Saw this the other day linked from the GameTrailers Wikipedia article as "proof" of anti-Sony propaganda on their part. In before the creator shows up in the comment thread calling us all MS fanboys.

Dammit this shit is getting out of control. STFUAJPG mothafuckers!!

Caught with their pants down.. LOLOL

Probably was a mistake, it's so easy to stir up the console "wars".

wel honestly Jim, this is better news than anything related to GTA4 for a change.

Crunshii: Agreed, I posted so much GTAIV news today, it's great to take this very rare break.

Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places, but I've never heard a PS3 fanboy dude or whatever say that GT is biased, or something. Besides that video, at least.

Thanks Jim, I agree completely. Gametrailers is one of the most biased websites on the internet today. If it weren't for the ease of downloading HD videos of most games from them, they'd be no better than flaming fanboys on message boards. They are SCUM!

If I could make this video my desktop background, I would.

Now, I'm off to burn my hard drives that used to contain any of their videos. Simply deleting it is not enough.

A poster on Digg named Azimuth1 made a really valid point about this. He said, "...do you honestly believe that they thought that nobody would notice the icons in the corner?"

If they were intentionally trying to put something over their viewers they would probably try a little bit harder... don't you think?

@Arttemis:
You're completely right! Oh, that was my own sarcastic comment.
>.>

RACE WAR! RACE WAR!

Just what the fuck? They make a mistake and it's fanboyism?

Jim lol, promise me you wont do another GTA4 for the remainder of this month! ill be a happy suicidal pixel character.

oh and in case any of you doubt why on earth would GT do something like this. that this is all just some dumb slave workers that haven't learned video editing 101 Click here

being a member and frequent visitor of gametrailers all i can say is it was a mistake. their core audience is sony fanboys which would be evident to anyone who spends more then 30 seconds in their forum. Its worse then gamefaqs over there. So if the majority of people there are in love with sony why would they try to scam their users and drive them away? its not like the people in the forums are rational.

I honestly can't believe people thought they did it on purpose. Then again, it is the Internet.

SPJGLITCHES: A poster on Digg named Azimuth1 made a really valid point about this. He said, "...do you honestly believe that they thought that nobody would notice the icons in the corner?"

That is just too reasonable to be true. I think we're on to a huge (read "awesome") conspiracy. There might be forces involved that we should not dare to...dare.

I found this description(sp?) on Joystiq
And I just lol'd

"So GameTrailers compared the PS3 GRID to the PS3 GRID ... and the PS3 version somehow lost."

GT did 9/11

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCKKK

Jim Sterling, I thank you.

This article just made my day and it's been a shitty one.

I knew that this simple mistake would turn into fuel for the gaming conspiracy theorists. I was waiting for the c-blogs on how, "I'm never going to visit gametrailers again. They're credibility is lost!"

Bah, our PS3 build of Ghostbusters has 360 icons in it because they're so low priority.

When we get closer to the cut off date, we'll swap them out.

I used to believe GameTrailers, but this video has opened my eyes. I can totally tell now that they are Xbox fanboys, probably getting drunk with Microsoft every night and telling them how much better the Xbox is than the PS3. I will never again support a site that puts a Xbox 360 title on PS3 footage to make crash physics look cooler (even though the crashes look the same on both consoles). /sarcasm

Ok, seriously people. GameTrailers may not be the most accurate site, but to go and make a video claiming that they used PS3 footage to say it was Xbox 360 footage to make crash physics look better is pretty desperate, I think. I'm pretty sure that the crash physics are the same on both consoles, just like every single multi-platform game that has come out this generation that has cars in it. Also, I'm pretty sure that the only people who check GameTrailers regularly are people who really like video games, so they would probably catch the error.

Oh, my, god.







Becky, look at her butt!

Jim, I gotta say, I was all set to disbelieve you, but you used a lot of bold font, so you must be telling the truth

NEEDS MORE "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Me thinks people place a bit too much faith in other humans with whom they are not acquainted.

oh, what would be of the internet without overly exaggerated complaints and conspiracy theories?

Yup because no one has ever made a mistake before...like ever. Everything you read or see on the internet is true and should be taken as fact. That's the first rule of the internet if I'm not mistaken right?

I guess nobody but me noticed they did the same thing with GTA4. They do it in the GTA4 a number of times (about 4 if I remember right). However I never thought it was INTENTIONAL until now. I just figured maybe not even GT knew better. Everyone watch GTA4 comparison REALLY close. Its very easy to spot because the difference between GTA4 on Xbox and PS3 is a little bit different due to the more post processing effects on the PS3. However since theres no button commands thats pretty much all I can say to convince people that they have been doing this for WHILE.

Here the link:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33469.html

Evidence:
Watch the very beginning the mast light on the PS3 it has a halo effect on the Xbox 360 it does not.

