How do xbox 360 owners feel about ads?

I don't have an xbox, but i'd hate to have my main menu cluttered with ads.

Does it bother you that microsoft doesn't care whether you are paying for xbox live or not to riddle your dashboard with ads?

Do you feel they care more about money rather than their costumers?

I just want to know if this is a true issue, or if its being blown out of proportion.

It doesn't bother me.

It doesn't bother me.

lundy86_4

lems love ads so much that they pay to get them.

lems love ads so much that they pay to get them.

Gue1

It seems that only cows hate it. The only reason PS3 doesnt have them is because PSN isnt integrated into the XMB, but you can bet that it will be next gen, and there will be ads. All ads on the dashboard are either game related, or come with free stuff. The ads dont even play sound unless you highlight them. Its not a huge deal. Movie and game ads are extremely helpful in finding new additions that i dont know about, and the other ads come with free themes, games, prizes, etc. I dont see an issue with them. Its not like youtube where i have to watch unskippable ads before i can log on or access the store. In most cases, you can turn non-gaming related ads off and only see things related to Xbox Live. Like i said, the only ones that seem to have an issue with it are fanboys. PSN has ads on the whats new section, and on PSN, which arent a problem either.navyguy21

But there are no ads showing when i am skimming through the main menu on PS3. It looks like every time you go to a menu on LIVE there are a few ads. (Music related ads, movie related ads, ect...) As a paying costumer, that doesn't bother you?

The very first panel selected on the very first page is still the "play game" panel, so no one reallly has any reason to give a sh*t.

cows seem to care more...strange.

i like them...sometimes a find out about a game or tv show i didn't know about.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]It seems that only cows hate it. The only reason PS3 doesnt have them is because PSN isnt integrated into the XMB, but you can bet that it will be next gen, and there will be ads. All ads on the dashboard are either game related, or come with free stuff. The ads dont even play sound unless you highlight them. Its not a huge deal. Movie and game ads are extremely helpful in finding new additions that i dont know about, and the other ads come with free themes, games, prizes, etc. I dont see an issue with them. Its not like youtube where i have to watch unskippable ads before i can log on or access the store. In most cases, you can turn non-gaming related ads off and only see things related to Xbox Live. Like i said, the only ones that seem to have an issue with it are fanboys. PSN has ads on the whats new section, and on PSN, which arent a problem either.SonyNintendoFan

But there are no ads showing when i am skimming through the main menu on PS3. It looks like every time you go to a menu on LIVE there are a few ads. (Music related ads, movie related ads, ect...) As a paying costumer, that doesn't bother you?

I love ads! The more the merrier.

I love ads! The more the merrier.

platniumgamer

Lems eat ads for breakfast

TC what you fail to understand is those ad's are 99% games related thats on the xbox lolk2theswiss

I only see them if I turn my Xbox 360 on, so I'm happy for the time being.

They don't bother me.freedomfreak

Honestly I don't even pay attention to it.

I don't have an xbox, but i'd hate to have my main menu cluttered with ads.

Does it bother you that microsoft doesn't care whether you are paying for xbox live or not to riddle your dashboard with ads?

Do you feel they care more about money rather than their costumers?

I just want to know if this is a true issue, or if its being blown out of proportion.

SonyNintendoFan

Hmm some interesting words in there.

"Cluttered"

"Riddle"

Yeah, I think you're blowing things out of proportion.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]They don't bother me.clyde46

[QUOTE="SonyNintendoFan"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]It seems that only cows hate it. The only reason PS3 doesnt have them is because PSN isnt integrated into the XMB, but you can bet that it will be next gen, and there will be ads. All ads on the dashboard are either game related, or come with free stuff. The ads dont even play sound unless you highlight them. Its not a huge deal. Movie and game ads are extremely helpful in finding new additions that i dont know about, and the other ads come with free themes, games, prizes, etc. I dont see an issue with them. Its not like youtube where i have to watch unskippable ads before i can log on or access the store. In most cases, you can turn non-gaming related ads off and only see things related to Xbox Live. Like i said, the only ones that seem to have an issue with it are fanboys. PSN has ads on the whats new section, and on PSN, which arent a problem either.navyguy21

But there are no ads showing when i am skimming through the main menu on PS3. It looks like every time you go to a menu on LIVE there are a few ads. (Music related ads, movie related ads, ect...) As a paying costumer, that doesn't bother you?

[QUOTE="platniumgamer"]

I love ads! The more the merrier.

Masenkoe

Lems eat ads for breakfast

[QUOTE="platniumgamer"]

I love ads! The more the merrier.

Masenkoe

Lems eat ads for breakfast

it doesn't bother me. i see ads in newspapers, magazines, tv shows, movie theaters, driving down the road, searching the internet, etc. i don't see why ads on xbl would be any different.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="SonyNintendoFan"]

But there are no ads showing when i am skimming through the main menu on PS3. It looks like every time you go to a menu on LIVE there are a few ads. (Music related ads, movie related ads, ect...) As a paying costumer, that doesn't bother you?

SonyNintendoFan

If I pay for gold I shouldn't see them, having online be p2p and costing money is bad enough.Heil68

It doesn't bother me.

lundy86_4

They're really small and usually about games or things I can buy on XBL so it's really not a big deal.

Paying for XBL, that's another story

ads? i don't even notice.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="SonyNintendoFan"] Its incredible how much you defend this. Nonetheless, i agree with missing new content because of lack of ads. I hope if SONY starts displaying ads, they give them their space and not spread them around the whole main menu.SonyNintendoFan

During my time as an owner, the ads themselves never bothered me. It's ridiculous to legitimately be bothered by such an insignificant thing. But, there is the overwhelming underlined principle behind xbl being that there is an entrance fee to begin with which can lead to the exaggerated (or not so exaggerated) complaints of an addition that is nearly absent on competitor products. Products, which are free.

It doesn't bother me.

lundy86_4

I never stay on the dashboard for more than a few seconds. The ads don't bother me.

In the rare instance where I do spend some time looking on the dashboard, I have noticed most of the ads are gaming related, or something that is related to an app on the Xbox, like Netflix. I don't find that to be an issue.

Don't care really.