Sony uses Xbox One X E3 Anthem footage on Playstation YouTube gameplay video

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Published on July 3, 2017

published on July 3, 2017

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It’s no surprise that Xbox One X stole the show at E3 2017 a couple of weeks ago. After all, it was the only hardware being shown off and it had a slew of beautiful new titles that Microsoft plans to release with it later this year. One such was Anthem, the new open world third-person RPG title from Bioware. Even though its release date is still up in the air, the buzz around Anthem has already pushed Sony to take advantage of the hype.

What was an Xbox One X exclusive developer preview created for E3 2017 has now been edited by the competing publisher. Last week, Sony posted the ‘Anthem – Official Teaser Trailer’ for PlayStation 4 on their official YouTube (via Neowin).

But what fans found most curious about the repeated video is the evidence of editing. As spotted by Eurogamer, fans pointed out that the Xbox One controller buttons were actually edited over by the PlayStation buttons.

Xbox One X is reported to use the same checkerboarding techniques as Sony to run some of its games at 4K resolution. At least it was for the Anthem gameplay footage shown at E3. For Sony, that seems to be all it needs to know to pass edited Xbox One X gameplay as its own. We’d love to hear what you think!

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.