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The first thing I learned as a journalist was to never assume anything, that goes double for interpreting what public relations folks say.
Take for instance this comment from Bethesda about the possibility of Oblivion coming to the Playstation Portable:
At present we have no announced plans to bring Oblivion to any platforms other than PC or Xbox 360. We'll certainly let folks know if that changes.
Despite the fact that most sites who have this quote up are reporting it as a denial of the game coming to the PS3 or PSP, it isn't one.
All they are saying is that they haven't announced it. We already knew that, the question they don't answer is if the game is under development.
Here's another form of spin control:
Rumors (ones substantiated with pictures) hit of a PGR3 Xbox 360 pack coming in the near future for the same price as the current Xbox 360 Premium pack. Instead of denying this rumor, likely because it is true, the various Microsoft mouthpieces deny a price drop coming to the Xbox 360.
"Microsoft has no plans to change the price of the Xbox 360 Core or Xbox 360 SKUs this fall.
While that may be true, I'd be equally pissed if I dropped $400 for a Premium pack and a few months later a PGR3 pack hit for the same price.
