Playstation 3 mistake

[ProMinx]

Can this be real? Wow... (more pictures available through the link below the picture)

http://www.kotaku.com/assets/2006/06/P1010136.JPG

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/omg-playstation-3-controller-spelling-mistake-180260.php

[_=DeltaForce=_]

WOW its just really hard to believe a big company would make a spelling mistake on their hardware's. Could be just a prototype? So they dont care.. Or probally someone photoshopped it

[starkiis]

Anything is possible, if it is real I know alot of people who would want the controller. Mistakes means lots of money.

[Thesifer]

In the close-up on the page.. it really looks like the R on Serect has a different lighting or color to it.. at least to me.

[Memo]

Who knows. I think there has to be some sort of linguistic reason why so many asians mix up L and R in certain words. I remember reading over a business proposal my uncle had sent me from some flash memory card company overseas and the official document actually had several words with Rs where Ls were supposed to be.

[shocky123]

It looks fake to me, the R stands out way more than it should -- even considering the fact.

~Kyle

[evil-will]

Who knows. I think there has to be some sort of linguistic reason why so many asians mix up L and R in certain words. I remember reading over a business proposal my uncle had sent me from some flash memory card company overseas and the official document actually had several words with Rs where Ls were supposed to be.

When I was stationed in Japan, from what I can remember, the reason for the L and the R switch is that in japanese there is no phoenetic equivalent to the "L" sound so the closest sounding letter they felt is the "R" sound. whenever there is anything with a "L" involved an "R" is substituted. Example- Los Angeles becomes Ros AngeRes

I think that the opposite may hold true for chinese where the "R" is substituted with an "L" can anybody confirm?

[Freelance Superhero]

i'm not sure for japanese, but i know in korean, there is actually a phonetic semi-equivalent to L. the only thing is, it's more of a half L, half R sound, which is fine in korean, but inevitably ends up sounding more like an R to an american ear. i'm not sure, but i believe japanese has something similar; it's a bit like if you were to break down the rolling R in spanish to a single syllable.

[Chgoman]

It is the same in Japanese. There are lots of these in different languages. To Swedish people, V's and W's are indistinguishable. They all come out as W.

[MikeD]

Ehh, not a big deal. I wouldn't count on seeing it in stores when the PS3 hits the shelf. :shrug:

[zero2dash]

...any chance on Big Lots carrying these "irregular" Ps3 systems for $200 bucks? :shrug: :heh:

[ProMinx]

Germans can't say TH (but when they do...they always extend it too long and it sounds ridiculous), so they always replace the sound with T. Movies imply that Germans can't pronounce a W sound because in German the W sounds like a V, but when they're actually aware of the correct pronunciation, they don't seem to have a problem.

Anyway, if you read the story though the link, the story says that the pictures were taking at Sony's new Ginza room. The reason I would guess the R stands out more on the close-up is because you can see a sliver of light that shines from top to bottom and covers the RE.

[Devhux]

It's fake -- look straight down where the R is. Right above the left analog stick, you can see a patch that's lighter than the rest.

[DarkFury]

Who knows. I think there has to be some sort of linguistic reason why so many asians mix up L and R in certain words. I remember reading over a business proposal my uncle had sent me from some flash memory card company overseas and the official document actually had several words with Rs where Ls were supposed to be.

Isn't "L" and "R" supposed to be Left and Right respectively... maybe they don't know their right from their left? :shrug:







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Just kidding...

[Maarchk]

C'mon, you didn't really believe it was possible did you?

If you did, i got a bridge to sell ya ;)

Still, for 600 dollars, it should say:
Select object and...
start poking eye out for money spent on system...

naw, i'm sure it will be great. :)