Apple Logo on PlayStation 3's Website?

[Hollis]

Sony just recently updated their official PlayStation 3 website (http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/default.html) and when you go there it shows a picture of the PlayStation 3 along with a breif summary. But thats not all it really shows, if you refresh the page and look at the middle of the PlayStation 3, somthing appears and disappears for just a split second: An Apple Logo (http://www.team-md.com/upload/store/ps3.jpg.)

Anyone want to speculate about what this could possibly mean? And yes this is real, there really is an Apply logo on the PlayStation 3's website, go and visit for your self.

[it5five]

Wow. You're right. That is really weird.

[dizastor]

hmm, that's odd. I'm guessing it's a joke by whoever did the flash work

[DarkNetworks]

that PS3 picture takes years to load...:mad:

[Hollis]

Maybe it's a joke.. but Sony could get sued over just flashing an Apple logo on a system they have nothing to do with right?

[DarkNetworks]

Maybe it's a joke.. but Sony could get sued over just flashing an Apple logo on a system they have nothing to do with right?

maybe they're trying to say, hey we've a PowerPC in here...just like the macs used to...

[hikkiluver]

Well apple has bluray support, as shown on sony's bluray page. And since the ps3 has bluray, mabey there will be some interactivity. Althoguh, I do not see the sign on the page

[Hollis]

Well apple has bluray support, as shown on sony's bluray page. And since the ps3 has bluray, mabey there will be some interactivity.

Maybe, I'm hoping for some OSX to PlayStation 3 connectivity like the 360 does with Windows Vista. Then I'd definatley pick up a Macbook/iMac with my PlayStation 3 this November.

[AoWolf]

That is really really odd I doubt any flash artist is stupid enough to do that as an easter egg and it lasted so long too. Interesting...

[Tommyg117]

Woah, that is really strange. A few things it could mean: Maybe Apple will start supporting blu-ray drives in the new power mac/ Macbook Pro (wild speculation and wishful thinking, but it would be awesome for media storage!), Apple has something to do with the PS3 i.e. connectivity etc, or maybe its just a mac fan being funny. I hope its the first AND the second personally.

[smwatson]

Sony really knows how to mess with Apple enthusiast's minds :rolleyes:

[AoWolf]

Quick someone email apple legal and we will find out if its a joke or not! =p

[Chasealicious]

Come on guys, you know what this really means.

Sony is pregnant, and Jobs is the father. After all, who doesn't want a little Apple in them?

[Malus]

Its the new ibox....I knew it.

[greatdevourer]

Just so you "Apple are Blu-Ray" people know, as far as I remember, Apple are also backing HD-DVD

[supremedesigner]

Wow. you're right, Sony is pregant. OMG! Steve you gotta name every babies you have!

[Chaszmyr]

This needs to make it to Page 2, if not front page. Really freaking weird.

[AoWolf]

Yeah it does I wonder why no one has seen this yet?

[reallybigafro]

Wow, that's crazy...i can't see how this could go unnoticed???? Looks pretty deliberate to me!!! is this possible one of Sony's yet to be unvailed features???

[LimeiBook86]

This needs to make it to Page 2, if not front page. Really freaking weird.
2nd! ;)

Digg it! :D
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Apple_working_with_Sony_on_PS3

[quigleybc]

weird.....that would be sweet if it meant something....

[pdpfilms]

It's undoubtedly supposed to be there... no way you can pass this off as a "It's just a flash blob that happens to be sort of aple shaped". I have no idea what to think.

[Chaszmyr]

It's undoubtedly supposed to be there... no way you can pass this off as a "It's just a flash blob that happens to be sort of aple shaped". I have no idea what to think.

Could be an abnormally clever hacker lol

It's obviously put there intentionally, but put there intentionally and supposed to be there arent necessarily the same thing. But let's hope this means something big! It would be HUGE if Sony marketed PS3 as a PC replacement and it came preloaded with OSX.

[reallybigafro]

Could be an abnormally clever hacker lol

It's obviously put there intentionally, but put there intentionally and supposed to be there arent necessarily the same thing. But let's hope this means something big! It would be HUGE if Sony marketed PS3 as a PC replacement and it came preloaded with OSX.


Brilliant idea if sony was pulling it off!!!

[srobert]

Apparantly that is the background video obtained when someone decompiled the Flash file:

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf

Did Sony use the trial version of shake?

