People really complain about the ads on XBox Live?

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#51 23Jarek23
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You like be advertised to. Cool story, TC. Obviously, most people don't. santoron

TC said he was young, it's just the way it is for him and the younger generation, they just accpet it because "that's just the way it is" they don't know better.

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#52 23Jarek23
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[QUOTE="parkurtommo"] Even then, the XBL argument is beat to death.clone01
PSN is free, and yet it has no adds.

Yep, it is. I'm not saying I agree with XBL use of ads, But a lot of things you have to pay for and sit through ads. I think its a weak argument. Oh, and.

You can turn those off...other than the little scrolling text on the top of the XMB which only mentions games, I haven't seen an ad on my XMB for anything in 2 years...

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#53 KungfuKitten
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[QUOTE="santoron"]You like be advertised to. Cool story, TC. Obviously, most people don't. 23Jarek23

TC said he was young, it's just the way it is for him and the younger generation, they just accept it because "that's just the way it is" they don't know better.

Yes I do believe that is true. It's like someone being raised by headhunters becoming a headhunter as well. We like to think 'oh this bad thing won't last long' but in the meantime people are born in these systems. People who understand certain values disappear. I understand the difference between payment plans and saving, but I can foresee the next generations not even knowing why saving would be preferable.

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#54 WilliamRLBaker
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I do.

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#55 kuraimen
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People really don't complain about having to pay for a service and online and still getting ads?
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#56 ralphikari
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The argument is moot and long dead. I pay for cable TV and the commercials are much more intrusive

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#57 FIipMode
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Not only are you paying for online that's free everywhere else, along with apps that are free everywhere else, you also get big forced ads that ARENT anywhere else on consoles. I find that hilarious.
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#58 MrJack3690
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I think it is as much the principle as it is the fact they are there.BibiMaghoo

This, however they are not intrusive...I F***ing hate annoying ads like the ones on websites that load down the page and you scroll down to read past...Then you have to scroll up after they minimize again, or Youtube ads (Both the video and ones that show up at the bottom of the video)...Ad Block is a wonderful extension! Or TV commercials (Mostly just bad ones).

But yeah, they're not intrusive, some of them are dumb like ads for automobiles, but some are game-related anyways.

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#59 GamerwillzPS
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When you spent some money to become a Gold member, and adverts are still appearing. It shouldn't be like that.

Silver members like me should see the adverts, but not Gold.

It's funny really because there's not a single advert on PS3. It's clean.

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#60 Magescrew
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You're paying for XBL just to get ads. It's hilarious what Microsoft gets away with. Toxic-Seahorse
While I don't appreciate ads on XBL people who've never used the service seem to overrate the issue. It's literally a tiny square in the corner of your screen that is clearly marked as an ad and is easily ignored. XBL is worth it just for the party chat and access to your real life friends especially if you live in the United States, as most of us here have 360s.
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#61 Eddie-Vedder
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The argument is moot and long dead. I pay for cable TV and the commercials are much more intrusive

ralphikari
Exactly because everyone else gets cable for free. OH WAIT. What the f kind of a pointless comparison is that? Cable has never been free. Online gaming has ALWAYS been free. It's free everywhere else AND ad free. Lems have the worst arguments.
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#62 WilliamRLBaker
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[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"]You're paying for XBL just to get ads. It's hilarious what Microsoft gets away with. Magescrew
While I don't appreciate ads on XBL people who've never used the service seem to overrate the issue. It's literally a tiny square in the corner of your screen that is clearly marked as an ad and is easily ignored. XBL is worth it just for the party chat and access to your real life friends especially if you live in the United States, as most of us here have 360s.

*laughs* like just recently when they added 2 new ad boxes for the dashboard.
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#63 Fossil-
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Ads are generally reserved for free services to cover costs (like running this website) or are only applicable to non-paying members of said service, while paying customers enjoy the luxury of an ad-free experience. XBL charges you for a service that is available elsewhere for no cost, and still has ads. So yes, people have a right to complain.
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#64 IcyFlamez96
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[QUOTE="Fossil-"]Ads are generally reserved for free services to cover costs (like running this website) or are only applicable to non-paying members of said service, while paying customers enjoy the luxury of an ad-free experience. XBL charges you for a service that is available elsewhere for no cost, and still has ads. So yes, people have a right to complain.

