LittleBigPlanet has global recall for Qur'an quote - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 17th Oct 2008, 17:57

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...qur-an-quote/1

LittleBigPlanet has had a European delay lengthened into a worldwide recall after in-game music quotes passages of the Qur'an.

Otto69 · 17th Oct 2008, 18:02

I suppose it's doing the right thing. I'm not Muslim and those quotes are really annoying, IF anyone heard them at all.

I suppose they better check for Allah Ackbar! and Durka Durka Muhammed Jihad in the soundtrack as well

freedom810 · 17th Oct 2008, 18:10

I'm not really bothered by it and im sure many people arnt too but it was the right thing for sony to do.
I'm sure people would have bought it up and complained at some point.

dr-strangelove · 17th Oct 2008, 18:11

Shouldn't the sentances have to be in Arabic to count as quotes? I'm sure I've seen/heard very similar sentances in games before.

Fod · 17th Oct 2008, 18:12

surely they could have had the game download updated content from servers to replace the offending track on first boot?
i smell shenanigans

DougEdey · 17th Oct 2008, 18:33

Surely they'll have to recall other games that may have quotes similar to ones found in religious texts? Maybe games that say "God" or "Damn"?

Sorry, but I feel this is a silly reason to recall a game.

ChriX · 17th Oct 2008, 18:36

What a waste of time. Seems like a good way to kill all the hype.

Juppun · 17th Oct 2008, 18:37

As I said in my other thread (mods could you delete that btw sorry)... made me a sad panda indeed

lewchenko · 17th Oct 2008, 18:41

This is pathetic. Who cares if it quotes the koran /quaran/bible or even the voodoo book of the dead. Its a bloody game !

They could have just released a patch and still not lost face.

So not only does religion cause wars (or mans pathetic attempt to justify the use of religion), it also causes delays to console games.

What a joke.

Firehed · 17th Oct 2008, 18:43

Why, is the Qur'an copyrighted or something?

Big friggen deal.

teamtd11 · 17th Oct 2008, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Sorry, but I feel this is a silly reason to recall a game.

munim · 17th Oct 2008, 18:51

The verses are in Arabic, see here for more details.

Lepermessiah · 17th Oct 2008, 19:14

BULL, if this were something out of the bible no one would care, because it is the Quran and it would cause riots by fanatics, it is an issue. Double standards at work here.

DougEdey · 17th Oct 2008, 19:46

Because they've given warning and the people that said it to Sony said they wouldn't have issues with a day 0 patch, why couldn't they have done that? No Reason at all to recall

Jasio · 17th Oct 2008, 20:00

Dear Bit-Tech,

Please remove my post... because of the following word: Jesus.

There, I said it. I've violated the Bible, God, and ticked off a large majority of the world.

Yours Truly,
Jasio

Fod · 17th Oct 2008, 20:15

muslims believe that mixing any portion of scripture with music is blasphemy. This is why it's a problem, not just because "it's quoted". Get your facts right, people, and stop being so ridiculously closed-minded and disrespectful.
(not a muslim)

ComputerKing · 17th Oct 2008, 20:27

lol. Guys I think that it's not fine to use any thing Holy into any thing. No matter if it's Quran or Bible or any thing else.

Mean what if some one use Bible in a game with music? or what if he read bible in bathroom? same thing with Quran..

Whatever Religion things should not be mixed with fun and games

But after all I say look at the good side of the game not the bad side.

Edit : I think I heard some Bible in Assiassins Creed and some Quran in Prince of Persia, I don't mind any

I'm cool person and open to any thing. but the problem not every one like me. Most Muslims here are sensitive about this things.

I think they have to patch it only not recall it

TurtlePerson2 · 17th Oct 2008, 20:34

This is ridiculous. If you're offended by someone quoting your holy text then you shouldn't consider it holy. Misquoting it is one thing, but just reading lines from it...

No one got mad at Shakespeare for Biblical allusions, so why would a Muslim person be offended by allusions to their holy text.

Also, why doesn't Sony just patch the game?

zabe · 17th Oct 2008, 20:45

might be blasphemy, many might be offended by it... I don't really care, but I'm not very pleased that if I'm trying to have fun the game tells me I'll have a "taste of death"...

