ToneKnee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) The image above was snapped by Flickr user, hiredgoon. The photo was taken in a Harvey Norman store, an electronics chain based in Australia. It seems innocuous enough. Just an ordinary PS3 display to promote the machine for pre-order. Nothing special, right? That's what we thought, too. Let's take a closer look, shall we?Wait a minute. That's not a real PS3, it's just a cutout. Still, the PS3 hasn't been released down under, so it makes sense that they wouldn't have a real one to put on display. But wait, there's something underneath it. Maybe this deserves further investigation. Alright, alright. Hold on. Something is fishy here. We can't put our finger on it, but there is something damned familiar about the stand that's holding up that cutout. Let's look closer still. Why, that fake PS3 stand is an Xbox 360. Scandalous! What's more, the 360 is obviously connected to some kind of display. Is Harvey Norman running PS3 promotional material on an Xbox 360? Or worse, are they trying to pass off 360 games as PS3 games? Whatever the case, it's pretty funny and we thank hiredgoon for his investigative spirit. Have any of our Aussie readers seen similar displays? Images at the source: http://www.xbox360fanboy.com//2007/02/15/p...ou-spot-the-360 hahahaha! Edited February 15, 2007 by NeoFlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 ROFL! :laugh: :rofl: Oh my god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 This is nothing new remember Assassin's Creed at E3 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 ROFL! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight85 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Boost Microsoft sales at the expense of Sony. Boo ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqFace Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well this Xbox 360 can make the PS3 look good so good going on the store to try to get more pre-orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOnArrival Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 well thats one odd kiosk because i know at my compusa, I was put in charge of setting up our ps3 and it was a kit that came with a 60g ps3 + the display unit. No 360, but note the console was a "retail preview" model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2007 It's obviously just playing a DVD, so the store probably reached for the first device that would fit the cut out best. Not the wisest choice, but it's not that big of a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 It's obviously just playing a DVD, so the store probably reached for the first device that would fit the cut out best. Not the wisest choice, but it's not that big of a deal. It might not be a big deal, but it's still funny! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted February 15, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2007 PwnS3...thats pretty bad though on the stores behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 PRICELESS! :devil: :laugh: :rofl: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycoolkim Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Lol, I don't see that surprising, its only a console to make the PS3 picture stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoKiller Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I bet it is a joke by an employee at the store, no store out there keeps a system out in the wild for people to touch and see unless behind a glass cover. The Sony store did it here at one of it is locations but that was a non-demo Playstation 3 that was playing BD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I found it quite disturbing to be honest (Note : I am an xbox360 owner myself and have no plans of buying a PS3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's pretty funny. I can only begin to imagine the reaction on a Sony manager's face if he or she saw those pictures :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v0ltage789 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 how degrading..to the 360 that is :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosslover Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I found it quite disturbing to be honest(Note : I am an xbox360 owner myself and have no plans of buying a PS3) why not? i own both and I must say the PS3 makes an excellent PS2 :rolleyes: seriously i beat Resistance, I play it sometimes, but overall the games on the system are crap right now this early in it's life and I'm really looking forward to some good ps3 games because there's nothing out there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted February 15, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2007 i was gonna say usually they do this to show off new games, but since the system isn't read yet they display the next closest thing to outputting the same display... like microsoft did with xbox360, they were using 2 G5 computers. but there is no excuse for this, PS3 is already released... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlusher Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 funny or is it possible that someone could put ps3 stuff over where 360 section and take a picture then take it down? either way, the assassin's creed still is the funny one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqFace Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 funny or is it possible that someone could put ps3 stuff over where 360 section and take a picture then take it down?either way, the assassin's creed still is the funny one. What, and put two huge PS3 advertisements underneath it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's pretty funny. I can only begin to imagine the reaction on a Sony manager's face if he or she saw those pictures :p Knowing Sony, they would be convinced it's actually a PS3 in disguise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog666al Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 BWHAHAHA. Poor XBOX, having to hide behing *that*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTuna Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 i was gonna say usually they do this to show off new games, but since the system isn't read yet they display the next closest thing to outputting the same display... like microsoft did with xbox360, they were using 2 G5 computers. but there is no excuse for this, PS3 is already released... Its not down under; where the pictures were taken ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 How is that a kiosk? I see no display/tv, No controllers - a bunch of....games above the x360? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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