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Sony blurs out Xbox controller for PS4 Destiny 2 trailer

Found by way of a Reddit user, Sony evidently has blurred out the image of an Xbox controller for their trailer of Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion. If you check out the official Bungie version of the clip, at 2:42 in, the remote is safe and sound. Look, I get the need to win little fights every now and then, but this just seems a little over-the-top. Bungie has the unedited version of the trailer right there on their own channel!

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RainbowBrite2887d ago

Ha ha ha. It would look terrible if they want to promote the PS4 version of the game and the guys are playing with an xbox controller... But this is worse. They should have cut that entirely

KilluaX32887d ago

It's not marked as news, it's marked as an article.

Neonridr2887d ago

still is funny considering how much money Sony paid Activision for marketing rights and exclusivity nonsense.

StormSnooper2887d ago

I think it has more to do with the fact that they might be sued if they show the Xbox controller while promoting their own device.

BehindTheRows2887d ago

@Neon: How much did they pay?

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TheCommentator2886d ago

@ stormsnooper

MS didn't sue Sony when they used Project Gotham Racing 3 pictures to promote Gran Turismo 4... twice.

http://www.ign.com/articles...

Skull5212886d ago

The only competition to the Xbox One controller is the XBox One Elite controller. Why wouldn’t they be using the Xbox controller if they had the option? It’s way better than the DualShock.

zerocarnage2886d ago

Oh it's not news when sony is in the frame for doing it but it is when Microsoft have been caught using the same trickery..

It's simple isn't it sony are as evil as what the fanboys make out microsoft are, they use the same damn tactics to get all of our money.

What I'm curious of is Eid Sony use the standard Xbox one version of destiny or the X1X because I have a feeling it will of been the latter and that just bad of them to do that if they did and no better than when the other console devs have done it in the past.

GamingIVfun2886d ago

Who gives a flying fish one way or the other, dumb article.

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tontontam02886d ago

"It's simple isn't it sony are as evil as what the fanboys make out microsoft are, they use the same damn tactics to get all of our money. "

they are the same but the point is ps4 has better games, gamers don't care about how greedy this companies are unless they affect the games so much.

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Christopher2887d ago

What is more hilarious is the person is playing on PC, not on console at all.

PapaBop2887d ago

Because it's likely a test build which would be played on a PC and probably explains why they used an Xbox 360 controller.

Christopher2887d ago

That was my point, PapaBop. Meaning it had nothing to do with console promotion or preference at all.

gamer78042887d ago

Still Microsoft OS on x86 hardware using a MiCrosoft controller same as console really, but yah likely a development build

Christopher2887d ago

***Still Microsoft OS on x86 hardware using a MiCrosoft controller same as console really, but yah likely a development build***

Comments like this are just as bad as Sony blurring out PC Dev controllers in videos.

Cobra9512887d ago

Heh. Yeah. I had to do nothing at all to get my Xbox One controller to work with games that support controllers in Windows 10. Even the onscreen prompts are usually for Xbox. The console itself has been idle for a year. At least I got something to carry forward from it.

rainslacker2886d ago (Edited 2886d ago )

Xbox controllers are fairly common to use in the testing of multi-plat games when that testing is done on the PC, which it always is until further along in development. This is because of the DirectX API making it something that doesn't have to be adjusted for it to use on PC. When it goes to testing an individual platform, then they'll use actual dev kits with the appropriate controller.

For an interesting fact, multi-plat game engines don't use low level code for the controllers, and the engines themselves easily map the buttons on the actual build of the game.

This has nothing to do with Xbox, or MS, or Windows. It's just the way that testing is done at the dev.

tontontam02886d ago

"Still Microsoft OS on x86 hardware using a MiCrosoft controller same as console really, but yah likely a development build "

still on a hardware that probably has some SONY, SAMSUNG etc chips on it , then in game textures are taken with a camera with sony sensors on it and the furnitures are from IKEA.

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TheUndertaker852887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

Yeah, how dare Bungie promote their cross platform title as cross platform rather than catering to Sony. /s

In particular when you can see they are on a PC. Ya know. The same PCs that have official drivers for Xbox controllers that don’t have official drivers for PS4 controllers as Sony hasn’t released those. So Bungie can bypass the need for a dongle as new Xbox One controllers include Bluetooth and those drivers will self install.

