Fake PlayStation 4 Ad Puts the Internet Into a Frenzy

Fake PlayStation 4 Ad Puts the Internet Into a Frenzy

Posted on May 14, 2013

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Yesterday, a video surfaced on a random YouTube page titled REVEAL PLAYSTATION 4 PS4 E3 2013 新しいプレイステーションE3プレゼ. Since most people over here in the US don’t read Japanese, they just assumed this as a mark of authenticity and speculation began running wild. Although later disproven when Sony, the king of “no comment”, actually remarked to Kotaku that the ad was a fake, the damage had been done and arguments had already began, friendships were ended and wars were started.

But why the debate? We have already seen what is arguably the most important aspect of the PlayStation 4 with the reveal and that was the gameplay. The only thing of significance “revealed” for the first time was the actual PS4 console. Does what the box itself looks like really matter? I don’t know about you but the box itself isn’t the visible focal point of my entertainment setup. While everything is either going into the XBox 360 or PlayStation 3, I never actually care to look at it as I am playing.

What I don’t doubt though is that when Tuesday June 11th rolls around, we will see the PlayStation 4 and it will look fancy and sleek and everyone will ooh and ah over it but in the end it is going to be the functions of the console and the games that play on it that will matter the most. Take a peek below at the trailer that had the world fooled, for at least a little while.

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