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Sony Promotes PS3 with Project Gotham (Again)

Do you remember back in January when PlayStation decided to show off the amazing next-gen graphics of Gran Turismo HD with a screenshot of, er, Xbox 360's Project Gotham 3? Well, looks like they're still trying to convince themselves that PGR really is a PS3 game...

Car manufacturer Kia is currently running a promotion with PlayStation in Spain that compares the thrill of driving one of their real-life motors with the thrill of driving a Ferrari Enzo on your PS3. Except no PS3 game has a Ferrari Enzo in it.

Ah well, at least you can't clearly tell that this screenshot has clearly come from PGR3. Oh wait. Look at the number plate...

You can check the Kia/PlayStation website out for yourself here, but since it'll no doubt be pulled very soon I've captured the moment for posterity.

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unleash bass - 936 days 23 hours ago

1 - What a bunch of idiots!

This should not be allowed. It's false advertising!!!

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gta_cb - 936 days 20 hours ago

1.1 - @ who ever disagreed

unless you disagreed with the title "What a bunch of idiots!" then fair enough, but otherwise it shouldnt be alowed as it IS false advertising.

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@ Silver360

dunno how it got thru ... maybe someone wanted to go home really badly that they just rushed it and didnt check what image they was using... but it does look kinda silly when you look at it, but thats only as i can tell this is a Xbox 360 games as i own it lol

(the below image is bigger then the one at the top of the screen)

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Silver360 - 936 days 19 hours ago

1.2 - i just say

People shouldn't drink and advertise. How did this get though isn't there a fact checking department at Kia?

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Merovee - 936 days 23 hours ago

2 - Um,

just to point out the obvious but it links to a KIA ad.

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LSDARBY - 936 days 23 hours ago

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Why are you blaming Sony lol, its Kia who have made the ad campaign. Geez

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achira - 936 days 23 hours ago

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it must be an error, who wants to disgrace oneself with such a crap game?

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kewlkat007 - 936 days 22 hours ago

5.2 - LOL"freaking butt booger! "

Anyhow this happened before. PG does have nice Arcade graphics, only a fool would think otherwise. It is just a mistake, It's Ok to add a lil sarcasm but no need to start bashing the game. Crazy

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Shadow Flare - 936 days 22 hours ago

5.3 - geheez...

achira you just came out straight with that one, no mercy lol
props for using the word 'oneself'

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gta_cb - 936 days 20 hours ago

5.4 - @ achira

... its happened twice now ...

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nix - 936 days 22 hours ago

6.1 - huh...?

phew... just came to this post from here:

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

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AIZEN SOZUKE - 936 days 23 hours ago

7 - ??????

what does ps3 need with 180 graphics it dont even need the graphics from the 360 comming out in 2010 the 180 or 360 thats comming cant even manipulate cg films in realtime now go smoke meth

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Black Republican - 936 days 22 hours ago

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SHUT THE FACK UP

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socomnick - 936 days 22 hours ago

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Hunter crack is wack dude

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microgreen - 936 days 20 hours ago

7.3 - ?????? PS3

PS3 Has how many racing games has good has PGR3 let me help you with this "0" thats right none. And PGR4 is coming SEPT-07 enjoy GAMING or watching BLU-RAY.

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gta_cb - 936 days 20 hours ago

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im sorry but your comment didnt make sence to me.... *confused face*

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Cane - 936 days 19 hours ago

7.5 - Way to articulate your thoughts huntersville...

Puff, puff, give dude...sounds like you've already toked up on some meth. Better slow down.

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m000b1 - 936 days 23 hours ago

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Its kia's fault you damn haters.

anyway why not? PGR has some damn good graphics.

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ThaGeNeCySt - 936 days 23 hours ago

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lol why not? it's not a PS3 game, that's why not.

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gta_cb - 936 days 20 hours ago

8.2 - @ PureGamer

the reason why not, is because its "false advertising" as unleash bass said

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Faelt - 936 days 22 hours ago

9 - Funny to add a PGR screenshot in a PS3 promo

The promotional add reads:
"¿VIVIR UNA EXPERIENCIA VIRTUAL?"
Live a virtual experience?
"¿O VIVIR UNA EXPERIENCIA REAL?"
or live a real experience?
"QUEDATE CON LA REAL."
Stay with the real one
"Ven a probar la nueva Playstation 3 hoy mismo a tu concesionario KIA, y llevate una de regalo si eres uno de los 100 primeros en comprarte una KIA cee'd"
come try the new Playstation 3 today at your KIA representative, and get one free (PS3) if you are one of the first 100 to buy a brand new KIA cee'd

Sadly some people that make advertisements are stupid enough to google images and assume everything that pops from a search is related to the key words they used.

