in dumbass who has no idea about what he's talking about terms means he's full of crap.
honestly though, why do they post this lame crap on this site; this belongs on some lame myspace page or youtube.
Andrew @ Feb 10th 2007 12:43AM
What a tool bag, he only wishes he bought a 360 instead of getting screwed with his ps3.
Rik @ Feb 10th 2007 12:52AM
All he does is insert a DVD containing a video clip of starting and playing a new game of Gears - which he probably found from a random game review site (like IGN and co.).
(Hence why he nav's through the PS3 menu structure so quickly so you can't read it).
Mythor @ Feb 10th 2007 1:14AM
Dude needs to use his brain. If it was that simple to get Gears up and running on PS3 Epic would have the damn thing out tomorrow. Does he really think Epic would pass up free money?
Don't know what the trick is, don't care, all I know is you must be pretty desperate for a decent game to play on PS3 if you have to hack up another console's exclusive title.
lostidiot @ Feb 10th 2007 1:22AM
its just a video of gears playing on top of the tv, if you look closley, youll see bright lights around the tv, that is whatever else he is playing behind the video of gears of war
thehondaboy @ Feb 10th 2007 2:10AM
It's funny how up in arms all the 14yr old xboxfanboys got over this video, fake or not.
"Noooo, don't let them play our precious!"
Master H @ Feb 10th 2007 1:35AM
Bullshit that's imposoble and more in that lame console name PS3 i was a playstation fanboy but this console disapoint me, now im whit the 360 for sure, much better console and have all the greates games right now and gears of war in the PS3 is a insult to the 360 hahaha.
KC @ Feb 10th 2007 1:49PM
That is pathetic. I'm calling bullshit on this one too guys.
matjet @ Feb 10th 2007 1:33AM
i would be more likely to believe this if i didn't know you can't get the ps3 to just emulate the 360 by moving a few files around.
unless it's running at like 5 fps. It would be cool if it is true but.. im not going to hold my breath that this is.
mythor, irrespective of this, epic wouldn't port it across because it was produced by microsoft studios and so they are under contract to keep it exclusive.
Dragon Almighty @ Feb 10th 2007 1:36AM
If you watch while the game is "Loading" you see a cut in the video. You can see that the screen jumps and cuts and he could hav someone there with him with a wireless controller or it is a video if anything.
raymond @ Feb 10th 2007 1:38AM
the only reason he would do this is because he envies the people who bought a 360 because we have gears and a bigger better game collection and a working controller. its still bs considering that he probably doesnt know Sh!t about coding on cell processor or the 360 processor.
Link408 @ Feb 10th 2007 1:40AM
3:07-3:00 left on video keep lookin at the top left of his TV
WOW.... @ Feb 10th 2007 1:52AM
@12. youre right. you can see when he stops pressing buttons on his controller the lights cease and then show up again when he presses them again. nice try sucka
cytamius @ Feb 10th 2007 1:55AM
Right before he pauses the game he looks up and fires but his thumbs don't move. Then right after that his hands just disapear. If you watch the reflection in the top left coner of his tv for the whole video you'll see that its different when he's "playing" Gears. I think thats because he just set up another tv right infront of the one running his PS3. As for the blue light around the screen, heh, thats not a Phillips plasma with ambilight. Not thats the screen of the back tv being reflected back on the wall. This isn't even good editing what with his hands fading in and flat out disapearing.
Oh, and why would a game that is burned on the disc he inserted need to load from the hard drive?
Bullshit. Not even good bullshit. Pathetic bullshit.
trevor @ Feb 10th 2007 2:26AM
ahh when did the ps3 start running unsigned game code? Never, nub. Tell mommy its time for more hot pockets.
Mjkeller @ Feb 10th 2007 3:51AM
Technology etc ignored, I do believe that Gears of War is actually MS's Intellectual property..
Meaning that even IF Epic wanted to do it, they legally couldn't.
Also meaning that if this kid did it successfully(which he obviously didn't) his ass would be sued.
Kicker @ Feb 10th 2007 4:24AM
If you think I am a fanboy for what I am about to say go ahead and think that but this is coming from someone that was/is (kinda) a PC gamer.
