Current Events > How did we let developers get away with putting commercials in games

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Blue_Inigo 10/19/20 12:06:57 AM #1:	https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1317870403952513025?s=20 This is literally a tv ad in a 70 dollar game. This grimy shit should be illegal --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:946020694] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1317870403952513025?s=20 This is literally a tv ad in a 70 dollar game. This grimy shit should be illegal </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 10/19/20 12:07:53 AM #3:	I mean did you specifically support this game? I know I didn't. --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:946020731] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>I mean did you specifically support this game? I know I didn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 10/19/20 12:08:29 AM #4:	Software is expensive, yo --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:946020752] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Software is expensive, yo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 10/19/20 12:09:44 AM #5:	Disgusting. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:946020791] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Disgusting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 10/19/20 12:10:17 AM #6:	what pissed me off was dropping 3k on a TV and seeing a Tyson chicken ad when I adjusted the volume. thankfully you could turn that shit off, but why even have that as an option is baffling. who wants ads? --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:946020808] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>what pissed me off was dropping 3k on a TV and seeing a Tyson chicken ad when I adjusted the volume. thankfully you could turn that shit off, but why even have that as an option is baffling. who wants ads? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
powerman1426 10/19/20 12:11:25 AM #7:	Vote with your wallet. But people don't do that --- https://imgur.com/Zz8E0P3 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1439-the-help-desk <cite>powerman1426 posted [p:946020855] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Vote with your wallet. But people don't do that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 10/19/20 12:13:17 AM #8:	powerman1426 posted... Vote with your wallet. But people don't do that I think most people do. However, the whales who support aggressive monetization in games typically have a much bigger vote than the rest of us. --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:946020912] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>powerman1426 posted... </cite> <quote>Vote with your wallet. But people don't do that</quote>I think most people do. However, the whales who support aggressive monetization in games typically have a much bigger vote than the rest of us. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 10/19/20 12:13:29 AM #9:	Jabodie posted... I mean did you specifically support this game? I know I didn't. Basketball games died for me when the NBA Street games died so no I didn't --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:946020919] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Jabodie posted... </cite> <quote>I mean did you specifically support this game? I know I didn't.</quote>Basketball games died for me when the NBA Street games died so no I didn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kajagogo 10/19/20 12:17:48 AM #10:	MutantJohn posted... Software is expensive, yo Some people would defend anything. --- By Grabthar's Hammer....what a savings. <cite>Kajagogo posted [p:946021043] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>MutantJohn posted... </cite> <quote>Software is expensive, yo</quote> Some people would defend anything. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 10/19/20 12:18:54 AM #11:	Pretty fun game --- https://blackmalevoterproject.org/ <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:946021080] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Pretty fun game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 10/19/20 12:19:14 AM #12:	NBA 2k can literally get away with anything at this point. Isn't this the same game where you need to spend $100 to get a crossgen version? --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:946021091] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>NBA 2k can literally get away with anything at this point. Isn't this the same game where you need to spend $100 to get a crossgen version? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
discodancer77 10/19/20 12:20:03 AM #13:	the UFC game removed ads fairly quickly after backlash, right? Same thing should happen here, especially since NBA has a way wider audience. Of course, ads being present in the first place is inexcusable. EA and Activision are trash --- Patient Gamer <cite>discodancer77 posted [p:946021113] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>the UFC game removed ads fairly quickly after backlash, right? Same thing should happen here, especially since NBA has a way wider audience. Of course, ads being present in the first place is inexcusable. EA and Activision are trash </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 10/19/20 12:22:14 AM #14:	Don't want ads? Buy the game. Oh wait... --- "Then after 2 hours of listening to me talk about watches I reward them with sub par sex"-No_U_L7 <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:946021188] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Don't want ads? Buy the game. Oh wait... