Gametrailers: 360 version of GRID better; Uses PS3 footage? ...WTF?

Crazyglues - 57 days 10 hours ago

I was shocked, I thought Gametrailers was better then this, guess that check from Microsoft did clear after all.

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kevoncox - 57 days 10 hours ago

An honest mistake in production? Mistakes happen you know.
Fanboys phasers set to dumbarse!

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Spinner - 57 days 10 hours ago

Yeah... Wonder how many other games they did this to, but can't tell because the controls aren't mapped on the screen.

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zypher - 57 days 10 hours ago

um, there's nothing honest about this. this video will be viewed by the unsuspecting viewer as proof that 360 GRID > PS3 GRID, when that simply is not the case. it makes me wonder if and how often "mistakes" like this have been made in comparison videos before.

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justgamez - 57 days 10 hours ago

it's that sites, mags and journalist are all swayed by self bias, swag, advertising dollars and other various forms of payoffs.

I have played both games for a few hours each side by side and sometimes I forget which version I am playing until I squeeze the controller.

Just look at the comparison video between Gears and Gears 2. They darkened the detail a bit in Gears. Brumak on the original Gears of War has a lot more detailed then displayed in that video comparison. I played the level today just to see for myself.

You can't trust gaming media outlets at all. We have to rely on user feedback but there is just too much fanboy nonsense to know who to trust with that as well. Guess we are all alone and have to make our own decisions or rely on a few close friends. Which is what I do most.

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Ashton - 57 days 10 hours ago

I hear you man,,,They took a dump on Gears 1 to make gears 2 look better,,,we really need an unbiased website,,,but it seems sadly that's really hard to find these days.

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kevoncox - 57 days 10 hours ago

zypher -
The fact tha tey used the wrong video has nothing to do with which looks better. Gamer trailers view the games on both consoles, They realize the 360 version is better. They go to make a comparisom video and used the wrong file when they merged it....

How does that make the ps3 version different. They saw which one was different before the video was made.

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Chuck Norris - 57 days 10 hours ago

Is this the same site that used hdmi cables for the 360 version of DMC while using components for the PS3 when doing the video comparison?

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solidt12 - 57 days 10 hours ago

That's what they get.

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callahan09 - 57 days 9 hours ago

No shock at all from me. Did anybody notice how they've given absolutely no attention to the new gameplay footage of Killzone 2 and Resistance 2? They just let it slide like it doesn't exist, not only do they not post 720p versions, but they don't post them at all. Period. No comparisons to Resistance 1, no analysis, nothing. And yet, the same day they show the Gears 2 gameplay footage, they go balls to the wall with all kinds of crazy analyses and so forth.

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gameraxis - 57 days 9 hours ago

i always seen shane (editor in cheif) praising the ps3 thinking itsgonna win(from early on) then on IW seems like he's having doubts i dunno what the hell to belive. not that it matter but don't do THIS just be even

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prunchess - 57 days 9 hours ago

Its got to the point that you cannot trust a review from any site these days. Only those that have both systems running on the same TV can judge for themselves.

Gametrailers have been pulled up on this kind of stuff before. Eventually this kind of game journalism is going to be the end of them. If this was deliberate then rightly so.

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pharmd - 57 days 9 hours ago

we have been getting F'd in the A by those douchebags.... i refuse to approve any gametrailers.com stories on here anymore

biased bastards!

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sonarus - 57 days 8 hours ago

lol it was prob a mistake

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Jason 360 - 57 days 8 hours ago

but you PS3 fans wern't saying gametrailers was biased when you were posting links for the GTA IV review, even though in the end it ended up in favor of the 360 when the vids came out on many sites. So why are you ok with GT when it's a pro Sony review, but it's biased now?

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Xiphos - 57 days 8 hours ago

Viacom + Microsoft = Massive advertising contracts

Viacom = MTV = GameTrailers

Could be an honest mistake, but it could also be pure trashy favoritism. Neither one would surprise me, judging by how they handle themselves over there. Only the people working at GameTrailers know for sure.