Even Xbox 360 controllers are capable of being plugged in via USB for use on PC.

But best of all god forbid Bungie has Xbox accessories seeing as they were formerly Microsoft first party, thus they likely have a ton of Xbox/Microsoft products around from that period.

strifeblade2887d ago

Well I don't blame them, why would they use a more inferior and less comfortable controller when they don't have to?

Eidolon2886d ago

He's running windows, shoulda blurred the screen too, while they're at it.

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jairusmonillas2887d ago

What proof do you have that it was Sony who blurs it out and not Bungie? Bungie is the one responsible for providing Sony what to show for Destiny 2. lol.

isarai2887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

yeah this, there's no way Sony even touched this, this is the responsibility of activision and it's marketing division

Christopher2887d ago

Well, that's not necessarily true. All Sony had to do is get permission from Bungie to edit the video as it was done. Bungie didn't do it, but they didn't prevent Sony from doing it either. It might even be a part of their promotional contract, where Bungie allows Sony to edit out competing visual elements from promotional material.

TheUndertaker852887d ago

Sony has to have touched it for it to be uploaded to Sony outlets. Unless Sony gives out passwords & private information to third parties.

G3ng4r2886d ago

This reminds me of the time they tried passing off some anthem gameplay by editting ps buttons over top of xb1 buttons. Definitely intentional.

porkChop2887d ago

It's only blurred in Sony's version. Sony are the ones who blurred it. They've done similar things in the past, covering Xbox buttons with PS buttons in trailers. This isn't a new practice.

badz1492887d ago

yup just like the FFXIII marketing for 360 back when it first went multiplat

rainslacker2886d ago

That's because it leads to stupid arguments like this, where people act like it's a big deal, or that it somehow is advantageous for MS or it's platforms because they use an Xbox controller during testing, as if that is meaningful in any way.

Case in point....this thread, where people don't actually seem to have the first clue about what they're talking about.

shammgod2887d ago

Bungie does everything at an absolute minimum, this would be too much effort for them

TheUndertaker852887d ago

“Amazingly, Sony Photoshopped PlayStation inputs into footage of the Xbox version of Anthem just last year -- Sony did not comment on the situation and promptly pulled the video when the news broke out.”

So they’ve done it before along with the fact that the only place the video is edited is via Sony outlets.

Michiel19892887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

besides the money incentive from sony what reason does bungie/activision have to not show xbox controllers/consoles? none

It's sony who didnt want it in there directly or indirectly. There is literally no other incentive for activision/bungie to blur xbox controllers. It's pretty obvious sony doesnt want it in, they paid good money for the exlusivity deal and ads.

I myself find it a bit childish but understandable.

@isarai Sony maybe wasnt the one who physically blurred it out themselves but they certainly demanded it if it was not written in the contract they made for Destiny 2.

Its really sad to see N4G in this state, you guys just will never beleieve anythying negative about sony. Hell this is not even negative, the contract that made them blur this is though.

I just hope Sony stops with this bullshit timed exclusivity thing. That was a thing 5 years ago, xbox and sony both had shots at eachother but I hope both Sony and MS realize that it's the most anti consumer/gamer thing you can do. It's actually even more despicable that the dev/publisher of these games even agree to those deals.

GUTZnPAPERCUTZ2886d ago

Did you not read the article? It says the Official Bungie Version of the Clip the controller is NOT blurred out, the Sony version is, so yeah, it was Sony lol

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Urzusix2887d ago

I couldn't Imagine the the copyright issues that would arise from a Microsoft product being on a rival promotional video

TheUndertaker852887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

It’s Bungies promotional video for Destiny 2, a third party multiplatform title.

rainslacker2886d ago

That wouldn't be a copyright issue. Competing products are often shown in the same advertisement.

Sony likely didn't want the Xbox controller displayed in the trailer. Either because they don't want to highlight it to the layman, or they know that it would lead to stupid conversations like you see in this comment section where people act like it's meaningful in some way.