Still not a big deal but whuteva.
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#65 FIipMode
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[QUOTE="IcyFlamez96"][QUOTE="Fossil-"]Ads are generally reserved for free services to cover costs (like running this website) or are only applicable to non-paying members of said service, while paying customers enjoy the luxury of an ad-free experience. XBL charges you for a service that is available elsewhere for no cost, and still has ads. So yes, people have a right to complain.

Still not a big deal but whuteva.

It's all relative.
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#66 freedomfreak  Online
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It's a non-issue.

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#67 Bardock47
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I'm paying for what should be an excluive service, I dont need garbage on my dash woth my quick play and on-disc option pressed into a small corner. There taking gold money and ad revenue. Nothing but profit for them. Keep all relevant ads on their relevant pages (movies on th emovies, games on the games one) keep my home tab crap free.

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#68 deactivated-5f19d4c9d7318
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It's not much of an issue for the consumer themselves. It feels like milking though when i paying 40-odd quid a year for a service and then i've got car ads taking up space that could be useful to me.
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#69 deactivated-5acbb9993d0bd
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[QUOTE="BibiMaghoo"]I think it is as much the principle as it is the fact they are there. MS are charging you for a service that pays for itself from Ad revenue (well, perhaps) They are earning add money, while you pay to view them..... That is pretty, fkn, sh1tty.

You mean like im paying a TV License to watch .... TV... and then theres adverts? people and their pathetic logicless principles.
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#70 Masenkoe
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[QUOTE="Fossil-"]Ads are generally reserved for free services to cover costs (like running this website) or are only applicable to non-paying members of said service, while paying customers enjoy the luxury of an ad-free experience. XBL charges you for a service that is available elsewhere for no cost, and still has ads. So yes, people have a right to complain.IcyFlamez96
Still not a big deal but whuteva.

The fact of whether or not it is a big deal is pointless. The fact is you're paying for a service that should be free in the first place ANDyou're complacent enough to allow M$ to put tons of adds up anyway.

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#71 clone01
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[QUOTE="clone01"][QUOTE="parkurtommo"]PSN is free, and yet it has no adds.parkurtommo


Yep, it is. I'm not saying I agree with XBL use of ads, But a lot of things you have to pay for and sit through ads. I think its a weak argument. Oh, and.


How are those adds? They are all relevant to the ps3/psn.

LOL. Okay. Well, Netflix is on Xbox, so any movie is a part of XBL now. Not an add.
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[QUOTE="IcyFlamez96"][QUOTE="Fossil-"]Ads are generally reserved for free services to cover costs (like running this website) or are only applicable to non-paying members of said service, while paying customers enjoy the luxury of an ad-free experience. XBL charges you for a service that is available elsewhere for no cost, and still has ads. So yes, people have a right to complain.Masenkoe

Still not a big deal but whuteva.

The fact of whether or not it is a big deal is pointless. The fact is you're paying for a service that should be free in the first place ANDyou're complacent enough to allow M$ to put tons of adds up anyway.

thats moronic. It shouldn't be free in the first place thats not a fact nor even a well thought out opinion. I dislike xbox live as it is right now with ads on a paid service but if they got rid of the ad's tomorrow I would be happy because thats the one thing I dislike. People that say something should be one way with no real reason as to why except but but but but others do it are simply stupid in the end.
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#73 CanYouDiglt
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The funny part is when I turn on my PS3 the first thing they show is ads on the right side but the sony fanboys try and pretend that does not happen.
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#74 deactivated-5f19d4c9d7318
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[QUOTE="parkurtommo"]

[QUOTE="clone01"]
Yep, it is. I'm not saying I agree with XBL use of ads, But a lot of things you have to pay for and sit through ads. I think its a weak argument. Oh, and.
 clone01


How are those adds? They are all relevant to the ps3/psn.

LOL. Okay. Well, Netflix is on Xbox, so any movie is a part of XBL now. Not an add.

I've had random things on XBL though like Lynx and cars. That's unrelated.
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#75 Afrikanxl
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The funny part is when I turn on my PS3 the first thing they show is ads on the right side but the sony fanboys try and pretend that does not happen.CanYouDiglt

go to the settings menu...turn it off.....then don't ever post something like this again.....your issue has been resolved....if u do bring this up again, your agenda will be quite clear.

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#76 Gue1
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yes because you're paying for the services already if not then why are they asking a fee to begin with?

