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In his tweet, Fleischer pointed out the faultiness of the peripheral. More significantly, he was particularly accusatory toward China, advising followers to distrust the country because of the controller. While it has since been deleted, the tweet can be seen below.
As can be seen above, Fleischer directed his ire toward China in the tweet, which is pointed out as the culprit due to the “Made in China” label on the back of the controller, pictured on the right-hand image.
For those unfamiliar with the PlayStation 4 controller, or gaming products more generally, it could be easy to miss some of the tells of the above product’s bootlegged quality. While the button placement is fairly accurate, the button symbols on the right side of the controller are inaccurate. Instead of the full square, triangle, circle, and “X,” the bootlegged controller’s symbols are simply cut off halfway.
However, the most telling aspect of the controller’s illegitimacy is the symbol on the “Home” button. Rather than the familiar PlayStation logo, the Home button on the bootlegged controller reads “P4.” Theoretically, this is meant to stand for “PlayStation 4.”
Many responded to Fleischer’s tweet. It was mostly met with ridicule, though others took to mockery by criticizing Fleischer’s overlooking of the “P4” logo.
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Source: Kotaku