First off... Anyone tried extracting source code? yeah thats what I though not many people have the know how and the resources/time for it. Not just that but you would have to have an extreme knowledge about the cell processor because the architecture of it is so much different from conventional cpu's. So the only way you would be able to get that knowledge is from the makers of the card (IBM) or Sony. But there is legal issues if you want to explain what you are trying to do.
What I am trying to say here is there is so much programming and tweaking you would have to do to make it even somewhat playable. This little project would take hundreds of man hours not to mention the legal issues if Microsoft or Epic wanted to take action.
chops @ Feb 10th 2007 6:32AM
yo check this!!!! just found it hahahaha just a piss take http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQfXyWKQJI
chops @ Feb 10th 2007 4:53AM
man i just made resistance play on a 360!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQfXyWKQJI#GU5U2spHI_4
bigC24 @ Feb 10th 2007 4:55AM
Gears of War only runs on good consoles, so that eliminates the possibility of it running on a PS3 right there.
Peacefuloutrage @ Feb 11th 2007 10:41PM
LOL -- Chops, that made my day.
kai @ Feb 11th 2007 4:23AM
His hand movements dont even match the footage.
Triforceowner @ Feb 10th 2007 8:37AM
Imagine if this "file swapping" was true and any 360 game could be played on a PS3 and any PS3 game on a 360. That would be awesome. Too bad the architecture of the two consoles leaves this busted. (Hopes for MGS4 and FFXIII ports.)
CRASHLOCK @ Feb 10th 2007 8:53AM
The guy has filmed Gears being played on the same TV using a 360 before filming the PS3 part. Then simply edited the footage shot earlier onto the TV.
Look how the TV is dead square in the shot. And also notice how the colour around the edge of the TV is different, It's being cast by the orginal underlying picture.
So to wrap. It's a superimposed shot of gears filmed from the exact same spot, layered via editing skills over the PS3 screen.
Peter @ Feb 10th 2007 1:54PM
here is real prof that this is fake:
Here is his original video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAgGeyNmoWI&mode=user&search=
And here is another one he tried to post explaining it in more detail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPCjrWmx2r0&mode=user&search=
if you cue both videos so they are at the point he starts playing, and watch them simultaneously you will see that they are the exact same, from the selecting of menu items to the movement of the player.
Derka @ Feb 10th 2007 10:34AM
BS, pure and simple.
Ed @ Feb 10th 2007 10:51AM
Hahahahaha!!!
DaveDaGamer @ Feb 10th 2007 10:56AM
It is just good editing. You can tell exactly when the video is cut. when he says "Now into the game if you watch the screen, his PS3 loading has a faint blue hint to it. It's supposed to be Black. But then when Gears is supposedly loading up, the screen is pitch Black" meaning his XBOX hook up has a higher fidelity than the PS3 cause there's no blueish tint. AND when he goes to shut down the PS3 the Blue tint is back!
lol, the lengths people will go!
KinetixUK @ Feb 10th 2007 6:14PM
Erm... is it just me or does the guys hand dissappear half way through the vid... obviously cut together, thats why the camera is static. Loser.
zourskittles @ Feb 10th 2007 11:13AM
Sommas on your youtube
Wishing for some gears
DC @ Feb 10th 2007 11:56AM
Nice work on helping make the video more popular, Dustin.
You 360 fanboys are serious freaks...the things you get your panties in a twist about!
Don't get me wrong, I get a ton of enjoyment out of my 360 and my PS3...well it's basically for playing Blu-Ray movies, but that's what I bought it for (cheaper than the stand alone players). I firmly believe that the 360 is the better machine to own for gaming (and playing HD-DVDs!). But jeebus, why go all postal over some sad fool making a faked video. And why give him all the free PR?
Scott Krueger @ Feb 10th 2007 12:02PM
Gears Runs on the Unreal Engine.
The Unreal Engine Runs Fine on the PS3.
While this YouTube thing is undoubtedly a Fake, my point is that Gears would Run Perfectly Fine on the PS3.
Gears is not Coming out for PS3 because Epic got money from Microsoft to keep it an Exclusive.