IMHO GT-HD looks way better than that

1 more thing, note subject shouldn't be "Sony Promotes PS3 with Project Gotham (Again)" but "KIA Promotes PS3 with Project Gotham"

maybe they could have used this one http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

this one could have do the trick http://img1.pcgames.com.cn/...
but... I'd go to a Ferrari dealer instead hahaha

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r1000 - 936 days 22 hours ago

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to CG...

"LET IT GO SONY!! atleaset have some dignity."

http://www.joystiq.com/2007...

Yea have some dignity like Microsoft... damn sony... you evil company...

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Quisp - 936 days 22 hours ago

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Its KIA, not Sony, isnt it? Why would Sony need to put a PGR pic over GTHD anyway. GTHD looks better. Dont Blame Sony on this one, you quick-to-pounce poofters

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Dlacy13g - 936 days 21 hours ago

11.1 - @Quisp

No doubt....Kia's ad agency is the one that did the creative for this. However, Sony should be reviewing all the ads that include their logo and brand name. So while I will say yes, Kia ultimately made the ad, someone at Sony or their ad agency had to approve this and let it go.

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Dlacy13g - 936 days 22 hours ago

12 - LOL.....

LOL....no really....LOL. Priceless!

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marison - 936 days 22 hours ago

13 - Faelt # 9

You gotta be right!

Kia have searched PS3 racing games in Google Images.
References to the old PGR3 mistake have popped.
They assume PGR3 are a PS3 game or
they liked more PGR3 images than other PS3 racing games.

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Bill Gates - 936 days 22 hours ago

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One could tell these haters that this is not Sony's doing 1,000 times, and it just goes in one ear, and out the other. What LOSERS!!

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gta_cb - 936 days 20 hours ago

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sounds like when you normally say when you come into Xbox 360 threads and start saying sh!t goes in one year and out the other, so maybe you can relate and all of you can stop saying sh!t! =D then it would finaly be pieceful from the flamewars.

it had to be said

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neogeo - 936 days 22 hours ago

15 - 3 TIMES

the area 51 video in the playstation store is also from 360.

and I care because?

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scarlett_rg - 936 days 19 hours ago

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Actually (at least to me), it looks like the "half a dude" is standing behind some products hanging off some shelves. I don't think it's photoshopped.

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marison - 936 days 22 hours ago

16 - PS3 Kiosk, can you spot the 360?

Kia did this, Harvey Norman store did that:

http://n4g.com/News-25366.a...

What a bunch of good partners!

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Faelt - 936 days 22 hours ago

16.1 - bwahahahaha

good one hahaha

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Merovee - 936 days 20 hours ago

16.2 - Yeah I love that one....

totally not photoshoped with HALF A DUDE STANDING IN THE BACKGROUND.

Great eye for detail though.

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Kleptic - 936 days 21 hours ago

17 - r1000

nice man...this obviously was not an ad made by Sony...and its funny how MS kids think Sony is a "big evil company"...and then you regularly see MS stuff being just as corporate...

MS and Sony...and even Nintendo...are corporations you idiots...arguing over which has better morals is ridiculous...They both have some of the most questionable business practices anywhere...stop arguing about it...

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snoop_dizzle - 936 days 21 hours ago

18 - OH NO!

THE END IS NIGH!

Ok no biggie, or at least not as big as some are making it out to be.

But i do wonder how it happened.

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calderra - 936 days 21 hours ago

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In case anyone missed it, last time this happened, it was actually the PlayStation Store (I think) that had ripped a PGR 3 shot.

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XGamer - 936 days 21 hours ago

20 - The true laughing stock of the video gaming world.........Sony and the ps3.

For more reasons than just this.

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kingboy - 936 days 20 hours ago

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The funny thing is the GT racing series owns this on every aspect.Thanks to this i`m now aware the game even exist

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cry & try harder pathetic F@cker

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kewlkat007 - 936 days 20 hours ago

21.1 - The funnier is , What fool

Compares an ARCADE racer to a FAKE SIM?

Edit Kingboy:
Wahh Waahhh....Grow up will ya...

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God of Gaming - 936 days 20 hours ago

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Sweet.. so GT has better online play? That would fit into the category as EVERY aspect right?

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Covenant - 936 days 20 hours ago

22 - Oops

Twice now. Someone's definitely not paying attention. What's next: MS using Killzone footage to promote Halo 3?

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gta_cb - 936 days 19 hours ago

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doubt it would happen, but if it did there would prob be a RIOT in here! lol

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Jamaicangmr - 936 days 19 hours ago

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This is KIA's mess up, why the misleading title N4G? Then the idiots who clearly without reading the story just jump in sayin Sony is stupid, Some of you really show that the best sperm doesn't always win.

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the_gaming_guy - 936 days 19 hours ago

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Lol, it's an F430...

and haha.

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Juno - 936 days 19 hours ago

25 - way r they doing?

stupid mistake kia ur making sony look bad

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scottie2521 - 936 days 18 hours ago

27 - u people don't know sh!t......

thats not even a Enzo, thats a F430!!!!!!

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