Testing for multi-plat games is done on PC more often than not, and Xbox controllers tend to be the go to controller because they work seamlessly with DirectX, every game engine, and it will eventually be tested on Xbox console at some point anyways, so the controllers are present. Even Sony tests games on PC, because it takes more time to transfer every build to a dev kit, so that's only done for testing later in the development stages, or for code which requires the PS hardware to work.

Lennoxb632887d ago

Many non-MS/Xbox devs use Xbox controllers. This isn't news.

Neonridr2887d ago

Destiny 2 is built for the PC as well, so no surprise they would use an xbox controller if they weren't using mouse/keyboard.

Saijahn2887d ago

Can PS4 controllers not work on a PC?

Neonridr2887d ago (Edited 2887d ago )

@Saijahn - yes of course, but they are far less common. I think it's just a habit of using 360 controllers for so long on PC, so transitioning to XB1 controllers may have been easier.

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maybelovehate2887d ago

@Saijahn: Yeah, PS4 controllers work on PC but hard to see anyone using one by choice.

Goldby2887d ago

@maybe.

i do, i cant stand the xbox one controller. all about the symetrical joysticks for me. plus i find them more comfortable for long play sessions

Michiel19892887d ago

you can, you need a 3rd part app for it to work though.
But I think the general opinion of pc gamers is that they prefer the xbox controller for pc gaming, maybe the plug and play convenience of the xbox plays part in that

I still prefer the ps controllers though.

rainslacker2886d ago

@Saijahn

Yes, but they were likely testing a PC build. In fact it was definately a PC build, because it's obviously running on PC. Xbox controllers will be there, because eventually, it'll be tested on a Xbox dev kit. Plus, DirectX is set up to work fluidly with the controller, so less things for the developer to build.

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Gunstar752886d ago

Because it's the best controller 😉 (dons hard hat)

chrisoadamson2886d ago

as already stated its not news its an article

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio3d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing3d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster923d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit3d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing3d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster923d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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(For Southeast Asia) New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

For Southeast Asia, new price changes.

Prices effective starting May 1st, 2026.

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BeHunted6d ago

Looks like PlayStation took a hit with Marathon and is now quietly adjusting prices worldwide to recover the losses

andy855d ago

Lets be honest raising prices doesn't do that when no one's buying it. I imagine the profit it greater selling 10 times more at a lower price

Pergele5d ago

Whatever you say buddy, let's all wear the tinfoil hats.

IceKoldKilla5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

LMFAO Your comment alone says a lot more about you than anything else. When has one game not selling 10 million copies made a company raise the prices of their console? Then Xbox would be costing $5000 by now lol. You remind of the crazy drug addicts on the street rambling on about conspiracies. xD You sure you don't need a hug, buddy?

ChunkyMonk5d ago

One game that Sony payed $200 million for. lol
Also, you sure were quick to get triggered. Maybe your the one who needs a hug?

Eonjay5d ago

If nothing else, we should be united against the real issue here. AI and unnecessary tariffs that are effecting all gamers.

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Athlon1016d ago (Edited 6d ago )

The price increases are due to the RAM demand associated with AI and the US-Iran war. You can look to any business news website and local news to see that. Heck, even the 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo I've been eyeing has faced delays and has had a price increase of $400; that laptop has two specs. Asus is doing a staggered release with per-orders for the lower spec now and shipping in May and pre-orders for the higher spec that I'm eyeing starting in June. Basically, all computer manufactures are affected. It'll most likely start affecting smart phones too if it hasn't already. I can't remember the last time any major console maker (Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc) increased the price of their console mid cycle outside of Microsoft just to make more profit.

S2Killinit5d ago

Its not the war. Its the RAM issue.

jznrpg5d ago

War is causing gas prices to rise. Transport of everything requires gas so the prices of those items go up as well. So it does have an impact

Athlon1015d ago (Edited 5d ago )

The blockage of the Straight of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war has affected raw components used in semi-conductor manufacturing such as bromine, aluminum, and helium. Iran had attacked the liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Qatar which is a large producer (1/3 globally) of helium which is used in semiconductor etching. So it's the both the war and the RAM crises.

badz1495d ago

Oh no...should I get the Pro now before the price increase?