PS3 kiosk, can you spot the 360?

[Booyakasha]

The image above was snapped by Flickr user, hiredgoon. The photo was taken in a Harvey Norman store, an electronics chain based in Australia. It seems innocuous enough. Just an ordinary PS3 display to promote the machine for pre-order. Nothing special, right? That's what we thought, too. Let's take a closer look, shall we?



Wait a minute. That's not a real PS3, it's just a cutout. Still, the PS3 hasn't been released down under, so it makes sense that they wouldn't have a real one to put on display. But wait, there's something underneath it. Maybe this deserves further investigation.



Alright, alright. Hold on. Something is fishy here. We can't put our finger on it, but there is something damned familiar about the stand that's holding up that cutout. Let's look closer still.



Why, that fake PS3 stand is an Xbox 360. Scandalous! What's more, the 360 is obviously connected to some kind of display. Is Harvey Norman running PS3 promotional material on an Xbox 360? Or worse, are they trying to pass off 360 games as PS3 games? Whatever the case, it's pretty funny and we thank hiredgoon for his investigative spirit. Have any of our Aussie readers seen similar displays?

Taken from www.xbox360fanboy.com

[Phreakster]

The way its setup....looks like its used by staff to play on when the shop is closed.

[{{909}}]

they have pretty crappy kiosks in aus, a table with cardboard cutouts and no TV?

[Booyakasha]

I think the tv is slightly out of the picture.

Some are suggesting that the 360 is being used as a showcase
of the ps3's abilities in that store and possible others.

Some of the comments are rather amusing over at where it was originally posted.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/02...-360/#comments

[cronus71]

"The display had been up 24 hours and they were using it as a playback device to show Harvey Norman ads," he said.

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/h...405415017.html