First PS3 boxart

[Null]

honestly i just cant think of what was going through thier minds when they picked that for the PS3 font. it just seems beyond stupid.


hey, maybe Microsoft will use the Xbox name front for thier new windows cover!
or they could use the halo font for thier xbox name!

[DarkMaster]

Well yeah, Sony Pictures produced Spider Man, so they're using their own font. Whatever, it's just a few letters. I don't think anyone is going to look at a PS3 game and think "ew, look at that spider man font on the side of the box. I am so not buying any of these games".

[manasecret]

I was wondering about this font Sony chose to use. I knew it indeed looked much like the Spiderman movie font, but I wondered exactly how similar it was.

I found out you can download the font here. However, as is described in the comments at that link, the spiderman font itself is a derivative of a previous font called "1979" (don't ask me why it's named that). You can find the 1979 font here. You can see they're almost identical, except for some slight changes (to some of the capital letters, for example). Perhaps in a few months someone will make a "PlayStation 3" font.

Maybe this rabbit-hole goes even deeper? I just thought the small history was interesting.

[Null]

Originally Posted by manasecret

However, as is described in the comments at that link, the spiderman font itself is a derivative of a previous font called "1979"

Now the strange thing about that is, its also the basis (or really really close to) of the original Xbox logo font too.

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Null

Now the strange thing about that is, its also the basis (or really really close to) of the original Xbox logo font too.

And Sony says they don't copy ****.

[bobcat]

wow 1979 font, that's the year i was born

[Spasmolytic]

Originally Posted by Dyne

And Sony says they don't copy ****.

You think Microsoft pioneered the 1979/Spiderman font movement?

Edit: The Spiderman film was released a year after the original XBox. Fair enough.

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Spasmolytic

You think Microsoft pioneered the 1979/Spiderman font movement?

Edit: The Spiderman film was released a year after the original XBox. Fair enough.

But then again, it was totally the Animorphs font too.

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Dyne

But then again, it was totally the Animorphs font too.

lol

[Null]

Originally Posted by Dyne

But then again, it was totally the Animorphs font too.

well the font has been around since 1979 :P

i think GT should have it as the font on the top banner too.




come on, everybodys doing it!