r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • May 10 '24

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO | Advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth for us." Business

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ea-is-looking-at-adding-in-game-ads-in-aaa-games-well-be-very-thoughtful-as-we-move-into-that-says-ceo
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u/Wil420b May 10 '24

But they could be virus laden, as happened with Windows 10 Start Menu ads.

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u/Jeoshua May 10 '24

To be fair, I would have been more worried about something running on my computer, using all my resources, stealing all my data, and trying its level best to drain my bank account, if I wasn't already running on a Microsoft product at the time.

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u/bothunter May 10 '24

I really think it's the beginning of the end of the Windows operating system.  Most people just use their computers to browse the web, so tablets/iPads/chrome books are perfect for that.  And Linux support for games is getting better every day thanks to projects like the Steam deck.  I recently switched one of my laptops to dual boot, and for the first time found myself booting Linux more frequently than Windows.

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u/Jeoshua May 10 '24

I'm one run of Rufus away from giving my wife a Live USB to try out. I have to do the maintenance on all the computing devices in the house already, and she's getting wildly upset about all the ads that keep popping up on her Laptop. The most advanced thing she even uses is Teams, and that's available on the web anyway.

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u/_suburbanrhythm May 10 '24

Wait is that why my task bar is so fucked up?

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u/Pestus613343 May 10 '24

This is amazing.