Best Buy Canada...Misinformation?

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#1 Udsen
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On the BB Canada flyer on GTA IV it says "Xbox 360 exclusive - Play GTA IV multiplayer"

Blasphamy, imo stop lying to customers.

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#2 foxhound_fox
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That is Microsoft's attempt to out-propaganda Sony in their strive to make more money off of GTAIV.
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#3 linkin_guy109
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in mine all it says it "preorder gta 4 for the 360 and recieve 4 exclusive gamer pics" :S
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#4 thrones
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My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|
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#5 Udsen
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in mine all it says it "preorder gta 4 for the 360 and recieve 4 exclusive gamer pics" :Slinkin_guy109

The new flyer that came out today.

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#6 Udsen
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My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|thrones

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

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#7 Phazevariance
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Actually the sony one says "buy the defective version"... Difinitive would mean ALL encompassing all DLC possibilities also.

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#8 cosmostein77
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Get four GTA exclusive gamer pictures only on Xbox Live?
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#9 cosmostein77
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[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|Udsen

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

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#10 thrones
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Actually the sony one says "buy the defective version"... Difinitive would mean ALL encompassing all DLC possibilities also.

Phazevariance

Er...why would they advertise it as that? That would be totally stupid. They said definitive version to boost sales.

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#11 DSgamer64
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Actually the sony one says "buy the defective version"... Difinitive would mean ALL encompassing all DLC possibilities also.

Phazevariance

Yes, how quickly we forget the RROD problem that the 360 has. :roll:

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#12 DSgamer64
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[QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|cosmostein77

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

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#13 elbow2k
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Really?

I was shocked yesterday because as I was taking the subway coming back from work, the GTAIV adds on the walls were all PS3.

I live in Toronto btw.

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#14 cosmostein77
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[QUOTE="cosmostein77"][QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|DSgamer64

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

:roll: Bungie scaled it back for whatever lighting excuse they gave the gaming public, after lying to the gaming public,

A nice example, but hardly the norm.

The balance of the 360 games however are in a normal HD format, feel free to flip over the games in your PS3 collection and then those in your 360 library and dare to compare.

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Microsoft land belongs to Microsoft. :(
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#16 3picuri3
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That is Microsoft's attempt to out-propaganda Sony in their strive to make more money off of GTAIV.foxhound_fox

yeah because that makes more sense than, y'know, it being a misprint. lol.

nonononono, you're right - teh conspiracy! propaganda in Best Buy flyers! :P

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#17 dipper145
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My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|thrones
thats weird, thought the 360 was coming up at the end, but I guess its all about lieing now a days.
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#18 WilliamRLBaker
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[QUOTE="cosmostein77"][QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|DSgamer64

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

last i checked cod4 was in 640p on ps3...lol

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#19 foxhound_fox
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yeah because that makes more sense than, y'know, it being a misprint. lol.

nonononono, you're right - teh conspiracy! propaganda in Best Buy flyers! :P

3picuri3

Wasn't there an article released recently that showed Microsoft was attempting to use propaganda like that to make people want the 360 version more, like the "do all these things before you finish the [optional] install of the PS3 version"?

It could be a misprint but it could also be whoever put the flyer together was falling for the same propaganda?
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#20 Coyo7e
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[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|Udsen

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

That does not include HD cables out of the box..... I was annoyed about that.

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#21 Phazevariance
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[QUOTE="Phazevariance"]

Actually the sony one says "buy the defective version"... Difinitive would mean ALL encompassing all DLC possibilities also.

DSgamer64

Yes, how quickly we forget the RROD problem that the 360 has. :roll:

It's easy to forget about a problem that does not affect me or anyone i know. Do you think they added HD cables in that bundle now seeing as the regular PS3 doesn't have em?

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#22 dackchaar
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lmao at the free gamer pics, all pics are free on PSN XD
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#23 beatzfreak69
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[QUOTE="cosmostein77"][QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|DSgamer64

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

Last time i checked, anything about 480i was "true" HD. :D

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#24 3picuri3
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[QUOTE="3picuri3"]yeah because that makes more sense than, y'know, it being a misprint. lol.

nonononono, you're right - teh conspiracy! propaganda in Best Buy flyers! :P

foxhound_fox


Wasn't there an article released recently that showed Microsoft was attempting to use propaganda like that to make people want the 360 version more, like the "do all these things before you finish the [optional] install of the PS3 version"?

It could be a misprint but it could also be whoever put the flyer together was falling for the same propaganda?

there's a huge difference between progaganda and advertising... .if MS was lying or distorting facts that would be propaganda. in that case, it was just some playful backtalk by an exec that got spun by the internets in to free advertising.

in this case i'm nearly 100% certain is was misprint... and i live in Canada and cannot even find this in my bestbuy flyer, so I'm starting to think the OP was off on it.

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#25 3picuri3
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[QUOTE="DSgamer64"][QUOTE="cosmostein77"][QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|beatzfreak69

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

Last time i checked, anything about 480i was "true" HD. :D

480p.

480i is standard over air antenna signal IIRC.

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#26 beatzfreak69
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About was supposed to be above, sorry.
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[QUOTE="beatzfreak69"][QUOTE="DSgamer64"][QUOTE="cosmostein77"][QUOTE="Udsen"]

[QUOTE="thrones"]My GAME says 'Buy the definitive game with the definitive HD console' and shows PS3 bundle :|3picuri3

That's because the PS3 is the definitive HD console

Based on the how many games that are full 1080p games...

At least games are in a normal HD format of either 720 or 1080p, not 640 or whatever that BS was that Halo 3 was in, which isn't true HD.

Last time i checked, anything about 480i was "true" HD. :D

480p.

480i is standard over air antenna signal IIRC.

*ehh* wrong, 480p is ED or enhanced definition, HD is 720p or above...

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#28 clone01
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oh man...for the last time. aside from DLC coming for the 360 later, THEY ARE IDENTICAL VERSIONS!
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#29 shoeman12
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TC, can you post scans of the ad?