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theghost
05-18-2007, 03:19 PM
May 17, 2007 - Earlier this year (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) Sony was caught using a screenshot of Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing 3 (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) to promote Gran Turismo 4. When the accident was pointed out, Sony quickly removed the shot and replaced it with a proper still of GT4. But it looks like Sony may not have learned from the mistake, as TeamXbox (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) has found the company apparently using PGR3 to promote its products again.

Sony is running a promotion with Kia automobiles in Spain, and the Website for the tie-in was seen blatantly displaying a screenshot featuring a Ferrari with a PGR-branded license plate. The shot has again been removed and replaced with a car from Ridge Racer, but not before TeamXbox did a screen capture:



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don't they have photoshop?

Medieval954
05-18-2007, 09:36 PM
Sony must be ashamed of Gran Turismo HD.

Phinz420
05-18-2007, 09:42 PM
Sony must be ashamed of Gran Turismo HD.


A title that they will not profit from, why should they be proud of it?

That said, whoever made those mistakes are pretty disconnected from reality. I would be really pissed if I were the one paying for that kind of marketing...

TheMageGandalf
05-19-2007, 04:22 PM
A title that they will not profit from, why should they be proud of it?

That said, whoever made those mistakes are pretty disconnected from reality. I would be really pissed if I were the one paying for that kind of marketing...


I'm hoping the new guy at the helm of Sony will fix these issues because this is just.....embarrassing.