Proven Fake: PS3 Screenshot Depicting PS2 Download Capability Busted

Chad Lakkis of Ripten writes:

"Many sites (including ours) reported the Sony was denying the PS2 download rumor, but were also quick to add that this may be another case of corporate double talk on the part of Sony. The company did this a few months ago when rumors circulated regarding a price cut. They claimed to have no plans for it only to have the price cut take effect a few days later.

So we have one side screaming fake and the other side claiming to have an inside source within company. Who is telling the truth? I could have just waited for E3 to find out, but unfortunately I am not that patient."

[sonarus]

I don't really see this as conclusive evidence but could very well be fake

[McErono]

same here - I don't see his proof of fake at all!?

[Nostradavis]

You are entitled to your opinion, but in my eyes that screen is fake.

I am not hating on the PS3 or Sony. I own both every console out there minus the Wii because I can't be bothered with jumping up and down just to play a videogame.

This person overlooked one detail and it came back to haunt him/her. That is that.

[sonarus]

Yea but when you say whoever did it used the wrong description that really isn't anything to take as fake. Not all games use official game descripton when put on psn. Konami might have wanted it changed.

It could be fake but i really don't think that proves its fake. If anything the closest to fake we have gotten so far has to be sony denial

[Nostradavis]

I understand what you are saying, but the description is not even close. It is talking about a revamped version of the game (which is exactly what the Substance series is). Their is no reason to put that description underneath the original game.

Now I could understand if the description was a variation of the original description. For example, the box copy is slightly different from the copy that appears on Konami's site, and the summary given for the game on IGN is also slightly different, but NONE are exact matches for the Substance version of the game. That game was marketed differently.

Bottom line is, this person got lazy and screwed up.

[Pornlord]

Good catch man, this screen may be fake, but it's still a good idea right? Speculation on whether it will or will not be is only gonna lead to stupid arguments between intelligent people anyway. But I see your point, maybe not conclusive, simply because the thought is out there now. :) You know how we gamers are, we love to get our hopes up.

[sonarus]

Well maybe it will be released with all the content available in substance. Who knows. My point basically is this is very very far from a conclusive fake. I mean it could have been photoshopped and then taken off screen with a camera but that really doesn't prove it. If it was a mispelling or something like that i would be more inclined to believe it.

Fake or not, PS2 games will be coming to PS3 sooner or later in downloadable form

This guy claims it will be announced at E3. If it does happen, proclaiming it fake based off very poor evidence should only pinch the guys credibility a little

[Nostradavis]

Lets be clear here. He is proclaiming that the screen itself is fake. He is not saying that PS2 downloads will never come to the PS3, that would be a foolish statement to make.

[LiquifiedArt]

If Ripten is wrong your gonna look like a stooge. What FAN would add BOUNCER and FANTAVISION to there PS2 Release line up. I mean COME ON. Either the Faker is a GENIUS or he has POOR TASTE.

Wheres God of War, Final Fantasy, R&C, Jak&Dax, SPYRO. etc..

[Zhuk]

Of course its fake, Sony is incapable of building a half decent radio let alone write a working software emulator for the PS2, Microsoft has got the Xbox running on the 360 years ago, a much more complex and powerful piece of hardware than the PS2 ever was.

Sony, years behind as always

[butterfinger]

Oh yeah, I forgot there was an XBOX before the 360. Did somebody buy one of those?

[NO_PUDding]

Xbox was way simpler than PS2. That's why it was dumped so early.

Anyway, one of the main reasons I support the Sony brand is becuase they are more reliable and are the only innovative oens in this generation. Maybe Microsoft shoudl stop copying, and make sure next generation, there isn't a glaring joke, such as the RROD.

[GodsHand]

Of course they got the xbox games working on the 360, because the 360 is incapable of running 360 games. If you try playing a 360 game you run the risk of getting the RR.. do I have to spell it.

[Mr PS3]

Sony, years behind as always

Check out MGS4

[nos4speed]

lmao no one cares about the origional xbox thats the problem with your statement, the PS2 is still going strong with news games still being developed and sales that are still stable in some parts of the world. Sony sticks with their products.

[juuken]

Behind my ass.
And while you're at it, get a freakin' life.