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jahcure - 57 days 8 hours ago

maybe it was just a "bug" like the one on gamespot that has random 9.5 ratings attached to games for no reason.

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gaffyh - 57 days 7 hours ago

Maybe Gametrailers is a little biased, but it's the only (decent) site with a wealth of game trailers available, actually works most of the time, and has got good enough servers to cope with bandwidth.

I'll still use GT, but probably not to view comparison videos anymore. Most likely GT will ignore this problem and hope that it goes away, I hope that it doesn't they need to make a public apology atleast.

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Wicked Sick - 57 days 6 hours ago

I dont think that really matters.
These guys are trying to hide the truth or manipulating it.

I dont think anyone cares which version is superior, this goes beyond that.

This is about principals and truth and this shows in what troubling state the gaming journalism is today.

How can a respected gaming website do these kind of things?

Its disgusting fanboy behaviour that doesnt belong on the professional level.

And if it is a mistake, how can they make such a mistake?

Surely they must preview their videos since they are edited?
It makes you wonder if these kinds of "mistakes" have occurred before?

Give credit where its due and dont manipulate the media so it fits your agenda.

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DecayingMadness - 57 days 2 hours ago

PS3 fanboys are just insecure little *itches that need to have games with the best graphics. heck I don't give a sh*t. I see why the only thing you guys boost your PS3 for is for the graphics never any gameplay because you realize the games on it suck. or your just to dumb to notice. your like a *uckin woman drawn to a diamond since its shiny and you really want it but you are to ignorant to know where the thing came from. support Microsoft and you support America. support Sony and you support Japan. If you haven't noticed Japanese are racist as hell towards Americans(notice the 360 sells like crap there). Sony fanboys are just like the morons that buy diamonds they don't give a sh*t where they get it from or who is being oppressed because of it. half the people that have a PS3 don't even play it, but how often do you use a Microsoft product? oh thats right all the frakken time because you are most likely on one right now.

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callahan09 - 57 days 2 hours ago

@ 1.22:

I think you're the racist douchebag here. Inserting nationality into the argument is just ridiculous. It's not about what country makes the product that determines whether I buy it, and the way you call Japanese people racist for not buying Xbox 360's is just simply bullsh*t. You ought to be ashamed for even harboring these kinds of thoughts.
"Sony fanboys are just like the morons that buy diamonds they don't give a sh*t where they get it from or who is being oppressed because of it."
Yeah, because buying a f*cking playstation is the same as buying a diamond that people were killed and enslaved in order to harvest. Jesus Christ, why don't you just get the hell out of here right now, nobody wants to read a word you type ever again.

@ 1.18:

Anybody who clicks "disagree" on your comment is a biased Xbot fanboy, plain and simple. It's impossible to disagree with your comment, because it represents complete truth that anyone with half a brain can recognize, and you still even said it could be an honest mistake. Your comment satisfies all that is right with a good and logical post. I commend you for it.

To anyone who disagree:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
http://gigaom.com/2007/12/1...

Take your pick of any other number of articles that talk about the $500 million deal signed between Microsoft and Viacom, under which Viacom is obliged to advertise and promote videogames. Hmm, what could that mean?

http://www.viacom.com/ourbr...

There's a list of some of the MTV-related brands that Viacom owns, including GameTrailers.com

So yeah, it's true:

Viacom = MTV = GameTrailers.com
Microsoft + Viacom = Massive Team Up

Couple that with easy to find examples that show a bias against PS3 and towards 360, and then add a dash of this BS we've been discussing here in this comment section, and what do YOU think is a fair assumption to make about the objectivity of GameTrailers.com?

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lawman1108 - 57 days 2 hours ago

Yeah god forbid anyone who says the 360 runs games better MUST be biased. The only thing biased around here is THIS site.

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anh_duong - 57 days 1 hour ago

ps3 owners should count themselves lucky.. if GRID was available for the wii then i have no doubt in my mind that gametrailer would have used wii GRID footage (captured using a vhs camcorder) and claimed it to be original undoctored PS3 direct feee hdmi gameplay.

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