Deus Ex Gets Augmented with Star Wars Advertisements
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The PC version doesn't have these, at least not yet. Honestly, to put these in after the fact is just plain dishonest. I wouldn't expect to buy any other product and then arrive home one day to find it covered in advertisements from the manufacturer. Not only that, they basically force you to you update it.
It wouldn't bother me that much if it was disclosed from the start, because then we could avoid buying it but putting them in after is a huge cheat.
It wouldn't bother me that much if it was disclosed from the start, because then we could avoid buying it but putting them in after is a huge cheat.
Has there been any patches for Deus Ex so far?
Getting my copy in a week or something, and if not I'll just play it in offline mode to avoid those damn commersials.
Getting my copy in a week or something, and if not I'll just play it in offline mode to avoid those damn commersials.
Want to destroy the artistic quality of the game you're making?
Throw in random advertisements. Worse, throw them in AFTER the customer has bought the game.
The practice is tasteless, annoying and disrespectful.
It's like trying to "improve" the Mona Lisa years later by adding a Pepsi sign to the background.
If I go back to Deus Ex: Human Revolution later when I feel like playing it again, I'm definitely downloading some mods to overwrite the ads.
If they want to advertise to me without my consent on MY MACHINE, they have to give me something in return.
Throw in random advertisements. Worse, throw them in AFTER the customer has bought the game.
The practice is tasteless, annoying and disrespectful.
It's like trying to "improve" the Mona Lisa years later by adding a Pepsi sign to the background.
If I go back to Deus Ex: Human Revolution later when I feel like playing it again, I'm definitely downloading some mods to overwrite the ads.
If they want to advertise to me without my consent on MY MACHINE, they have to give me something in return.
Up to this point Deus Ex was in every aspect a very stylish game. Call it bitching if you like, but this breaks that style. I can sort of respect their right to sell adspace in their game (although it feels a bit like coming to your home and sticking an ad on a shirt you'd already bought), but this is an unforgivably lazy way to go about it.
Yes, this.Atmos Duality said:
Atleast they didn't charge you for it as DLC...
Now I just know I gave some marketing smartass a neat new concept
Now I just know I gave some marketing smartass a neat new concept
ah.... this means a new era.
and now - gamers stand before a choice. will they accept this, so it becomes the norm, or they wont, and this idea will be scratched. choose, now.
yeah, i know the same thing happens with tv. you know why? because it has becomed the norm. almost every tv station does it.
dont let that happen with games ffs!
i mean, subtle billboards during game, ok - stupid but ok. but this?
and now - gamers stand before a choice. will they accept this, so it becomes the norm, or they wont, and this idea will be scratched. choose, now.
yeah, i know the same thing happens with tv. you know why? because it has becomed the norm. almost every tv station does it.
dont let that happen with games ffs!
i mean, subtle billboards during game, ok - stupid but ok. but this?
If it were paid DLC, you could just easily avoid it by not buying it or by deleting it when you got tired of it.Mr.K. said:Atleast they didn't charge you for it as DLC...
Now I just know I gave some marketing smartass a neat new concept