Looks like some stock Apple video with a PS3 slapped in front of the Apple watermark. I question the legality of this use ^_^ Coming from Sony, queen of the intellectual property zealots, it's hilarious.

[floyde]

Hmmm... is that some text beneath the logo? Or is it the controller's reflection?

[BlizzardBomb]

Well if Sony wanted attention from Mac users, they've just got it :p

[floyde]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf

Trial version of shake?
Wow :eek: Somebody is getting fired at Sony.

[Chaszmyr]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf

Did Sony use the trial version of shake?

Looks like some stock Apple video with a PS3 slapped in front of the Apple watermark.

Aww, youre bursting our bubble.

[LimeiBook86]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf

Did Sony use the trial version of shake?

Looks like some stock Apple video with a PS3 slapped in front of the Apple watermark.
Well that's very interesting...reminds me of Darth Vader at the end of Episode III :p

[SpaceMagic]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf

Did Sony use the trial version of shake?

Looks like some stock Apple video with a PS3 slapped in front of the Apple watermark.

DOUBLE WOWZERS...

SHAKE... or a Mac Pro?!

[srobert]

Anybody wih the trial version of shake at hand can comfirm this?

Also, anybody has the "terms of use" of the trial version of shake? It could be interesting to see if they can use the stock video for commercial use.

[Chaszmyr]

I'm looking at the smoke on the PS3 website and that Apple video and I can't tell if its the same smoke or not, can anyone who isnt half asleep verify?

[spriter]

This is funny. Hopefully it's a monumental cock-up by Sony :D

[BlizzardBomb]

I'm looking at the smoke on the PS3 website and that Apple video and I can't tell if its the same smoke or not, can anyone who isnt half asleep verify?

Pretty sure it is. Both smokes start from the left.

[SpaceMagic]

This rumour is going to run rife on the net... give it 12 hours.

I'm trying to decompile the flash file... I'll get back to you.

Edit: I don't seem able to do it... perhaps I'm just cr*p at flash stuff?

[Raidersmojo]

if the PS3 HD came preloaded with OS X (which it isn't its coming with linux)


that would be a VERY fast way to gain market share in the population. in fact, that opens the flood gates..

the PS3 will sell millions upon millions of units (I know the understatement of the year) that would increase apple marketshae in the OS department since PS3 is a computer

that'd be a HUGE blow to microsoft

they are sitting around thinking "hey we are going to own the video game market, thank god apples not in it...whats this? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

I hope this is true, but I don't see apple letting the Harddrives of the PS3 to be loaded with OS X

if sony isn't sued within the next 2 months this could be something huge for apple

[SpaceMagic]

Update guys... that smoke is real... look at this brightened flash file.

Found here:http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/7/7-6

I think this is Apple/Sony playing the market.. get people talking and then CRASH... land on us a superpowerful-joint gaming approach. Apple and Sony have worked on things in the past... could this be the killer?

Microsoft with their Xmas "iPod killer" and Apple with its "Kill every PC in the World" market share.

[spriter]

For reference, check the PS3 European site:

http://eu.playstation.com/ps3/?locale=en_GB

I don't see any Apple logo there. No smoke though ;)

[Chaszmyr]

Update guys... that smoke is real... look at this brightened flash file:

http://idisk.mac.com/chaszmyr/Public/ps3apple.jpg

You can see the outline of the box that the Apple logo is on, it was clearly nothing but an animator's screwup :(

[SpaceMagic]

You can see the outline of the box that the Apple logo is on, it was clearly nothing but an animator's screwup :(

Yeh... but what IS that box?

[vniow]

Can someone attach that image linked above? Its not showing up for me due to offsite linkage.

[Chaszmyr]

Yeh... but what IS that box?

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf
Whatever it is, it's not Sony related.


Can someone attach that image linked above? Its not showing up for me due to offsite linkage.

Done.

[SpaceMagic]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf
Whatever it is, it's not Sony related.




Done.

Yes.... but is it a box or a mac?

[spriter]

Lightened file attached.

[andy89]

it the mac pro!

[spriter]

it the mac pro!

LOL. Apple would launch the MP with it hidden behind the PS3 covered in smoke? :D

[Peace]

It looks to me like the retail box that Motion/Shake comes in.

[SpaceMagic]

It looks to me like the retail box that Motion/Shake comes in.

NOOOO :eek: Don't dampen my excitement! Why would they do it? These people get paid a fortune... to make such a notable mistake! Doubt it.

