Xbox advert criticised by advertising watchdog for using Playstation images to promote game

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hatmoza on 18 August 2010

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This is dumb and sets a bad precedent.

Game publishers have always shown the lead console in advertisements and then shown other consoles at the end. Does this mean the next Madden has to show 52 different ads?

If the games are intended to provide the same experience it shouldn't matter, whereas in Madden (so I used a poor example) it could be argued that the Wii version needs its own ad seperate from PS360 since there is deliberate difference in user experience.

IMO, not when the difference in quality is so noticeable as many reviews for FFXIII pointed out.

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deskpro2k3 on 18 August 2010

So sad indeed.

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haxxiy on 18 August 2010

It happened before already. I remember when someone advertised a Wii golf game showing X360 screens.

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huaxiong90 on 18 August 2010

It's not the first time to happen.

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Carl on 18 August 2010

Bwahahaha! My complaint went throu-

Erm.

Well. Shame on you MS. Shame on you SE.

Shame. Lots of it!

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cmeese47 on 19 August 2010

The issue wasn't using the PS3 footage but the fact that the ads never mentioned the PS3. The Madden ads are able to use whatever images they like provided all consoles where the images come from are mentioned.

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oldschoolfool on 19 August 2010

Who cares,it's just a commercial. I agree that it was false advertisement,but I'm not going to get so upset and start crying like a baby. Did'nt that viewer have anything else to do in life. People always want to get upset,just for the sake of getting upset.

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selnor on 19 August 2010

hatmoza said:

superchunk said:

This is dumb and sets a bad precedent.

Game publishers have always shown the lead console in advertisements and then shown other consoles at the end. Does this mean the next Madden has to show 52 different ads?

If the games are intended to provide the same experience it shouldn't matter, whereas in Madden (so I used a poor example) it could be argued that the Wii version needs its own ad seperate from PS360 since there is deliberate difference in user experience.

IMO, not when the difference in quality is so noticeable as many reviews for FFXIII pointed out.

Actually, no it took DF to point it out. After that reviewers jumped on the bandwagon. Even then saying it's not noticeable.

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Alby_da_Wolf on 19 August 2010

PS3 doubling for XB360? Unsurprising, it simply does everything!

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