What fiasco, you ask? If you surfed GameTrailers over the weekend, it's possible you came across a (now pulled)
video comparison of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of
Race Driver GRID. There were multiple segments edited together, some of them labeled as PS3 footage while others were labeled as 360 footage. The problem and, hence, fiasco surfaced when sharp-eyed viewers realized that
all of the footage appearing in the video was from the Playstation 3 version. Adding fuel to the fire, many denizens of the net concluded that the video painted a better picture of the "Xbox 360" footage (though no specific declarations were actually made in the video).
Many shouted conspiracy, while more levelheaded viewers assumed it was simply a mistake. To find out exactly what happened, Joystiq went directly to the source, GameTrailers. The verdict, according to GT Editor in Chief Shane Satterfield: "It was a mistake in our post-production process." Head over to Joystiq for the
full interview, which includes an explanation of why GameTrailers is so
teh bias.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
UNSCleric @ May 12th 2008 6:42PM
Ok...
Doom3killer @ May 12th 2008 6:42PM
its not even a "fiastco"
Nate @ May 12th 2008 7:22PM
its a fiasco to ps3 fanboys. Also, This isn't the first time gametrailers has done bias game footage. i do believe that the ps3 footage being mixed up with the 360 footage was a mistake (they're smart enough to realize it would be caught, and it doesn't help them), but you look at the crashes of "ps3" side and the crashes of the "xbox360" side and you realize that the 360 has all the cool crashes. Small detail? sure. But at the same time the video doesn't have much else to compare.