Juppun · 17th Oct 2008, 20:46

Media Molecule already had a patch ready for day one, but that doesn't account for PS3 owners who don't have it connected to the Internet, meaning Sony would get stung regardless.

An update from the blog: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...elease-update/ One more week isn't so bad

17th Oct 2008, 17:57	#1
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17th Oct 2008, 18:02	#2
Otto69 Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 253	I suppose it's doing the right thing. I'm not Muslim and those quotes are really annoying, IF anyone heard them at all. I suppose they better check for Allah Ackbar! and Durka Durka Muhammed Jihad in the soundtrack as well

17th Oct 2008, 18:11	#4
dr-strangelove Modder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 50	Shouldn't the sentances have to be in Arabic to count as quotes? I'm sure I've seen/heard very similar sentances in games before.

17th Oct 2008, 18:36	#7
ChriX ^ Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: North Cornwall, UK Posts: 2,588	What a waste of time. Seems like a good way to kill all the hype.

17th Oct 2008, 18:41	#9
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	This is pathetic. Who cares if it quotes the koran /quaran/bible or even the voodoo book of the dead. Its a bloody game ! They could have just released a patch and still not lost face. So not only does religion cause wars (or mans pathetic attempt to justify the use of religion), it also causes delays to console games. What a joke.

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17th Oct 2008, 18:51	#12
munim What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 15	The verses are in Arabic, see here for more details.

17th Oct 2008, 19:14	#13
Lepermessiah Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 566	BULL, if this were something out of the bible no one would care, because it is the Quran and it would cause riots by fanatics, it is an issue. Double standards at work here.

17th Oct 2008, 19:46	#14
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Because they've given warning and the people that said it to Sony said they wouldn't have issues with a day 0 patch, why couldn't they have done that? No Reason at all to recall __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

17th Oct 2008, 20:00	#15
Jasio Made in Canada Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BC Posts: 452	Dear Bit-Tech, Please remove my post... because of the following word: Jesus. There, I said it. I've violated the Bible, God, and ticked off a large majority of the world. Yours Truly, Jasio __________________ [[Asus P6T \| Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz cooled by Noctua UH-P12 Push-Pull Config \| 6GB DDR3-1600 Patriot Viper Xtreme XMP C8 \| nVidia GeForce 280 GTX 1GB \| Corsair HX620 620 Watt PSU \| Antec P182 Case]]

17th Oct 2008, 20:15	#16
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,905	muslims believe that mixing any portion of scripture with music is blasphemy. This is why it's a problem, not just because "it's quoted". Get your facts right, people, and stop being so ridiculously closed-minded and disrespectful. (not a muslim) __________________ "Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters P, W, N, the number 3, and the letter D." I'm a pretentious git with a camera. ISPs want to spy on you. Join the fight against phorm XBL/PSN/Steam ID: FodT

17th Oct 2008, 20:27	#17
ComputerKing Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dubai\|Alexandria Posts: 4,100	lol. Guys I think that it's not fine to use any thing Holy into any thing. No matter if it's Quran or Bible or any thing else. Mean what if some one use Bible in a game with music? or what if he read bible in bathroom? same thing with Quran.. Whatever Religion things should not be mixed with fun and games But after all I say look at the good side of the game not the bad side. Edit : I think I heard some Bible in Assiassins Creed and some Quran in Prince of Persia, I don't mind any I'm cool person and open to any thing. but the problem not every one like me. Most Muslims here are sensitive about this things. I think they have to patch it only not recall it __________________ GigaByte Triton 180\|GigaByte EP45-UD3LR\|Intel Q9450\|Transcend 4GB 1066Mhz\|Sapphire 3870X2\|Creative X-FI ExtremeGamer\|Enermax Galaxy DXX 1KW\|Samsung 2220WM\|Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme\|3TB WD Green The King Of CK Appreciation Society Group

17th Oct 2008, 20:34	#18
TurtlePerson2 Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 82	This is ridiculous. If you're offended by someone quoting your holy text then you shouldn't consider it holy. Misquoting it is one thing, but just reading lines from it... No one got mad at Shakespeare for Biblical allusions, so why would a Muslim person be offended by allusions to their holy text. Also, why doesn't Sony just patch the game?

17th Oct 2008, 20:45	#19
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