Not even joking. We already see it in EA sports games. This bull shit about 'games as a service' will eventually deteriorate into mid-game ads, just like mobile games have.
ugh, the day all games have advertisements in them is the day... well, I'd better not say
granted, crossover games like SSB could be considered "ads" for the various other game series but come on
I didn't mind the way final fantasy 15 handled it. but in street fighter V it can be a bit jarring.
in 15 other than this item existing (cup noodles) and seeing a billboard or vendor with the logo, there was like one sidequest revolving around it. and honestly I liked the sidequest so I let it slide.
I think Saints Row 2 had actual ads on some of the billboards around the city if you were online. Might've been a different game, but I distinctly remember getting so distracted by an actual ad (think it was for a movie?) that I crashed my car into a wall because I wasn't paying attention.
yeah I never played online in those so I wouldn't no.
in SF V its jarring to me cause on the vs screen it pretty much covers the background and in some stages you just see the ad all over the place and it just looks off to me. the little ads popping up before a fight though instead of the blank white loading screen I actually kinda liked though since they where personalized to the game, like chun-li stretching or ken playing with mel. ---
Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!"