NY TImes - Xbox Will Introduce Interactive Ads To Games

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Nothing new with dashboard nor in game ads.razgriz_101

still gonna say if im paying for Gold a service i pay for i expect there not to be any ads at all....dont want to see in the spotlight section an ad for something like Honda or was it Mazda..but i remember that ad being on my dashboard.

Is actually annoying cause some of those ads end up playing when you hover over them....Seriously what has things like that 1.got to do with gaming or 2. relevant to the xbox userbase :S

I dont mind game ads as its relevant and keep people up to date bout new releases and incentives to pre-order.

One more reason for me not to get a 360. God Microsoft, I want to play with my friends, but you're not making this an easy decision.

And if their revenue goes towards security, maintenance, etc. I'm all for them.KC_Hokie

I hate ads. They are thel ast thing I would ever want to interact with

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Nothing new with dashboard nor in game ads.KC_Hokie

still gonna say if im paying for Gold a service i pay for i expect there not to be any ads at all....dont want to see in the spotlight section an ad for something like Honda or was it Mazda..but i remember that ad being on my dashboard.

Is actually annoying cause some of those ads end up playing when you hover over them....Seriously what has things like that 1.got to do with gaming or 2. relevant to the xbox userbase :S

I dont mind game ads as its relevant and keep people up to date bout new releases and incentives to pre-order.

thats the whole reason we kinda pay for gold :S sorry but i think its horrendous we have to pay for a service to play our games and still have ads on the dashboard for non game related things.

Its not really acceptable.Instead of increaing the price of live and throwing us ads they should have either lowered it or kept it the same.Sorry but i dont take your whole ooh b-b-but the security.

MS most likely pay about 1/20th of what they earn from live to keep Live ticking over and the rest is sheer profit.So wouldnt start trying to pul that excuse but i can haz better security cause you and i both know that live is a cash cow for MS that is basically designed to be an essential part of the 360's eco system.

Look up, look down, you have become a tool yourfavourite corporation always wanted you to be!

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[QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Hmmmmmmmm is this good or bad lol.

dercoo

:P

LOL, simple but hilarious

PSN has Ads too you know and Home is almost nothing but Ads. Second you can't stop companies from using Ads to buy their products. If they make it non-intrusive I have no problem using from them. Also no game you pay for is going to have in-game ads nobody would stand from that because Activision would have tried it years ago. :lol:xhawk27

Do we pay for PSN as a service thoguh?

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With Xbox's New In-Game Advertising, Engagement Is the Goal

"Users of Microsoft's popular Xbox Kinect gaming console"

MrSelf-Destruct

:o its no longer the Xbox 360. Its now the Xbox Kinect. Fear for your exclusives lems :cry:

I guess since E3, I'm really questioning myself should I even consider buying the 720 or the Kinect U. MS is starting to get more causal than the Wii was.

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

still gonna say if im paying for Gold a service i pay for i expect there not to be any ads at all....dont want to see in the spotlight section an ad for something like Honda or was it Mazda..but i remember that ad being on my dashboard.

Is actually annoying cause some of those ads end up playing when you hover over them....Seriously what has things like that 1.got to do with gaming or 2. relevant to the xbox userbase :S

I dont mind game ads as its relevant and keep people up to date bout new releases and incentives to pre-order.

razgriz_101

thats the whole reason we kinda pay for gold :S sorry but i think its horrendous we have to pay for a service to play our games and still have ads on the dashboard for non game related things.

Its not really acceptable.Instead of increaing the price of live and throwing us ads they should have either lowered it or kept it the same.Sorry but i dont take your whole ooh b-b-but the security.

MS most likely pay about 1/20th of what they earn from live to keep Live ticking over and the rest is sheer profit.So wouldnt start trying to pul that excuse but i can haz better security cause you and i both know that live is a cash cow for MS that is basically designed to be an essential part of the 360's eco system.

*just 60 bucks for live and 60 bucks for a new game and all that money on kinect*

woo, look, an interactive ad :D

no, but seriously, this is awful :(

Bad news, so much for immersion.

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[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

:o its no longer the Xbox 360. Its now the Xbox Kinect. Fear for your exclusives lems :cry:

HaloPimp978

I guess since E3, I'm really questioning myself should I even consider buying the 720 or the Kinect U. MS is starting to get more causal than the Wii was.

