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GTA IV TV Spot: Something Interesting
Namelessted | 4:26 PM on 05.07.2008 13 comments


Has anybody else noticed this? I was watching TV for a few hours yesterday and happened to see a GTA IV commercial multiple times and I noticed something that really confused me. In the beginning of the spot it shows the Playstation logo along with its little sound bite, and then at the end it show the Playstation logo again along with the Playstation 3 logo. The Xbox 360 logo is nowhere to be found anywhere in the TV spot and the system is not mentioned even once.

Maybe it is a case that some of the TV Spots have the Playstation logo and some have the 360 logo, but I only ever say the Playstation spot. Has anybody else noticed this or am I the only one that has been watching TV? The following video is the only one the one that I have been seeing. The spot that I have been seeing is just like this one except at the end when it says that its coming soon, it says that it is now available. But, they are the same commercial and if you look at the logos on the bottom of the screen, the 360 logo is nowhere to be found.



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I found the video. Also, I found videos of the exact same trailer that include the Xbox 360 logo at the bottom next to the PS3 logo. I just find it very odd and a disservice to anybody watching the trailer. Consumers are stupid and I imagine that a lot of people that see that would imagine that it is only on the PS3 and not on the 360. It seems kind of dumb for Rockstar to do something like that because it could potentially limit their possible market and it sucks because the 360 version is arguably the better version. And for somebody who doesn't own a next gen console yet and wants to get GTA IV, they should know that they have an option between the two systems and that they aren't being forced into buying the more expensive of the two.



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MrSadistic's Destructoid Blog
I've only seen the "PS3" commercials for the game, although I did see the commercial where it mentions DLC coming to the 360 for Fall of this year.
Geo Holyhart's Destructoid Blog
Companies do this sometimes: they sponsor commercial spots for exclusive advertisement, but thats just my guess. I've noticed this done with several multiplatform titles.
mix's Destructoid Blog
I have no TV
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Maybe Sony is paying a little extra for the PS3 only logo version.
Holyetheline's Destructoid Blog
I've noticed some for PS3 and some for 360, I know exactly what you're talking about.
kepler's Destructoid Blog
I havent seen any for the ps3 version. I've only seen the 360 version, and hundreds of times ar that. At the end it even switches to a picture of an xbox 360 and provides the price not only for the game, but also for the basic console. They couldn't make it any clearer on those adverts!
MaxVest's Destructoid Blog
I would guess that the logo depends on who's paying for the ad time. When Take Two pays for their own ads, they probably use both logos.
Primo's Destructoid Blog
Funny, I was just thinking about this yesterday.. I've only seen ads with the Xbox logo.
Namelessted's Destructoid Blog
interesting. I guess they have both versions of the trailer. Weird that I would only see PS3 spots and other have only seen 360 spots.
cjpkiller's Destructoid Blog
alls I know is the game fucking rocks face...
ted get off your ass, get a job and get a 360 and that game.
now.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, I’ve only seen ads for the 360 version. MS did the same thing with Guitar Hero III.
Justice's Destructoid Blog
Yeah in the UK I've seen ads specific to both consoles.
Weird.b


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