They'll pull that apple sign later today and then it'll leave the web thinking... until end of august/september when they tell you it's a joint venture between apple and sony - that all powerpc games (which PS3 games will be) will run on a mac too!

[Chaszmyr]

It looks to me like the retail box that Motion/Shake comes in.

Those boxes aren't solid black on the side (at least for the newest versions)

[w_parietti22]

MAJOR "oops" on sony's pary.

[Peace]

Here's the shake 4.1 box...Look at the side of it..

[srobert]

Possible. Proportions and positions are about right. We can't see the artwork present in the lower half of the box in the video though.

[Peace]

Possible. Proportions and positions are about right. We can't see the artwork present in the lower half of the box in the video though.


Black fill-in is the easiest around.


My guess is a lazy graphics person at Sony wanted to say "Hey! I used Shake to do part of this!"

[andy89]

looks like an ipod box

[srobert]

I wonder if Sony use an in-house Graphics/Design department or if they outsource it completly.

An hour already and Sony still hasn't pushed the big ABORT! button. They could simply and quickly remove the "smoke" layer from the animation methinks.

[Stridder44]

Seriously this should be front page news

Check this out (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/07/wtf-apple-cameos-on-ps3-website/)

We called Sony's PR and, after a few tries, they finally saw it, too. They were as surprised as we are. After finally seeing it, their response: "that's f---king funny." The PR firm is looking into it. We'll keep you posted as the story develops.

Im sure it was just someone being lazy who decided to use the same smoke effect.

[Chaszmyr]

I've also heard that it's gone now?

It's not gone.

[MIDI_EVIL]

Still there for me.

Blatantly just Shake with watermark. Foolish Sony flash designer.

Rich.

[mark!]

still there.

[srobert]

Smoke is gone isn't it? (And by extension the Apple Logo).

[Peace]

It's now gone.clear out the cache and reload the page.


Great PR stunt to get attention though!

[srobert]

[update 2: According to the PR firm, Sony will be making an official statement later today. We'll update as soon as we get it.

Can't wait to hear the spin. ^_^ )

[smwatson]

Quick, everyone jump to conclusions!

Although it would be good, just imagine.....

Sony PS3
Mac Pro
30" HD Cinema Display that can play PS3 as standard

All for some crazily high price :D

[plinkoman]

oh man, I missed it by less than an hour.. :(

oh well, it's not like this is the first time sony have cut corners.

[BlizzardBomb]

still there.

Empty your cache.

[spriter]

oh well, it's not like this is the first time sony have cut corners.

The cost of Blu-Ray must be really putting the squeeze on :eek: :D

[yellow]

I never could get it to happen.

[srobert]

Ok. Here is my bet on how Sony' PR will explain this:

"The smoke/Apple layer was a temporary placeholder. It was meant to be replaced with our original filmed footage but a disigner forgot to switch it before it went online…"

:p Should work.

Anybody has a better idea?

[nsutt22]

I blame it on the gnomes... always messing with those darn flash files... Crazy little buggers

[supremedesigner]

http://web.mac.com/mouseh/streamvideo14.swf
Whatever it is, it's not Sony related.




Done.

haha this is funny! At first, I thought it might be MBP2's new black box but I guess I was wrong. (b/c of Duo 2 processor?).

[kallaway1]

Can you imagine if Sony packaged, say, a $1000-$1300 version of the PS3? Say with the following specs:

Cell Processor
2 gigs of ram
250gig hard drive
Blue Ray of course,
HDMI and DVI out
Built-in wireless
Oodles of USB ports, maybe firewire on the side
OSX Tiger Preloaded

Toss in a mouse and keyboard, an ACD and imagine the possibilities. Who wouldn't throw down the cash for that? A PC replacement with Mac Pro gaming power at iMac pricing.... It would murder all Apple hardware sales, which is why this will never happen, but I can't help but think of how amazing this would be. I'd never leave my desk again.

[colonels1020]

it seems like it was Photoshoped to me.

[plinkoman]

it seems like it was Photoshoped to me.

have you been reading anything here? It was actually on sony's site first of all; second, it's an animation, not a still image; you can't photoshop an animation.

as had been already said here, it matched up perfectly with a default shake animation, so it was probably nothing more than the guy making the video being too lazy.

next time, read the thread before replying. is that so hard? :rolleyes:

[wmmk]

can't say i got to see it. drat. oh well.

