Bad Press

Working in the publishing industry, I've seen my fair share of endorsements---some good, some not so good. Suffice to say I know a crappy endorsement when I see one.

This afternoon we headed over to Best Buy to pick up Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, formerly a 360 exclusive, which has just ported to the PS3 and was released this past Tuesday. Gracing the back of the box is the following endorsement:

"If any game is worth the price of the PS3, Oblivion is it." --Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine

Considering that you can play Oblivion on the 360 for less money, that's a pretty damning quote---especially coming from PSM. I also like how they say "if"---they're not willing to say outright that any game is worth buying a PS3! Ouch!