But to Shut Up all You guys who must work for Microsoft.
Unreal Engine runs on PS3 = Gears would Run on PS3.
dttk0009 @ Feb 10th 2007 12:03PM
I don't think anyone is going postal. It seems that most people are just claiming the video to be fake.
JohnHeist @ Feb 10th 2007 12:07PM
3:38-ish remaining:
Proof, finally. The PS3 is larger than most televisions.
Wii360dsPC @ Feb 10th 2007 12:20PM
For practical purposes the "Cell" processor and the 360's core isn't all the different. The CPUs are both PowerPC based. The key difference is that the 360 has THREE PowerPC cores whereas the cell only has ONE. It's no surprise that multi-platform games ported to the PS3 don't run that hot (framerate issues, etc). Sony Fanboy comments on the "raw power of the cell" processor are pretty much baseless when it comes to the general CPU.
Now, how on earth could you Gears of War on a PS3? Well, if you had a game using the Unreal Engine 3, you might be able to shuffle content around and trick the game into using it. Skinning and replacing character models isn't out of the question. I'll go so far as to suggest such a thing is possible.
Of course, there are no Unreal Engine 3 games available on the PS3 right now. So hacking a franken-app together with Gears artwork and models isn't going to happen. Even if a game was available, it wouldn't be "emulation" and I'd bet that textures optimized for the 360 wouldn't run well with only 256MB of video memory on the PS3.
The hoaxer has presented a "seamless" experience using their own homemade Blu-Ray disk. I'm not even sure if this has been accomplished for native Sony PS3 titles, let alone burning 360 game. The "No Modchips" comment further dilutes credibility that the disc was even readable.
kunal.dixit @ Feb 10th 2007 12:25PM
Yeah your right if you watch through it closely you can see the menu screen. But lets not give this loser anymore attention, that is what his goal was in the first place.
Virtua Fanboy @ Feb 10th 2007 12:38PM
DUUURRRRRRR...I'M MAKIN A MORE CONVINCING VIDEO FOR EVERYBODY SO IM GONNTO MAKE IT WITH THE LIGHTS OFF...DUUUUUUURRRRRRRR.
REALLY THOUGH, I don't think that would be a simple as he puts it. And if he has pulled it off...WOW. For your next video how about turning on the FUCKING LIGHTS!
Serge @ Feb 10th 2007 12:45PM
Hehe video editing, can be a bitch...
yeah he recorded from the same angle his 360 playing gears, then moved around the video.. when he wished to in standart video editing software, or he just played a gameplay video from DVD :P
one of the two. but 1st version looks more real, since the TV screen was wierd, and u could see one picture on top of the other. T_T
Dude get a life... even i would edit it better.
Green_Ogre @ Feb 10th 2007 2:19PM
Video isn't available anymore. Ha! Proves the little fucker was lying.
SuicideNinja @ Feb 10th 2007 3:35PM
LOL for a long long time.
"We're throwing our bullshit flag on this one and warn you somma12345 to never disgrace the Gears name by putting it anywhere near that shiny black box"
So am I a disgrace since my PS3 sites about a Wii-width away from my Xbox 360? Or is that still a safe distance? LOL
Anyway, you could get into how "switching around files" isn't enough to recompile/rewrite a game for the Newmotion er Cell Processor. But the video clip of his hands on the controller was obviously added afterwards, or someone else was in the room. This could have been switched at any time during the dark screens. But I vote video disc.
That's a bit too elaborate...why waste time on faking this crap? The PS3 is a horrible horrible console...why take after Sony with the lies?
adam @ Feb 10th 2007 9:14PM
HAHAHAHAHAH, the dumbass removed the videos. poor guy, he wants gears so bad.
I liked the 360 playing resistance video, that was hilarious.
Knight Marquise @ Feb 10th 2007 11:11PM
@20-thehondaboy:
"It's funny how up in arms all the 14yr old xboxfanboys got over this video, fake or not."
What's even funnier is the ps3 fanboys wanting triple A title games for their console so bad, they resort to pretending to play a 360 game on a PS3.
twak @ Feb 11th 2007 2:14AM
Meh.