• @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    I’m surprised that the billboards and stuff in games are not ads already. So many racing a FPS games that have scenery of billboards and stuff, it’s all prime real estate for ads.

  • Rose Thorne(She/Her)
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    Oh yay, my Sim can watch real ads in-between in-game TV shows while listening to Katy Perry in Simlish, wearing their official Diesel clothes, and putting on their MAC makeup.

    Can’t wait to be blasted with a stuff pack full of vintage Pepsi-Cola™ merchandise next!

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    “We’ll be very thoughtful entering the potential earnings into the relevant Excel spreadsheets, and then go ahead with it”.

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    Since advertisers are already paying for EA games, we need not buy them.

    Seriously though, only thing capitalism breeds is enshittification.

    • Transporter Room 3
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      361 year ago

      If in-game ads become the norm, I guess I could either not play games anymore, or I could take my ship out onto the ocean.

      There are more “lol fuck you” choices than there are “pretty please let me be bombarded with bullshit” options here.

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        People are already paying for ads in games. Look at American/European truck simulator where you pay to have Goodyear or whatever other company on your rig.

        If they do it tastefully… like a coke can in a cafeteria which would make it more realistic than a generic brand - it could work.

        They’ve been doing this in movies for decades.

        If it’s shit like pop ups or little red notification dots, they can go fuck themselves with a rusty screwdriver.

      • jawa21
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        241 year ago

        There are enough games that can be enjoyed bullshit free, that you’ll never have to buy a new game again.

        • @[email protected]
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          71 year ago

          I guess indy devs will pop up faster than corps can buy them out and shut them down, but it’s still a depressing race to watch.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            This has been the trend since early 2010. More and more games made by small companies are exploding and outselling AAA games. Stardew Valley had its all time peak 2 months ago despite being 8 years old, Dave the Diver popped off last year, Helldivers 2 broke records before Sony decided to fuck it up and subsequently get dragged through the mud, and Hades 2 is apparently awesome.

            The slow death of AAA games has been great to watch. There’s so much more variety than 5 years ago and you don’t have to give your money to soulless corporations to enjoy them.

    • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥
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      51 year ago

      Meh, I have bought just one EA game in the last 5-6 years (NFS Heat, which was like 95% off).

      More people should speak with their wallets.

  • @[email protected]
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    901 year ago

    “We’ll be very thoughtful about how to absolutely maximize our profits from this”

    I mean, they’ve already been getting revenue from product placements in their sports games, many of which sell at or near AAA prices already.

    • @[email protected]
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      441 year ago

      To be fair, advertising in sports games is essentially expected. Advertising is all over the place in real world sports.

      We all know that’s not what EA is talking about here though. They 100% are trying to figure out how to get that sort of advertising into other shit where it doesn’t fit well. You know they’d put real world ads into a single player Star Wars game right now if they could get away with it.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 year ago

        It’s like how product placement in movies started off super small. Now sometimes it just fucking smacks you in the face where you think is this movie legitimately just an ad?

      • andrew_bidlaw
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        31 year ago

        I was always wondering how much money shooters set in modern times like BF\COD get from weapon manufacturers and army. It’s both an ad for service and a shooting range with a touch of competition.

        • @[email protected]
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          71 year ago

          IIRC, the US military does not ask for much in money terms, but you can’t show it in a negative light. That’s why most games become thick with propaganda.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Yes, I’m just surprised it’s taken them this long to go from ads in sports games to everywhere else

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      But how else can they guarantee infinite growth to their shareholders? Won’t someone please think of the poor shareholders???

  • @[email protected]
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    271 year ago

    I’m not even sure what games they make these days, but thoughtful is one thing these greedy corporate fucks are not.

    • Sas [she/her]
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      31 year ago

      Only interesting game is Sims but even that is now finally getting competition

  • @[email protected]
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    371 year ago

    Oh, ok. I haven’t bought an EA game in over a decade, and the one that I was gifted ended up being broken and nearly unplayable, so I’ll just continue abstaining from them.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      I bought BF 4 during covid for $10.

      I got about 150 hours worth before most of the guns were unlocked. Pretty happy with that. There was no new patches, seasons or any other junk to deal with

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      It honestly amazes me that people still give EA money. “Vote with your wallet” doesn’t really work when 90% of “voters” don’t care.

    • UsedRealNameB4
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      211 year ago

      For a low low price of 250$ you can buy the deluxe ultimate season pass starter edition of the game which includes only banner ads instead of video

      • @[email protected]
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        101 year ago

        If you’d like to go (almost) completely ad-free, just add on EA Play Extra Fuck You Tier at $19.99 a month, minimum 24 month contract.

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      Fun fact, Euro Truck Simulator 2 has mods which adds billboards with regional ads. Players are voluntarily downloading mods which adds ads for more emersion. The default ads were not enough. It helps that the dev, SCS Software, is not a dickhead and has supported the game for more than a decade with good DLCs with virtually no problems.

  • @[email protected]
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    211 year ago

    Haven’t bought a EA or Ubisoft game in the last ten years or more. They can put all the ads they want on their games.