[katie ta achoo]

as had been already said here, it matched up perfectly with a default shake animation, so it was probably nothing more than the guy making the video being too lazy.

Well, others have said (in the digg link) that it looks like they just used a MBP box to blow smoke at so it would fall evenly.

I think a multi-billion dollar company like Sony can afford to buy its animators real copies of software..

[macfan881]

actaully wasnt there a rumor that sony was debating on weather to use panther or linux instead maybe they also worled out somethin with apple to let u put osx on there? who knows maybe will hear somethin in august?:)

[mackiwi]

could this have something to do with Jobs comment about the apple DVR/media center killer.

Would make so much sense for apple and sony. A shared enemy, a premium product.

All sony would have to do is to say they will let it run OSX legally. Apple can do the rest.

[JackSYi]

I don't see it anymore.

[bathysphere]

Well, others have said (in the digg link) that it looks like they just used a MBP box to blow smoke at so it would fall evenly.

I think a multi-billion dollar company like Sony can afford to buy its animators real copies of software..

i think a multi-billion dollar company like sony can afford to buy its animators logo-less black cardboard boxes to blow smoke at.

[paxtonandrew]

Did Steve not have the CEO of Sony on stage at a Stevenote recently?


/end speculation.

[katie ta achoo]

i think a multi-billion dollar company like sony can afford to buy its animators logo-less black cardboard boxes to blow smoke at.

So the guy who was making it grabbed the nearest box, and it just happened to be an Apple box. *shrug*

Animator messed up, it's gone now. Nothing to think about other than "I hope the guy doesn't get fired!":)

[pablofmichel]

now its pretty hard to see... but it isnt completely gone. it took me a while to realise that it was there. it actually fades away slowly makin it really really hard to notice it. it's really just a little mark now... its still kind of funny... but i dont think it means anything at all

[Macnoviz]

Well, it is very clear what this means... the PS3 is actually the new powerbook, and it will be released next thuesday

and THERE in THAT building, we have been developing the PS3 together with our friends from Sony.

[sam10685]

apple should sue for millions.

[mac000]

well that not Cool. If Apple were to support/pair with any game companies it should def. be Nintendo.

[mjstew33]

well that not Cool. If Apple were to support/pair with any game companies it should def. be Nintendo.
nevar.

totally ubisoft and XBOX game makers.. <3

[Dagless]

well that not Cool. If Apple were to support/pair with any game companies it should def. be Nintendo.

Would be Nintendo just for the profits.

Too bad I missed out on all this. was out swimming yesterday so I missed everything. haha. excellent though.

[MacNub]

Could someone upload the original swf? I don't see any smoke or something - they removed everything. So it would be interesting to have a look at the swf how it was before. So if your browser still has cached the old version please upload it here or something. thx!

[spriter]

Could someone upload the original swf? I don't see any smoke or something - they removed everything. So it would be interesting to have a look at the swf how it was before. So if your browser still has cached the old version please upload it here or something. thx!

Click me (zipped) (http://www.rokkaa.net/ps3_home.swf.zip)

Load it in Safari but you may have to ctrl-click/right-click the animation and choose 'Play'.

[dextertangocci]

I found this article on Google news:

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ad/sony-apple-logo-was-a-mistake-185854.php

[epicwelshman]

Apparantly it's been confirmed to be a mistake.

http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2006/7/7-6

Look at the Ed.'s note at the bottom

[spriter]

In a recent update to the PLAYSTATION 3 section of www.us.playstation.com website, an external error was made during the upload process and the Apple icon was mistakenly placed on the site. We immediately fixed the problem and apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Classic Sony explanation. In that it explains nothing.:p

[Patch^]

I thought I would bring up a topic ages ago about the PS3 being able to support OS X and Linux

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=142248

The Sony statement doesn't exist anymore, but they did mention it back then...

[Macnoviz]

Well, in any case, people with glossy screens can see it better, I guess, unless you're in an office or outside:)

(still trying to figure out wether I'm happy with my MB screen or not)

[Squire]

I have a hard time believing that this is meaningless. Of course it's a "mistake" because it was not supposed to be visible at that time but it has to have some kind of meaning. Perhaps it's something as simple as having iTunes (or even Front Row) pre-loaded on the PS3.

-Squire

[ClimbingTheLog]

Historical note; the PS3 can run Mac OS X:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=25229

I wonder - we know Mach is probably gone in Leopard, Apple loyalists are defecting to Linux, Sony has stated more recently that PS3 will come running Linux, Apple and Sony are in bed, Apple needs more hardware driver support, Apple is hemming and hawing about kernel source for Intel, they say wait a little bit longer ...

