Rumor busted: My GamerPad is a big fat phony
Posted Jun 30th 2008 12:15PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live
Hey, remember that rumor that Microsoft was developing a service called
My GamerPad that was an awful lot like Sony's (still unfinished) Home service on the PS3? You can stick a fork in that rumor. It's done. DCEmu reports that the supposed image from My GamerPad (top left) is nothing more than a Photoshopped version of an image taken from deviantART user saffiq. So there you go kids. Remember, if it looks Photoshopped, smells Photoshopped, and tastes Photoshopped, it's
a duck Photoshopped. You might also want to remember to make sure no one is around when it comes time to sniff and lick your computer screen though.
Tags: my-gamerpad, mygamerpad, rumors
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6-30-2008 @ 12:25PM
The Beta Max said...
It's a fake!? NO! I bought a 360 just for MyGamerPad! Blast you internet fakererators!
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6-30-2008 @ 5:21PM
Studley said...
Hmm, it could still be true... it might be the first console offering from the creators of Limbo Of The Lost...
6-30-2008 @ 12:34PM
webster1990 said...
I was kinda hoping it was a duck.
damn
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6-30-2008 @ 12:45PM
Peter said...
Thank god. Keep that thing away from my 360!
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6-30-2008 @ 1:05PM
Kait said...
Agreed!!
6-30-2008 @ 5:25PM
Jon said...
Si señor!
6-30-2008 @ 1:06PM
offday said...
In the future, I think all rumors from 4chan should just be avoided. I mean, come on. Did you really believe that 4chan had the inside scoop on "My Gamerpad?"
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6-30-2008 @ 1:21PM
Mr.ESC said...
I told you it was an EFFFING TRAP BOY!
If it sounds too good to be truth: ITS A TRAP
If it looks sh*tty: ITS A TRAP
If it is a rumor: ITS A TRAP!
If it is an internet rumor you can bet your ass ITS A TRAP (Betting your ass is not recommendable).
And if it comes from 4chan YOU KNOW IT IS DEFINITIVELY AN EFFING TRAP.
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6-30-2008 @ 1:21PM
andyface said...
The question is, why bother?
This was quite possibly the lamest thing I've seen for a while, so what was the actual point in photoshopping something that was by all accounts very badly done, both photoshop and potential program wise? Surely the thrill of making a few people believe in some half arsed job you did on photoshop as something microsoft is developing is short lived.
My suggestion to this particular 4chan user and any other of a similar ilk, get better at using photoshop and produce something that microsoft themselves have to deny, not just steal an image from devientart, something that many people view and thus can go "wayddaminnit!" and then stick a back image of something that's been previewed from the front, but you obviously can't recreate because you lack photoshopping/3d prog skills, with a less than convincing shadow and a utterly pathetic interface. I will admit however that "Gamerpad" made me sigh a small laugh in appreciation of it's mild cleverness, other than that though, it was utterly pointless.
So in conclusion, get better at photoshop or don't claim it's real, just do it as a joke about the name gamerpad, otherwise you will incur the wrath of Andyface and his ranting abilities!
The End
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6-30-2008 @ 1:27PM
Tony said...
4chan is kind of just the most ridiculous place on the Internet. There's no reason to be great at Photoshop there or create a major thing for MS to deny.
I'm sure they were happy just getting NeoGAF all riled up.
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6-30-2008 @ 2:31PM
BlackFreefall said...
I'm glad that the rumor was debunked. Here's hoping that M$ will come out something even more innovative than this at E3.
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6-30-2008 @ 5:14PM
007craft said...
by why does microsoft have to respond "we dont comment on rumours and speculation".
Why dont thy just respond, thats complete BS, and noit made by us in anyway. This would save everybody a whole lot of time.
7-01-2008 @ 6:59AM
Rob said...
If they did say that, then whenever they did say that they don't comment on speculation, we would know that it was true.
6-30-2008 @ 3:15PM
tomoguisuru said...
I think we are all just saying duh at this point. I've never seen anything that gay looking on Live, ever. It looks like some kid took a picture of the Sims and then photoshopped a Mii onto it.
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6-30-2008 @ 3:17PM
tomoguisuru said...
BTW, where on this site or on Joystiq do you go to create a real profile?
7-02-2008 @ 11:56AM
HalfAzn said...
Phony!! LOL I can't for the life of me remember what that was from...someone help me, please.
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