*just 60 bucks for live and 60 bucks for a new game and all that money on kinect*

woo, look, an interactive ad :D

no, but seriously, this is awful :(

munchlax99

I just saw the video and I can't see anything that bad about it. The idea of voting for things looks cool. The Ads you have to go and click on them they don't automatic go right in your face. I find it funny all the haters commenting about the video on youtube. lolxhawk27

most are complaing, cause why should we pay and still have to put up with ads.We pay for a service for a reason, like WoW or any other game that would ever think of introducing ad systems they would get ripped to bits just like XBL.

If we as a paying customer pay for something then we expect some give or take, this is essentially like say my phone provider telling me that ohh look at this as soon as my phone boots up it just doesnt happen for a multitude of reasons.

Sure vodafone have texted me over the past about competition in sync with McLaren F1 but thats cause of a sponsorship agreement and i get passed down some good out it like a free competition for a meet and greet at silverstone during the F1 through thr VIP programme.

This on the other hand just looks completely horrid and a poor attempt at trying to virally market products which really dont need viral marketing.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]I just saw the video and I can't see anything that bad about it. The idea of voting for things looks cool. The Ads you have to go and click on them they don't automatic go right in your face. I find it funny all the haters commenting about the video on youtube. lolrazgriz_101

most are complaing, cause why should we pay and still have to put up with ads.We pay for a service for a reason, like WoW or any other game that would ever think of introducing ad systems they would get ripped to bits just like XBL.

If we as a paying customer pay for something then we expect some give or take, this is essentially like say my phone provider telling me that ohh look at this as soon as my phone boots up it just doesnt happen for a multitude of reasons.

Sure vodafone have texted me over the past about competition in sync with McLaren F1 but thats cause of a sponsorship agreement and i get passed down some good out it like a free competition for a meet and greet at silverstone during the F1 through thr VIP programme.

This on the other hand just looks completely horrid and a poor attempt at trying to virally market products which really dont need viral marketing.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]I just saw the video and I can't see anything that bad about it. The idea of voting for things looks cool. The Ads you have to go and click on them they don't automatic go right in your face. I find it funny all the haters commenting about the video on youtube. lolxhawk27

most are complaing, cause why should we pay and still have to put up with ads.We pay for a service for a reason, like WoW or any other game that would ever think of introducing ad systems they would get ripped to bits just like XBL.

If we as a paying customer pay for something then we expect some give or take, this is essentially like say my phone provider telling me that ohh look at this as soon as my phone boots up it just doesnt happen for a multitude of reasons.

Sure vodafone have texted me over the past about competition in sync with McLaren F1 but thats cause of a sponsorship agreement and i get passed down some good out it like a free competition for a meet and greet at silverstone during the F1 through thr VIP programme.

This on the other hand just looks completely horrid and a poor attempt at trying to virally market products which really dont need viral marketing.

thing is a cable supplier doesnt own all the channels the cable/satellite provider is paid off them to host the channels where they make profit from them and we pay to use the tech to watch said tv, where as MS own all the assets related to Xbox live in relation to the server farms and the core system which is paid for off our subscription and recording record profit year on year.

You cant dress this up any other way than a really really pisspoor attempt at trying to go viral.Its already virtually despised by everyone except the really die hard fanboys.

I think I can imagine what it will look like.

Imagine, if you will, that you're fighting an epic boss battle in Dark Souls.

*Game suddenly pauses, a rugged looking man appear on screen*

Man - "Hey there kid. I see you got you're hands full with this here boss. The only way you're gonna win is if you stay on top of you're game, son.

And what better way to keep yourself on top and energized than grabbing a Hotpocket? None my friend".

Choir - "Hotpockets! Its you're only hope!"

*the man disappears, the game unpauses and you're instantly killed by the boss*

Such bright future...

I think I can imagine what it will look like.

Imagine, if you will, that you're fighting an epic boss battle in Dark Souls.

*Game suddenly pauses, a rugged looking man appear on screen*

Man - "Hey there kid. I see you got you're hands full with this here boss. The only way you're gonna win is if you stay on top of you're game, son.

And what better way to keep yourself on top and energized than grabbing a Hotpocket? None my friend".

Choir - "Hotpockets! Its you're only hope!"

