gaming Sony Planning In Game Ads to Interrupt Gameplay

[Deidre Asada 163]

Sony is planning to make ads for movies, brands, food company, whatever appear in your video games and they interrupt you right in the middle of your gameplay.

 

 

 

http://www.gamepolit...mes-advertising

 

http://www.techspot.com/news/48757-sony-patent-aims-to-put-content-interrupting-commercials-in-video-games.html

Edited May 31, 2012 by Deidre Asada

[Doctor XFizzle 8,670]

Well there goes any of Sony's chances to take the lead for console gaming. People are going to rage over this yo.

[Otter 1,942]

On top of Sony's trend of copying everything Nintendo does, whenever they get an idea that doesn't come from Nintendo, it's always a terrible one.

 

(I'm not a fanboy, this is just the trend I have observed.)

[Shankveld 4,951]

What's that Sony? You just lost my business eternally? ~

[Bohtty 1,775]

actually all consoles suck really...

[letterone 1,204]

This would totally affect me if I actually owned a crappy PS3. They suck.

 

No, it would tick me off if it were the XBOX 360 even though I don't own one. They friggin RULE!

[Fox 5,331]

Everyone knows Nintendo owns the best series of games. :3

[False Perception 482]

I love that picture...but Sony's library is much more extensive for all types of gamers versus the 360 and Wii, has reliable free online services (though not of the highest quality, but...FREE) and this was going to happen anyway eventually. Sony is a BUSINESS. This is what BUSINESSES do. I highly doubt it will be done as they say, and might only be prevalent in loading screens, which I for one am surprised they haven't done this already.

 

@Fox Yes, SERIES. Name 1 Nintendo exclusive AAA title that was a NEW IP through the Wii's ENTIRE lifespan. If you can, grats, a new Nintendo IP is a dying breed. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE many of their AAA series as it is (minus handheld Metroids). And WHY is there a Katamari on there (unless I mistook it for Tingle) when Katamari started on PS2?

Edited May 31, 2012 by frenzyhero

[Doctor XFizzle 8,670]

*playing NHL13 online*

Aww sweet I've got a breakaway in overtime! If I score I win the Stanley Cup!

*skates closer to goalie*

 

SKIN FEELING A LITTLE DRY? TRY AXE LOTION FOR MEN! THE LADIES WON'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR SEXY SKIN!

 

*goes back to game*

*breakaway missed, other team has puck, scores on your net to win*

 

Dammit Sony

[Colon Leftbracket 971]

Seriously, if really any of these rumors or speculation become real in the next console generation then I officially quit consoles!

 

I'll just stay content with my PC, GameCube, Wii, DS, PS2, and Xbox 360 for the rest of eternity.

And if the Wii U doesn't suck, it can join in too!

[False Perception 482]

Did NOONE read my post? These rumours might be exaggerated. I heard some rumours that GTAIV was going to be on the bucking moon. Not everything you read on the webs is true.

[Fire_Fly 499]

Really, Sony....? Really? It takes a special kind of mind to generate ideas that bad.....

[False Perception 482]

Just saying, this is aggravating. HAS NOONE SEEN TO REASON?

[Pony Joe 583]

It's just a patent. Do you know how many (both great and terrible) patents Apple holds that have never seen the light of day?

 

If they're really thinking about implementing this in paid games, though, the PS3 could be the last great Sony console.

[Typhoid Libby 1,265]

You do realize you've been staring ads in-game since 2004?

All those Coca-Cola ads at the side of the road in every racing game? Yep.

 

And I find it hard to believe any respectable Fortune 500 company would make it's patent claims with .PDF

Far much harder to belive I find the fact that game company would effectively kill immersion in a immersion based experience.

 

Therefore;

This "news" is a duck.

*quack*

 

Say hi to Microsoft black-marketing.

[Vicke 3,189]

Sony: Herp derp! We are loseing all of our money! What can we do to fix this!?

Smartguy on Sony: We can play some ads and make moneyz from that! We can have condom ads and everything....Yeah!

Sony: GIVE THIS GUYS A PROOOOMOTION!

 

A year later: Sony, out of business.

[Fire_Fly 499]

Just saying, this is aggravating. HAS NOONE SEEN TO REASON?

 

I know how exaggerated media claims can get, and I know that's probably the case here, at least to some extent, but I think what's really causing a majority of the controversy is the fact that people are so disappointed in Sony lately that they actually wouldn't put this past them at all. I like to think of myself as open-minded, and even I don't think it's too much of a stretch for them.

[Discordian 6,019]

Do businesses even realize very few people even watch or read ads? 99% of the time I'm waiting for a "skip ad" button in Youtube videos or flash games.

 

On top of that, you can totally mess up a game's flow if you randomly put an ad in while someone's trying to pull of a difficult jump or combo.

 

It's very unlikely this patent will go through but if it does it won't sit well and they'll be forced to remove it.

[Vaporeon 1,168]

[Victoria and Co. 782]

So what happens if you're playing a game about advertisements?

[willinilly 134]

Y U SO DUMB?!?!?!

Seriously what the Buck...

oh well, whateves.

Edited June 1, 2012 by willinilly

[The Awesome One 1,315]

*on final leg of the race in Need for Speed*

 

Come on, come on, almost there-HEY THERE! DO YOU LOVE SPICY SNACKS?! WELL! WE HAVE THE PERFECT NEW CHEETOS MEGA PACK FOR YOOUUUU! BUY NOW!

 

*returns back to game*

 

 

Yup, sony sucks. It's official.

[Sne 36]

Just saying, this is aggravating. HAS NOONE SEEN TO REASON?

 

Nope. This is just what bronies don't do. I have some turnips to talk to, do you want one?

 

And I find it hard to believe any respectable Fortune 500 company would make it's patent claims with .PDF

 

As opposed to what? Doc? PDF is the standard format for that kind of documents.

 

By the way, you don't see an important option: Sony might have predicted it to be future of in-game ads. Making a patent will force other developers to pay Sony for doing advertising like that. It doesn't mean Sony itself will do ads the same way. Basically, they'd just make more money while making others' games a bit more pricey.

[Marcusaralius76 151]

Sounds like rumors to me. Otherwise, I never got a Playstation anyway.

[Chickey 383]

 

Not cool Sony... not cool