[Nostradavis]

Bottom line is that the person got lazy and didn't think anyone would examine it that closely. Sony is not going to get the description wrong for one of their most recognizable titles. The faker screwed up and that is that.

[butterfinger]

nobody had their hopes up for this. It would be neat if they started it, but I couldn't see some one on the N4G forums being the person to leak a screenshot like that.

[DX F3NIX]

damn sony if 360 can have old downloadfrom the first xbox why can't you just put the ps2 download on the ps3?

[Salvadore]

As PSOne titles are available on the PSN Store, likewise will probably happen with PS2 titles sometime in the future because there's seems to a very strong demand for them.

[PSTAVY]

I got my hopes up for downloading it and the screen was a fake guess ill have to try harder to find The Bouncer

[LiquifiedArt]

I just don't get why the faker would use those games....

I still believe its real until E3.

[GodsHand]

Fake or not, how they hell is this guy going to say he's a photo shop expert, while his logic is the description of the game is what makes it a fake pic.

You ever here of prototypes, you ever read a ad for bestbuy, circuit city, etc. where they have a picture of something but at the bottom it says, oh I don't know something like this "actual item may vary form depicted picture above".

Photo shop expert my .....

[Nostradavis]

Sure. Yah. And that usually happens when the actual description has yet to be thought up.

I am not going to continue to argue with you and attempt to shatter your hopes. You obviously want to believe it is real and there will be no convincing those with that mindset, so enjoy.

[DICK]

all hail zhuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ParadoxicalAssassin]

Good find, but obviously, we all hope that's actually true.*sigh*

[Baka-akaB]

Lol too much detective works for too little proofs . And whats the point anyway ? This isnt the first time that rumour appeared , and that without this doctored or not screenshot .

Even if anything was proven fake , it would just be the photo .
It's obvious that at some point Sony will propose ps2 game on the store , the remaining question is when ..

[Sangria]

"At first glance, the image looks pretty good and being that an image like this (if fake) would be created in an application such as Photoshop and then displayed onto a television"

Exactly what i said here:
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...
But there is no need to claim having "10 years experience" to notice that.

[Nostradavis]

Not sure I understand your point Sangria. Are you simply trying to blast the writer? He doesn't say that his experience in Photoshop was used at all, he simply says that he went into it looking for Photoshop evidence and found no glaring faults.

Quite convenient that you left out the next line in which he says...

"So with that in mind, any Photoshop detective work is pretty much thrown out the window."

[Sangria]

In french, there is an expression that fit perfectly to my situation: "S'envoyer des fleurs". In english, it would be translated by "send flowers to ourself" but i don't know if you would get it.

I'm simply glad that i am not the only one (after two disagrees on my precedent comment) who deduced it, but like i said there is no need for having 10 years of Photoshop to notice it.

I'm not blaming him for his experience, i'm simply happy that a noob as me noticed something a 10-years-experienced photoshopper noticed too. "Apporter de l'eau à son moulin" in some ways ("Bringing water to our mill").

[Nostradavis]

Well if you look at it that way I see your point. There was no need for people to disagree with you for simply stating that the image could be fake back then. But it seems that people who want to believe this is true will do so no matter what.

[jessehaysfl]

this could be fake except for sony saying this would eventually come to psn

[Nostradavis]

At what point did they say this? Because Patrick clearly told GamePro that the company had no plans to provide such a service.

http://www.gamepro.com/news...

[Taco Diablo]

Not sure how this proves fake. If image is from insider, it would be a work-in-progress and would likely have placeholder text that would likely be grabbed from a google search. If not intended for public viewing, there is no reason to have final text. Also, poor google work isn't proof of fake at all, even if it turned out to be final text.. look at Okami Wii cover art for chrissakes!

[Naked Snake]

This was always going to come out as being fake. Especially when it says that MGS2 would be £12.99. And the age rating is also wrong, it's a 15 in the UK, as the BBFC rated it, not PEGI.

[xboxGamer1991]

they dont lie bumbs

[red5ive]

i dont know guys. i have a uk psn account. i've never seen this on it. messed up.

[Isaac]

More like proven that somebody got it wrong, the way Sony got it wrong with GT5 when presenting PGR3 screenshots. Whoever just wrote this piece of sh1t article was just looking for hits.