Virgil Griffith’s Wikiscannner has helped uncover some new naughtiness by Sony, this time involving Wikipedia and a forthcoming competitor’s game title.
Sony Busted Editing Halo 3 Wikipedia Entry
Halo 3 might be the most anticipated shooter for Microsoft’s gaming console ever since the original Halo helped gamers everywhere rationalize purchasing the first Xbox. In the competitive world of video games, not everyone shares that enthusiasm.
Not everyone tries to tweak Wikipedia to downplay a rival’s game title, though. Sony has been caught doing just that, according to Ars Technica:
The contributor claims that Halo 3’s graphics won’t look much better than Halo 2, citing a Time story from March. Page 52, if you’d like to look it up.
For some crazy reason MaxConsole ran the IP itself and isolated the IP range to a particular place: SCEE’s Liverpool offices. Someone at Sony isn’t too happy with the state of Halo 3’s graphics, and they want to talk about it.
MaxConsole said, “Sony added “Halo 3 won’t look any better than Halo 2” to the entry, although the page has been corrected and locked from further alterations.”
Though Ars Technica writer Ben Kuchera said the minor edit does have a credible source, “If I were working for any of the big three (console makers) I’d be telling my employees to stay away from Wikipedia. It just doesn’t look good when stuff like this comes out.”
