Did Microsoft Lift This Designer's Idea for an Xbox Game Ad?

Redditor says his PUBG spec work was 'copied'

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As the megapopular video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds neared its console debut on the Xbox One, one fan shared his idea for how it might be marketed. Now Microsoft has posted an official ad for the game—and the resemblance is uncanny.

Redditor Macsterr posted the spec ad shown above on Nov. 1, sharing it in the subreddit dedicated to Battlegrounds discussions, where it proved popular. Nearly two months later, on Dec. 26, Microsoft tweeted a similar image:

UPDATE: The tweet has since been deleted from the Xbox account.

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