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KainWind 10/19/20 12:22:30 AM #15:	I don't hate it if you were loading anyway but it could get annoying. --- Momentai <cite>KainWind posted [p:946021195] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>I don't hate it if you were loading anyway but it could get annoying. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 10/19/20 12:23:22 AM #16:	discodancer77 posted... the UFC game removed ads fairly quickly after backlash, right? Same thing should happen here, especially since NBA has a way wider audience. Of course, ads being present in the first place is inexcusable. EA and Activision are trash 2K has never cared about a single controversy. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:946021218] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>discodancer77 posted... </cite> <quote>the UFC game removed ads fairly quickly after backlash, right? Same thing should happen here, especially since NBA has a way wider audience. Of course, ads being present in the first place is inexcusable. EA and Activision are trash</quote> 2K has never cared about a single controversy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShineboxPhil 10/19/20 12:24:04 AM #17:	Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out. --- I compromised... I became a shinebox <cite>ShineboxPhil posted [p:946021238] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 10/19/20 12:25:25 AM #18:	When I really want to play a basketball sim, I bust out NBA live 2003 for Gamecube. And guess what, it's the exact same shit that they're still putting out. Devs get away with this crap because gamers buy their crap. That's all there is too it. --- #FeelTheBern https://imgur.com/q5z4CUu https://imgur.com/6B9oFXh https://imgur.com/sy42Dlf <cite>lilORANG posted [p:946021275] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>When I really want to play a basketball sim, I bust out NBA live 2003 for Gamecube. And guess what, it's the exact same shit that they're still putting out. Devs get away with this crap because gamers buy their crap. That's all there is too it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 10/19/20 12:25:26 AM #19:	ShineboxPhil posted... Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out. Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game. --- "Then after 2 hours of listening to me talk about watches I reward them with sub par sex"-No_U_L7 <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:946021277] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>ShineboxPhil posted... </cite> <quote>Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out.</quote>Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShineboxPhil 10/19/20 12:26:35 AM #20:	Orlando_Jordan posted... Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game. Maybe during the ps5 or series x versions which they both boasted of eliminating loading screens. --- I compromised... I became a shinebox <cite>ShineboxPhil posted [p:946021303] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game.</quote>Maybe during the ps5 or series x versions which they both boasted of eliminating loading screens. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
powerman1426 10/19/20 12:27:01 AM #21:	Orlando_Jordan posted... Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game. Gotta point there --- https://imgur.com/Zz8E0P3 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1439-the-help-desk <cite>powerman1426 posted [p:946021316] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine if instead of loading this ad, it loaded the game.</quote>Gotta point there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AsucaHayashi 10/19/20 12:36:27 AM #22:	gotta generate that extra revenue since $70 standard pricing clearly doesn't cut it to keep the company afloat --- http://abload.de/img/pcgamingxtuvt.jpg https://imgur.com/9Yv0R2Z <cite>AsucaHayashi posted [p:946021534] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>gotta generate that extra revenue since $70 standard pricing clearly doesn't cut it to keep the company afloat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 10/19/20 12:40:09 AM #23:	BuckVanHammer posted... what pissed me off was dropping 3k on a TV and seeing a Tyson chicken ad when I adjusted the volume. thankfully you could turn that shit off, but why even have that as an option is baffling. who wants ads? the fuck is this? what brand? <cite>treewojima posted [p:946021626] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>BuckVanHammer posted...</cite> <quote>what pissed me off was dropping 3k on a TV and seeing a Tyson chicken ad when I adjusted the volume. thankfully you could turn that shit off, but why even have that as an option is baffling. who wants ads?</quote> the fuck is this? what brand?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 10/19/20 12:40:10 AM #24:	All sports fans are seen as whales. --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:946021627] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>All sports fans are seen as whales. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 10/19/20 12:41:39 AM #25:	MutantJohn posted... Software is expensive, yo ShineboxPhil posted... Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out. good lord --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:946021664] in How did we... [t:79049012]...</cite> <quote>MutantJohn posted...</cite> <quote>Software is expensive, yo</quote> ShineboxPhil posted...</cite> <quote>Meh, they integrated the ad into a loading screen. It's not like you get a forced ad in game during a time out. </quote> good lord</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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