1:53

The clock on the wall has a lighting effect the same as the halo at the beginning of the game as featured on the ships light mast. However now this feature is on Xbox 360. At 2:25 you can see this effect on a poster as well. This time showed off as a bad thing because of this lighting effect it doesn't have the same clarity as the Xbox 360. You can also see the effect on whatever it is in the sink.

The comparison is also very curious as usually in ALL GT comparisons the PS3 is too bright but now all of a sudden it is too dark.

The chopter part is very questionable as we know Xbox 360 disc is compress leading to popping glitches however they only showed this on the PS3. Which very well might be the Xbox 360.

The rest are very iffy so I won't bother.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwHh5d5DGM

Although the uploader doesn't say anything about which system this is on you can see a number of people talking about the Xbox 360. Plus I've never seen this happen no matter how fast I was driving in the PS3 version. However you notice they never ever go into the Xbox 360s weaknesses only the areas where it can keep up or match.

Very fishy.

Also I have to say how the hell do you make a mistake with the videos, I mean come on one console is a big black thing and the other is semi whitish. They look nothing alike and the extraction process probably requires a file name, which must be place before you begin recording. I have a serious doubt that it can be that easily mixed up. Also how do you use the EXACT same file and confuse them for being two separate recordings? I don't know how you can confuse one file for two. No matter how confused you are.

LOL conspiracy.

I don't think its a conspiracy really, I mean its as plain as day. Why put up comparison videos in the first place? 9/10 there half assed, even openly admitting that they don't always optimize the PS3 console and going straight out of the box settings.

THE WORLD IS GOING TO END, OMG.

@heretic

before telling jim to get sony's cock out of his mouth, you might want to get your head out of your ass. just a piece of advice.

Jesus donkeypunching Christ, are all your sarcasm detectors busted or something?

Funny post, Jim, but I think from now on you should be flagging these things with a big red "LOL SARCASM" banner.

LoL such an awesome post!

brilliant stuff Jim!

Check this out...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/12/joystiq-interview-gametrailers-editor-in-chief-sets-record-stra/

"Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where people just enjoyed video games regardless of what platform they're released for?"

Then why IN THE ????ING WORLD WOULD YOU DO COMPARISON VIDEOS THAT FUELS FANBOYS!!1!?!? /headburstsfromcomment

another one (good Question by joystick lol)

How recently had the intern been hired?

What intern? I'm not sure what you're asking about here. We're not going to call out anyone publicly for a mistake that they made, though. The situation has definitely been dealt with, though.

lolz.

and I am not going to lie, I <3 to death theangrynintendonerd and sometimes their screwattacks videos. so there! not completely trashing them :P

And once again, I hate the internet.

british sarcasm. almost difficult to pick up on.

but not impossible.

this is worst than 4chan I never know what to think of Sterlings posts.

Guess I'm stupid.

Gametrailers has a new comparison up on site: Gametrailers New Grid Comparison

Who cares i still use gametrailers even if it does have that INSUFFERABLE Dan OCauser or something.
Itws nto a mistake its just there shit liars which makes them all the more endering.
I wish they would just end this war and nuke the world soppign the fanboy debate once and for all (actually Xbots will argue Sony did it and then microsoft will get blamed all the while Miayamoto chuckles to himself about how wonderful death is when it comes nuclearly spewing out of 1 billion Wiis)

Funny article.

GT has a new comparison up. What's funny is, it looks exactly like the first version only they didn't make a mistake this time. But the footage still looks the same for ps3 & 360. Which is what any reasonable person would expect.

Anyway. For those who are actually interested. The guy who runs Digital Foundry (a company that makes HD capture stations used by almost every VG company); who also consults for Eurogamer.net; well he posts at Beyond3D too and along w/ Quaz51 they figured out the FPS & res/AA for both games.

Digital Foundry TrueHD capture station 60 FPS. Using an Avisynth algorithm duplicate frames and frames w/ tearing aren't counted.

BMW Intro
360: 30.000fps
PS3: 27.705fps

Nissan Intro Test
360: 30.00fps
PS3: 30.00fps

Mustang Intro Test
360: 30.087fps
PS3: 29.913fps

Resolution

360
Race Driver: GRID = 1280x720 (4xAA)

PS3
Race Driver: GRID = 1280x720 (2xAA)

All info can be found in the Beyond3D console technology forum threads,
"Neverending Upscaling/Resolutions/AA etc Thread #2" &
"Frame Rate Analysis Thread"

More than GT itself.

Almost all their viewer population is some sort of fanboy.

Just look at the comments on the new Grid comparison.

They piss me off for being so fucking retarded.

Tin foil hat ahoy!

Of course I'm sure their pro PS3 comments like; Uncharted is the best looking console game to date, still stand. :p

So I read the comments with mirth until I happen upon Volomon's comment who seems to be the only one who thought we were serious.

I lol'ed

Sad day when people take their gaming too seriously.