@ALCHEMISTx24x7 actually the playstation does not have advertisements.

but yes the 360 ads are not in your way, but its a bit disheartening to see that Microsoft would adopt an ad model on top of a subscription one.

instead of giving reasons why consumers should put up with a higher price and a mandatory camera they actually keep telling us reasons why this console should have actually been much cheaper.

ad supported products bring the incentive of paying a lower price for them. e.g. kindle with ads is cheaper vs kindle with no ads. having established a consumer base with the 360, they are now exploiting it to the extreme. thankfully they are not the only player in the market.

@Klusha1999 where is the petition?

will there be a 'show ad' button on the controller?

i guess that day is not too far away when you will be playing on an xbox and suddenly your game pauses and shows you an ad.

we pay for the console. we pay for a subscription. we pay for the games. why then do they include advertising?

there is absolutely no way to justify the presence of ads and the fact that they actually designed the system with advertising in mind is disgusting.

even if we assume that sony had an intention to block used games, I still give them credit for listening to people and not turning a blind eye to the reaction of gamers.

Microsoft had more than one chance to listen and change. after their reveal event there was a huge reaction but they did nothing and still remained with those draconian policies at E3. it took a few days after pre-order data came in for them to change their minds.

Bungie just tweeted "This will be a week of celebration."

Guess there is a hidden message in there.

Farewell Don Mattrick, may the power of the cloud always be with you.

Forever will be known as the inventor of the intangible but ever-existing Xbox180.