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#77 23Jarek23
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The funny part is when I turn on my PS3 the first thing they show is ads on the right side but the sony fanboys try and pretend that does not happen.CanYouDiglt

In the what's new section, which can be turned off, I don't see any ads on my XMB...and if you keep what's new on then the only ads you ever see are game, movie, or music related, not ads for pizza, cars or klondike bars...

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#78 DraugenCP
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[QUOTE="DraugenCP"]

[QUOTE="IcyFlamez96"]Ive been playing my XBox a lot lately and I always kind of liked the ads.IcyFlamez96



rik mayall

People *liking* ads. Oh, the huge manatee.

Manatee? Anyway, I never have a problem with ads as long as they dont get in the way. Some ads are interesting. Keeps me up with DLC and games and that kind of stuff coming out. You hate them? Your problem, its not a problem for me.



It's not my problem because I don't pay a yearly fee for a service that will still throw advertisements at me whether I want it or not. Maybe you do genuinely like advertisements, or maybe this is just another case of post-purchase rationalisation. But the fact of the matter is that you're paying for something and still getting ads, while there are tons of services out there that remove advertisements as soon as you get the premium version of the product in question. And that's because a lot of people (very logically so) do not like ads. Not at least having the option to turn the ads off in a relatively expensive service such as Xbox Live is blatantly disrespectful towards the people who paid for it.

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#79 M13L13S
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I don't even notice the ads at all. They don't really bother me.

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#80 Nonstop-Madness
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An average person sees like 5000 ads a day. Seeing like 12 ads on XBL is not a big deal.
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#81 IcyFlamez96
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[QUOTE="IcyFlamez96"][QUOTE="DraugenCP"]

rik mayall

People *liking* ads. Oh, the huge manatee.

DraugenCP

Manatee? Anyway, I never have a problem with ads as long as they dont get in the way. Some ads are interesting. Keeps me up with DLC and games and that kind of stuff coming out. You hate them? Your problem, its not a problem for me.



It's not my problem because I don't pay a yearly fee for a service that will still throw advertisements at me whether I want it or not. Maybe you do genuinely like advertisements, or maybe this is just another case of post-purchase rationalisation. But the fact of the matter is that you're paying for something and still getting ads, while there are tons of services out there that remove advertisements as soon as you get the premium version of the product in question. And that's because a lot of people (very logically so) do not like ads. Not at least having the option to turn the ads off in a relatively expensive service such as Xbox Live is blatantly disrespectful towards the people who paid for it.

Well not that I exactly like advertisements per se. I judt dont mind them as long as they dont get in the way or stop me from what im doing.

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#82 k2theswiss
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i know why ppl hate them

To be not big deal because they are in the very right corner. OFF to the side. NOW if they was in the middle section we have issue.

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#83 Ghost120x
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I don't care about the ads just the fact that it's hard to get to your games and you have to pay gold just to access services like netflix and even YouTube . Btw I played the resi 6 demo today and it sucks so bad lol.
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#84 ujjval16
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and i don't get how people seem to obsess over Live's chat. i talk to my friends over the phone or in person, and they don't play video games that much. PS3 is indeed for the older crowd, not some 12-year-olds who, after school, go to play CoD with their playmates from the school bus.

rumbalumba

This is probably why you don't get it. The only way my friends or I even game nowadays is if we are talking to each other. If there isn't anyone to talk to we usually don't play. It doesn't matter if we're all playing single player games, we enjoy talking to each other. Even when we game on PC we have to be skyping or something, and skypeing's even better because we can talk to non-gamers as well. I agree that PS3 is mostly for the older crowd, but that has no corrolation with not wanting to talk with your friends.

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#85 YoshiYogurt
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[QUOTE="rumbalumba"]

and i don't get how people seem to obsess over Live's chat. i talk to my friends over the phone or in person, and they don't play video games that much. PS3 is indeed for the older crowd, not some 12-year-olds who, after school, go to play CoD with their playmates from the school bus.

ujjval16

This is probably why you don't get it. The only way my friends or I even game nowadays is if we are talking to each other. If there isn't anyone to talk to we usually don't play. It doesn't matter if we're all playing single player games, we enjoy talking to each other. Even when we game on PC we have to be skyping or something, and skypeing's even better because we can talk to non-gamers as well. I agree that PS3 is mostly for the older crowd, but that has no corrolation with not wanting to talk with your friends.

I will sometimes turn my xbox on just to talk to people. The party chat is easy to start. The problem is we'll sit and wait for others to go online and eventually nobody bothers to go on.