Does this mean OSX 10.5 will be based on Linux?

Bring it.

[wmmk]

Does this mean OSX 10.5 will be based on Linux?

Bring it.
I sure hope not. I just couldn't stand the sound of "Apple Mac OS X Enterprise Linux Client Edition." If Leopard ws based on linux, all apps would have to be ported to X11. Either that, or cocoa would have to implimented, would make it not be linux any more. Basically, OS X will always be BSD based.

[4np]

I sure hope not. I just couldn't stand the sound of "Apple Mac OS X Enterprise Linux Client Edition." If Leopard ws based on linux, all apps would have to be ported to X11. Either that, or cocoa would have to implimented, would make it not be linux any more. Basically, OS X will always be BSD based.

well... we could start the same old definitions discussion here again (Linux is just the kernel) but perhaps some other time ;) Also, GNUstep is able to run cocoa applications...

[mikolia]

This is what I think will happen:

Sony will get a stripped down version of Leopard to run on PS3 and in return, Apple will get exclusive compatability with all PS2 and upcoming PS3 titles.

win win win.

imagine the ps3 being the missing link in the mac os media center. It will be able to record, download and playback tv and web content on your bigscreen as well as play ps3 games, blueray movies and streaming content from your mac or ipod.

[Dagless]

This is what I think will happen:

Sony will get a stripped down version of Leopard to run on PS3 and in return, Apple will get exclusive compatability with all PS2 and upcoming PS3 titles.

win win win.

imagine the ps3 being the missing link in the mac os media center. It will be able to record, download and playback tv and web content on your bigscreen as well as play ps3 games, blueray movies and streaming content from your mac or ipod.

Or not, it's already been addressed by Sony saying "it was a mistake", and we worked out that it was an Apple package used, not just a logo.
Apple machines won't be able to run PS3 games anyway, unless Apple machines go backwards to PowerPC with the PS3's Cell CPU. The PS3 cannot record/playback TV either. There is no TV input or any form of video input.

[dextertangocci]

Or not, it's already been addressed by Sony saying "it was a mistake", and we worked out that it was an Apple package used, not just a logo.
Apple machines won't be able to run PS3 games anyway, unless Apple machines go backwards to PowerPC with the PS3's Cell CPU. The PS3 cannot record/playback TV either. There is no TV input or any form of video input.

Can you install OSX on the PS3? Seen as they do run on ppc processors. It would be sooo cool if PS3 games could run on macs:cool: :cool: :cool: :)

[seashellz]

to have had plans to do various projects with APPLE in the past;
Its been said that SONY was ready to buy APPLE if it came close to going under-and maybe even it it wasnt.
If the new info is true, there goes the BILL and Melinda Gates Foundation:
Bill will have a heart attack.
--
IF that picture is for real, we know one thing-Stevie has decided to leverage APPLE showing above the radar for a change, instead of under it, by playing with the big boys.
And Ive never seen and XBOX, PSP or the like -but it looks like a PPC Tower.
The only worm here is that both SONY and INTEL are not in the best of financial shape.
---
Here is something else I just noticed: if you go to the second URL that the OP has posted, you can see, if you look VERY carefully that the APPLE logo is still there, after the brief flash, as if it is SUPPOSED to be there, apparently-it is almost the same grayscale as the rest of the backround, but at a slightly lighter shade, you can just barely make out the logo.
You would think if it was a mistake, it would easily have been blacked out completely.
So appears to be a place holder that isnt quite visible-yet.
--
And to the naysayers-Steve pulled the Intel move out of his hat by complete surprise, with only scoffed at rumours a week or two before it was announced...

[REDSRT4]

If apple and sony partnered Xbox could be in for a major hurting, I think the PS3 is either going to make or break gaming. I love the 360 but i have seen the screen shots and believe the ps3 is going to be amazing! Just not a fan of blue ray dvds

[Macnoviz]

If apple and sony partnered Xbox could be in for a major hurting, I think the PS3 is either going to make or break gaming. I love the 360 but i have seen the screen shots and believe the ps3 is going to be amazing! Just not a fan of blue ray dvds

If the price is lowered, and the footage from the Eight Days trailer is, as advertised, not rendered, it will splash the XBox

[Willis]

Did Sony use the trial version of shake?

LMAO