So you completely ignored what I said for a "PC IS GOD!!!!!!!!" Argument? Swell.Aprilgold said:
Next time, feel free to proseltyse. Just don't quote me when you do it.
Sony Could Interrupt Your Games With Ads
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Next time, feel free to proseltyse. Just don't quote me when you do it.
In games where it wouldn't break immersion by being completely out of place, I wouldn't mind product placement. Infact, if it reduced game prices I'd be all for it.
But I'm an immersion whore and if you interrupt my session of skyrim to advertise a rake, I'd be most upset.
I hope to god this doesn't happen.
But I'm an immersion whore and if you interrupt my session of skyrim to advertise a rake, I'd be most upset.
I hope to god this doesn't happen.
Right, lets go back to what you said.Zachary Amaranth said:
Now I'm going to bold where I argued you from, since you forget or don't know.
The reason I avoided "Why do you think your invincible" is because the OP provides for us. Its the hardware not the games. This exists for either the next Sony console, a seperate console made by them or to stop someone like Microsoft from doing it.
Read through the thread, because its not like a Developer is going to let their apple of fun won't allow constant ad-blocks in their game. At least any one with any type of integrity or honor of their work.
To clear up. The phrase "The PC Master Race" is a continuation of people's hate for people who love their platform of choice, similar to the PS3 VS Xbox VS Wii wars, which you will not see on PC. Read the thread next time, its a hardware-patent, not a designer going "THIS WILL BE A GREAT IDEA!" more then likely, like everyone else is assuming, this is simply there so either Sony can keep it for a later console, or is going to be for a console that makes games free but you have to watch ads.
Now then, happy?
Dear Sony,
If you actually do this in 6-8 weeks you will find on your doorstep a cardboard box filled with my feces and a very large spoon.
Prepping for his possible Taco Bell binge,
--KeyMaster45
If you actually do this in 6-8 weeks you will find on your doorstep a cardboard box filled with my feces and a very large spoon.
Prepping for his possible Taco Bell binge,
--KeyMaster45
If this means pop-ups during video games, I feel disgusted right now.
I can just imagine it, commercials for Auto Insurance during an emotional character death scene. Oh God.
I can just imagine it, commercials for Auto Insurance during an emotional character death scene. Oh God.
I can't imagine game developers being terribly pleased with this idea either, unless they're getting a cut from Sony's ad revenue. I mean, how much less likely would you be to purchase a game when you knew the action was going to be randomly interrupted with ads, even when it's the console maker's fault, not the developer's?
This is an amazingly stupid idea from a consumer perspective. I can see how it makes sense to Sony, however. As other have said, I'm fine with this for games that are free. I don't expect studios to put out games worth playing on a zero dollar budget. However, if this is implemented in games that they will undoubtedly still have fleeced me for, I will be singularly unimpressed.
I do most of my gaming on a Playstation. If they implement this in future machines, I certainly won't be investing in one. The next console generation can go on without me. However, I think it's important to not let one's blood pressure get too high over something that hasn't actually happened yet.
This is an amazingly stupid idea from a consumer perspective. I can see how it makes sense to Sony, however. As other have said, I'm fine with this for games that are free. I don't expect studios to put out games worth playing on a zero dollar budget. However, if this is implemented in games that they will undoubtedly still have fleeced me for, I will be singularly unimpressed.
I do most of my gaming on a Playstation. If they implement this in future machines, I certainly won't be investing in one. The next console generation can go on without me. However, I think it's important to not let one's blood pressure get too high over something that hasn't actually happened yet.
I'm only good with this if I get everything free. And even then, I'm just not going to complain as loudly.
On the bright side, Sony could have a patent on the technology and not use it, preventing anyone else from using it. If you're really, really optimistic.
On the bright side, Sony could have a patent on the technology and not use it, preventing anyone else from using it. If you're really, really optimistic.
I'm pretty sure the people involved in this aren't actually human beings, but are closer to amorphous blobs that feed on money. They clearly have no idea how the human mind works.
I mean for fuuuuuuu[small]uuuuuuuu[/small][sub]uuuuuuuu[/sub][HEADING=3]BUY NEW AWESOME BRAND SODA TODAY!!! AWESOME BRAND SODA: IT'S FUCKIN' AWESOME!!!![/HEADING][sub]uuuuuuu[/sub][small]uuuuuuuuu[/small]uuuuuuuck's sake, I...Wait, what just happened? Where was I?
