Microsoft increases ad support on Xbox Live.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/169153/Microsoft_expands_network_of_TVlike_ads_on_Xbox_Live.php

Microsoft has to make money somehow!

I pretty much don't care about the ads when I play on my 360.It's not like they block your chances of playing a game or slow you down.

I don't mind MS ad support. I hope it makes live free one day. Diviniuz

[QUOTE="Diviniuz"]I don't mind MS ad support. I hope it makes live free one day. Frostbite24

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/169153/Microsoft_expands_network_of_TVlike_ads_on_Xbox_Live.php

Microsoft has to make money somehow!

GameShtopper

I pretty much don't care about the ads when I play on my 360.It's not like they block your chances of playing a game or slow you down.

super600

What's next? Being alright with Capcom's business practices of late?

Well they have to make money off it somehow... Oh wait, lems pay 60 bucks already :lol: TLHBO.

Go on lembots, bend over and defend your daddy.

[QUOTE="super600"]

I pretty much don't care about the ads when I play on my 360.It's not like they block your chances of playing a game or slow you down.

GameShtopper

What's next? Being alright with Capcom's business practices of late?

I own no capcom games on my 360 and I only own MHtri on my Wii.

I don't mind MS ad support. I hope it makes live free one day. Diviniuz

Why is the first post always the funniest?

As I've said before, until PS3 has: 1. Party chat so I can talk to friends without playing the same game 2. A multiplayer shooter anywhere near as good as Halo or Gears of War I will gladly pay for Live. Ads or no ads, I don't care.Plagueless

Lol, you are actually paying for nothing. Not a wise thing to do.

The cows have really, really slipped.

I pretty much don't care about the ads when I play on my 360.It's not like they block your chances of playing a game or slow you down.

super600

Ridiculous, like buying a shirt just for the label...

If M$ is going to increase ad's they need to make XBL free next gen.

Yep you sure do get what you pay for right Lems?

Only thing you can do with a Gold subscription that you can't do with a Silver subscription is online play and Party Chat, oh and Netflix access as well as Facebook and Twitter. But you don't pay the fee for that stuff, you just pay it to play online, which is FREE everywhere else.

It's funny (and sad) that there are people that actually defend this crap, they are the reason why MS get's away with this and they are to blame when MS raises the price of XBL (which they will do again, mark my words, we all know it's going to happen again down the road).

XBL is nothing more than a rental service, you don't fully own your games, you just own a portion of them and MS owns the rest.

Yep you sure do get what you pay for right Lems? Only thing you can do with a Gold subscription that you can't do with a Silver subscription is online play and Party Chat, oh and Netflix access as well as Facebook and Twitter. But you don't pay the fee for that stuff, you just pay it to play online, which is FREE everywhere else.

It's funny (and sad) that there are people that actually defend this crap, they are the reason why MS get's away with this and they are to blame when MS raises the price of XBL (which they will do again, mark my words, we all know it's going to happen again down the road).

XBL is nothing more than a rental service, you don't fully own your games, you just own a portion of them and MS owns the rest.

ShadowMoses900

+1.

Paying to see ads. Hell yeah

:lol: :lol: The kind of treatment you get for a 60 dollar paid service, not only does the price get increased, the amount of ads do.

sw dudes want to cry about ads on xbl then go to the topic nextdoor and post about what a great deal ps+ is in an advertisement on sw. :lol:

As I've said before, until PS3 has: 1. Party chat so I can talk to friends without playing the same game 2. A multiplayer shooter anywhere near as good as Halo or Gears of War I will gladly pay for Live. Ads or no ads, I don't care.Plagueless

So your paying $60 a year just for party chat and to play a two games online?

Because that's what you just said. Just paying for party chat and two games.

How soon until there are 15 second pre roll ads when starting your game?Grawse

How soon until there are 15 second pre roll ads when starting your game?Grawse

As cheap of a tactic as this is, You have to admit Microsoft knows how to make money.

How soon until there are 15 second pre roll ads when starting your game?Grawse

Oh god. I'd commit suicide if that happens.

As I've said before, until PS3 has: 1. Party chat so I can talk to friends without playing the same game 2. A multiplayer shooter anywhere near as good as Halo or Gears of War I will gladly pay for Live. Ads or no ads, I don't care.Plagueless

i know, right? good thing you were born after the year 2000. man, can't live without party chat and shooters!:roll:

Meh, I'm tired of paying $59.99 for 1 year of Live Microsoft. Decrease the price to no more than $29.99 and maybe (Halo aside) will I consider getting your next console.

MercenaryMafia

the pricing history is in the bottom right. last month it was $30 so you will probably have to wait a couple of weeks until it hits $30 again.

lol@people whining about ads.

lol@people whining about ads.

freedomfreak

Ugh, what's so great about ads? They are awful crap that are common in our sights.

[QUOTE="Grawse"]How soon until there are 15 second pre roll ads when starting your game?GamerwillzPS

Oh god. I'd commit suicide if that happens.

Well you might not want to watch this:

Interactive TV Ads and Ad Sharing - Microsoft Advertising - YouTube

Basically MS is going to encourage people to share ads with their freinds over XBL and upload them to Twitter and Facebook ect...and some of these ads are going to be "interactive" with Kinect. The CEO in the video goes on to say that "Teenagers are social creatures" and that "they enjoy sharing things they are exposed too"

That basically confirms the Xbox's target audience are kids. Just look at the dashboard layout, big colorful boxes with cartoon disney-like avatars.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]

lol@people whining about ads.

GamerwillzPS

Ugh, what's so great about ads? They are awful crap that are common in our sights.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="Grawse"]How soon until there are 15 second pre roll ads when starting your game?ShadowMoses900

Oh god. I'd commit suicide if that happens.

