Is Apple Sony’s Secret Weapon? – UPDATE – 3
UPDATE – 3: Checking the Official US PlayStation 3 website now paints a picture that reinforces the thought that this was all just a slip-up. The site no longer flashes the Apple logo, and the smoke that accompanied the image in the background is now gone. According to Joystiq we can expect an official statement from Sony on the matter later today. It’ll be interesting to see what’s said on the matter.
UPDATE – 2: Just like that the mystery’s been solved. It was fun while it lasted, but in the end credit goes to “Flynnz”, who supplied a video that shows just what’s going on behind the scenes. Bad Sony, getting us all excited over nothing!
UPDATE – 1: The guys over at Joystiq managed to get a hold of Sony’s PR people, who were apparently just as surprised at the appearance of the logo as the rest of us (quoted to have said in reply to the image “that’s f—king funny.”) A poster on ps3forums, “Aleman360” decomplied the flash site and thinks the logo’s appearance might have been caused by this little fella. Personally, we’re not so sure, the shape of the logo’s seems slightly different, and why would it fade in and fade out for just a second? Joystiq theorises that Sony may have used a trial version of Apple’s “Shake” and forgot to remove the watermark… say it ain’t so Sony!
Original Story:
If you’re a smart card player, you don’t lay all your cards out on the table for all to see, and if you’re a smart general you win the war by having just that little extra bit of oomph left in reserve, an ace in the hole, a great huge surprise no one else knows about. For the longest time we’ve been hearing rumors that Apple and Nintendo might be getting in bed together, it made sense since Nintendo has on more than one occasion expressed admiration for the great grey fruit, and with each passing day Nintendo seems to be morphing into a Japanese version of Apple. It made sense because Microsoft would never get into bed with Apple, never. All this made so much sense that most overlooked the possibility of an Apple and Sony co-operative venture. Well, if the image below and the official US PlayStation site are to be believed, now’s a time to start contemplating this possibility.
We received a tip this morning pointing us in the direction of the Official US PlayStation site, that claimed the famous Apple logo flashed over the image of the PS3 for just a second as the site booted up. Naturally we were more than a little sceptical, we visited the site, and sure enough, there it was… the Apple logo.
But what does this mean? At this point no one knows, it could be that Apple and Sony are working on iTunes integration of some sort, it could be a bit broader than that and mean that both companies are working on high definition digital content delivery. Or it could be even bigger than that. We know from statements by Ken Kutaragi that the PS3 will ship with some form of the Linux Operating System, and we understand from a recent Gamespot interview that the PS3 is also capable of running Mac OS X… could that be it? If the PS3 shipped equipped with Mac OS X it would go a long way to justifying that $600 price tag, no longer would you just be getting a PS3, you’d be getting the functionality of a Mac as well, probably with all the productivity perks the OS provides (bye, bye, tax tariffs).
Right now the only thing we can do is speculate, it might be something as simple as Apple codec support in the PS3 (but would that justify including the logo on the machines official homepage?) or it might be the sign of something much bigger. It’s hard not to get excited at the possibilities, what could this mean for iPod and PSP connectivity? Does this tie in somehow with Sony’s Xbox Live counter? Could this be a clue as to why Sony’s complete revamp of Connect has yet to go online? Right now we’re in that wonderful land called limbo where we have no official word either way, and just about anything seems a possibility. Let’s do what we as fans all do best, let’s speculate!
QJ has since contacted SCEA for official clarification, but at the time of publication we were yet to receive a official response. You can bet we’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information.
Many thanks to “Nerd” and “MJUHMJMUH” for sending this in.
UPDATE – 3: Checking the Official US PlayStation 3 website now paints a picture that reinforces the thought that this was all just a slip-up. The site no longer flashes the Apple logo, and the smoke that accompanied the image in the background is now gone. According to Joystiq we can expect an official statement from Sony on the matter later today. It’ll be interesting to see what’s said on the matter.
UPDATE – 2: Just like that the mystery’s been solved. It was fun while it lasted, but in the end credit goes to “Flynnz”, who supplied a video that shows just what’s going on behind the scenes. Bad Sony, getting us all excited over nothing!
UPDATE – 1: The guys over at Joystiq managed to get a hold of Sony’s PR people, who were apparently just as surprised at the appearance of the logo as the rest of us (quoted to have said in reply to the image “that’s f—king funny.”) A poster on ps3forums, “Aleman360” decomplied the flash site and thinks the logo’s appearance might have been caused by this little fella. Personally, we’re not so sure, the shape of the logo’s seems slightly different, and why would it fade in and fade out for just a second? Joystiq theorises that Sony may have used a trial version of Apple’s “Shake” and forgot to remove the watermark… say it ain’t so Sony!
Original Story:
If you’re a smart card player, you don’t lay all your cards out on the table for all to see, and if you’re a smart general you win the war by having just that little extra bit of oomph left in reserve, an ace in the hole, a great huge surprise no one else knows about. For the longest time we’ve been hearing rumors that Apple and Nintendo might be getting in bed together, it made sense since Nintendo has on more than one occasion expressed admiration for the great grey fruit, and with each passing day Nintendo seems to be morphing into a Japanese version of Apple. It made sense because Microsoft would never get into bed with Apple, never. All this made so much sense that most overlooked the possibility of an Apple and Sony co-operative venture. Well, if the image below and the official US PlayStation site are to be believed, now’s a time to start contemplating this possibility.
We received a tip this morning pointing us in the direction of the Official US PlayStation site, that claimed the famous Apple logo flashed over the image of the PS3 for just a second as the site booted up. Naturally we were more than a little sceptical, we visited the site, and sure enough, there it was… the Apple logo.
But what does this mean? At this point no one knows, it could be that Apple and Sony are working on iTunes integration of some sort, it could be a bit broader than that and mean that both companies are working on high definition digital content delivery. Or it could be even bigger than that. We know from statements by Ken Kutaragi that the PS3 will ship with some form of the Linux Operating System, and we understand from a recent Gamespot interview that the PS3 is also capable of running Mac OS X… could that be it? If the PS3 shipped equipped with Mac OS X it would go a long way to justifying that $600 price tag, no longer would you just be getting a PS3, you’d be getting the functionality of a Mac as well, probably with all the productivity perks the OS provides (bye, bye, tax tariffs).
Right now the only thing we can do is speculate, it might be something as simple as Apple codec support in the PS3 (but would that justify including the logo on the machines official homepage?) or it might be the sign of something much bigger. It’s hard not to get excited at the possibilities, what could this mean for iPod and PSP connectivity? Does this tie in somehow with Sony’s Xbox Live counter? Could this be a clue as to why Sony’s complete revamp of Connect has yet to go online? Right now we’re in that wonderful land called limbo where we have no official word either way, and just about anything seems a possibility. Let’s do what we as fans all do best, let’s speculate!
QJ has since contacted SCEA for official clarification, but at the time of publication we were yet to receive a official response. You can bet we’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information.
Many thanks to “Nerd” and “MJUHMJMUH” for sending this in.
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