*the man disappears, the game unpauses and you're instantly killed by the boss*

Such bright future...

aGOODdude

I just saw the video and I can't see anything that bad about it. The idea of voting for things looks cool. The Ads you have to go and click on them they don't automatic go right in your face. I find it funny all the haters commenting about the video on youtube. lolxhawk27

Sounds good for Microsoft, but not for the consumer. Doesn't seem Microsoft cares about their gamers at all. They make enough money already, and we get enough ads flashed at us as it is, and now you got to get it on your Xbox as well. Shame.

Sounds good for Microsoft, but not for the consumer. Doesn't seem Microsoft cares about their gamers at all. They make enough money already, and we get enough ads flashed at us as it is, and now you got to get it on your Xbox as well. Shame.

LovePotionNo9

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]I just saw the video and I can't see anything that bad about it. The idea of voting for things looks cool. The Ads you have to go and click on them they don't automatic go right in your face. I find it funny all the haters commenting about the video on youtube. lolincuensuocha

In case you haven't noticed. Sony is copying all of MS's business moves... If Microsoft get Interactive Ads (and makes money of them) it won't be long before Sony and even Ninty follow suit. I'm sorry if I offended your beloved MS.

Ya know, back in the day, cable TV had no commercials but now, not so much. G'head, fight the good fight but me thinks it's a losing battle and we all know that we'll never, ever, evah see Sony & "N" charge for their on-line service and no way, no how will they try something this low.

Anyhoo, I could do without but it's really no biggie in the larger scheme of things.

Eh, the SW pastures, they overflowith lately. :P

aGOODdude

In case you haven't noticed. Sony is copying all of MS's business moves... If Microsoft get Interactive Ads (and makes money of them) it won't be long before Sony and even Ninty follow suit. I'm sorry if I offended your beloved MS.

I'm not bashing... Just making jokes. I thought that I had exaggerated enough to make it clear. Nobody actually thinks that it will be nowhere near as bad as I described in my first post :P .

I can just imagine Activision using this feature in their COD games. Every time you come across an add it the tells you to buy more COD games. Then they add other adds where you need to pay to unlock it just to see what it says, in which it would say again to buy more COD games.

PSN has Ads too you know and Home is almost nothing but Ads. Second you can't stop companies from using Ads to buy their products. If they make it non-intrusive I have no problem using from them. Also no game you pay for is going to have in-game ads nobody would stand from that because Activision would have tried it years ago. :lol:xhawk27

The difference is, I can ignore Home. The Live dashboard is full of ads even when you pay for them and yet you cannot remove them. Why do you think these companies are so desperate for these Summer of Arcade specials? Their game will be showcased on every 360 players UI, along with Mountain Dew....

And Alan Wake would like to have a word with you..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLd8t04UYs

Haha wow, I mean there are people on SW who will even defend something like this?

I don't think I've even seen a console with so many apologists in recent memory.

GREAT...yet another thing for all the xbox haters to **** about.

Do not want! :xStevo_the_gamer

advert comes on tv.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I wonder how Baker will spin this in favor of the 360 :PKashiwaba

THATS EASY!

more ads = more money to make LIVE security better so it wont be hacked like some other online services :P.

M$ thinks people likes ads :P

So charging $150 for something that costs $50 to make isn't enough revenue? I really don't like the direction Microsoft is going in lately. It's like they hired Wall Street bankers to run the Xbox division.

Who said Xbox has no exclusives? It's the only console where you can play your ads!!

I was gonna say no-one can defend this from a gamer's standpoint,but actually a few brave lems have already tried to defend MS's honour.

Bravo gentleman,bravo!

I was gonna say no-one can defend this from a gamer's standpoint,but actually a few brave lems have already bravely tried to defend MS's honour.

Bravo gentleman,bravo!

And Alan Wake would like to have a word with you..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLd8t04UYs

KevinPlanet

omg! not interactive ads! that's a terrible horrible immoral thing that is ripping you off and ruining gaming.... when it's on xbox.... the interactive ford showroom with mini games on psn right now is totally legit and teh cool. :lol:

omg! not interactive ads! that's a terrible horrible immoral thing that is ripping you off and ruining gaming.... when it's on xbox.... the interactive ford showroom with mini games on psn right now is totally legit and teh cool. :lol:

Riverwolf007

Can I use foul language to make the adds go away like I do my TV?Jynxzor

But for this I have no idea what the purpose is I mean if they had advertisements that should make the services free that is what advertisements do in most cases.

That is why Premium Channels have a fee because they don't get advertisements.