Well you might not want to watch this:

Interactive TV Ads and Ad Sharing - Microsoft Advertising - YouTube

Basically MS is going to encourage people to share ads with their freinds over XBL and upload them to Twitter and Facebook ect...and some of these ads are going to be "interactive" with Kinect. The CEO in the video goes on to say that "Teenagers are social creatures" and that "they enjoy sharing things they are exposed too"

That basically confirms the Xbox's target audience are kids. Just look at the dashboard layout, big colorful boxes with cartoon disney-like avatars.

Oh my god, that was depressing to watch. I'm sure as hell do not want friends to share ads with me otherwise I'd consider blocking them. Screw the adverts.

It's even worst when YouTube forces you to watch an advert before the video. :x

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]

lol@people whining about ads.

freedomfreak

Ugh, what's so great about ads? They are awful crap that are common in our sights.

By what you have written, I get the impression that you like to see adverts or don't even mind with them spamming your eyes.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Oh god. I'd commit suicide if that happens.

GamerwillzPS

Well you might not want to watch this:

Interactive TV Ads and Ad Sharing - Microsoft Advertising - YouTube

Basically MS is going to encourage people to share ads with their freinds over XBL and upload them to Twitter and Facebook ect...and some of these ads are going to be "interactive" with Kinect. The CEO in the video goes on to say that "Teenagers are social creatures" and that "they enjoy sharing things they are exposed too"

That basically confirms the Xbox's target audience are kids. Just look at the dashboard layout, big colorful boxes with cartoon disney-like avatars.

Oh my god, that was depressing to watch. I'm sure as hell do not want friends to share ads with me otherwise I'd consider blocking them. Screw the adverts.

It's even worst when YouTube forces you to watch an advert before the video. :x

lol ya, did you notice the number of dislikes on that video? Even Xbox fanboys were pissed and saying they hate the ads. Only the most die hard lemmings will try to justify it.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Ugh, what's so great about ads? They are awful crap that are common in our sights.

GamerwillzPS

By what you have written, I get the impression that you like to see adverts or don't even mind with them spamming your eyes.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

Well you might not want to watch this:

Interactive TV Ads and Ad Sharing - Microsoft Advertising - YouTube

Basically MS is going to encourage people to share ads with their freinds over XBL and upload them to Twitter and Facebook ect...and some of these ads are going to be "interactive" with Kinect. The CEO in the video goes on to say that "Teenagers are social creatures" and that "they enjoy sharing things they are exposed too"

That basically confirms the Xbox's target audience are kids. Just look at the dashboard layout, big colorful boxes with cartoon disney-like avatars.

ShadowMoses900

Oh my god, that was depressing to watch. I'm sure as hell do not want friends to share ads with me otherwise I'd consider blocking them. Screw the adverts.

It's even worst when YouTube forces you to watch an advert before the video. :x

lol ya, did you notice the number of dislikes on that video? Even Xbox fanboys were pissed and saying they hate the ads. Only the most die hard lemmings will try to justify it.

Yeah, it's not surprising to see the number of dislikes. Nobody likes advertising.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"] Where did I say ads are "great"?freedomfreak

By what you have written, I get the impression that you like to see adverts or don't even mind with them spamming your eyes.

To be honest, I would care about them being on my dashboard. They are a waste of space. Useful things could make the space where the adverts are. Look at the XMB on PS3, no adverts at all. That's what makes it so pretty to look at, and nice features could make use of the space to please users.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Oh my god, that was depressing to watch. I'm sure as hell do not want friends to share ads with me otherwise I'd consider blocking them. Screw the adverts.

It's even worst when YouTube forces you to watch an advert before the video. :x

GamerwillzPS

lol ya, did you notice the number of dislikes on that video? Even Xbox fanboys were pissed and saying they hate the ads. Only the most die hard lemmings will try to justify it.

Yeah, it's not surprising to see the number of dislikes. Nobody likes advertising.

To be fair, the XBL ads arn't that intrusive, the are just a pitcure that appears when you turn your system on and are in your dashbaord. But the fact remains that there is really no justification for it, especially if your paying a fee.

Like why do they have axe deodarnt ads if your paying them? IMO Gold members should be allowed to have FULL coustomizaion of their dashboards like we PS3 users do, they should be allowed do disable ads and controll what appears on their dashboard.

To be honest, I would care about them being on my dashboard. They are a waste of space. Useful things could make the space where the adverts are. Look at the XMB on PS3, no adverts at all. That's what makes it so pretty to look at, and nice features could make use of the space to please users.

GamerwillzPS

Why does it seem like only cows that are worried about Live fees, Ads, prices, etc?navyguy21

Why does it seem like only cows that are worried about Live fees, Ads, prices, etc?navyguy21

Why does it seem like only lems care about PSN being free and wanting them to charge, cross game chat ect...?

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]Why does it seem like only cows that are worried about Live fees, Ads, prices, etc?ShadowMoses900

Why does it seem like only lems care about PSN being free and wanting them to charge, cross game chat ect...?

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

lol ya, did you notice the number of dislikes on that video? Even Xbox fanboys were pissed and saying they hate the ads. Only the most die hard lemmings will try to justify it.

ShadowMoses900

Yeah, it's not surprising to see the number of dislikes. Nobody likes advertising.

To be fair, the XBL ads arn't that intrusive, the are just a pitcure that appears when you turn your system on and are in your dashbaord. But the fact remains that there is really no justification for it, especially if your paying a fee.

Like why do they have axe deodarnt ads if your paying them? IMO Gold members should be allowed to have FULL coustomizaion of their dashboards like we PS3 users do, they should be allowed do disable ads and controll what appears on their dashboard.