I mean for fuuuuuuu[small]uuuuuuuu[/small][sub]uuuuuuuu[/sub][HEADING=3]BUY NEW AWESOME BRAND SODA TODAY!!! AWESOME BRAND SODA: IT'S FUCKIN' AWESOME!!!![/HEADING][sub]uuuuuuu[/sub][small]uuuuuuuuu[/small]uuuuuuuck's sake, I...Wait, what just happened? Where was I?
Nope, this would send me into a frothing rage. If an add had popped up while I was first playing ME3, I would have screamed. And then destroyed my room. I already barely tolerate losing screens and do my very best to ignore ads in regular life. Something like this would make me go out of my way to not purchase the product.
Yeah, but those ads are all at the beginning, totally separate from the actual content. Sony wants to actually interrupt your content at random intervals. I'd say that's a pretty significant difference.theultimateend said:
No. This is not OK and I will not buy into it. Once again: it probably doesn't matter since I haven't bought Sony...anything in a few years. Like else said though: if half of the negative rumors about next gen consoles are true then I'm opting out. Wii-U still sounds good to me though so there's that.
Well then Sony, I guess you don't want me to buy your next game console.... dumbasses.
If this actually goes through either the other two compaines will follow along or crack open the bubbly as one of their rival's goes down in flames.
If this actually goes through either the other two compaines will follow along or crack open the bubbly as one of their rival's goes down in flames.
Watch, some guy will hack the thing to not only remove the ad but also manage to convert the ROM into RAM and used it as extra cache space.
This is interesting but I'd imagine the massive backlash from consumers would probably make them think twice if they did it stupidly.
This is interesting but I'd imagine the massive backlash from consumers would probably make them think twice if they did it stupidly.
Ads mid game as it seems to be making out in the original article would be a deal breaker!
Ads instead of a loading screen, as long as they were short or weren't too loud/interfering/in your face or advertising stupid out of place products would be bearable but only if there was a benefit for the buyer/user like as suggested seriously discounted/free consoles and games.
Ads instead of a loading screen, as long as they were short or weren't too loud/interfering/in your face or advertising stupid out of place products would be bearable but only if there was a benefit for the buyer/user like as suggested seriously discounted/free consoles and games.
Yeah, this was what I was thinking while reading the article. Replacing loading screens with applicable ads that make sense for the demographic of the game seems like a good compromise for a reduction in hardware and software costs (I'd expect at least 40-60% to make it an attractive deal for consumers like myself).BelfastSpartan said:
But really, does anyone actually expect this to go ahead? I mean, we flipped our shit -rightly so- when Mass Effect 3's ending was pissed about with and that was just one controversy contained within one game and one fanbase. I can almost taste the backlash from here if this ever gets announced. Now, I've given Sony flak before, but not even they are that stone dead stupid. Are they?
This only further reinforces my decision to buy a Wii-U over any of the other next generation consoles.
If this was implemented in F2P (as in actual F2P, not freemium) games then that's pretty ok. There's a fair amount of media out there already that uses advetisements as a substitute to paying for it and that's an acceptable compromise. I'm not a huge fan of actually interrupting games to put in ads though, when you open up the game or close it that's acceptable enough. Maybe even in loading screens. But interuppting gameplay? Eh, not great.
Thats retarded. I dont think it will go as planned. Im playing and totally immersed in my game and then get my game stopped out of my control and wishes to watch some commercial that most likely will have NOTHING in common with what im doing at that moment .. .. that is jsut so many ways of wrong. My console my game and then i get forced into things No-NO!
Only way i can see advertisement working is on actual in-game billboards for games like GTA or WoW or something. But it has to be somehow related to the game in order not to break the feel too much.
I remember Deus Ex was going to have real world ads in its in-game billboards guess that never happened.
Only way i can see advertisement working is on actual in-game billboards for games like GTA or WoW or something. But it has to be somehow related to the game in order not to break the feel too much.
I remember Deus Ex was going to have real world ads in its in-game billboards guess that never happened.