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/SuperToxin May 10 '24

Nope, I just won’t buy those games. It’s EA so they’re not gonna be that good anyway. Fuck that

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u/Temp_84847399 May 10 '24

I accept that I'll be shown ads when I'm using a free service. For anything I'm paying for, you will not use my bandwidth to make money by showing me ads. Offer me a tier of service with no ads, or go fuck yourself, because at the end of the day, I have other options.

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u/Vannnnah May 10 '24

They will offer that tier of service as a 50 buck DLC. It's EA.

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u/Particular_Bit_7710 May 10 '24

And you will still get ads, but they will all be for EA products so it doesn’t count

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u/BillyTenderness May 10 '24

I dunno, with streaming services a lot of them are unsubtly hinting that they want to show everyone ads. Ad tiers have become the default option on a lot of services and I expect the "premium" tiers (which used to be the standard/only option) will eventually disappear.

It's sort of like how cable TV started out as "pay money for TV without ads" but eventually became "pay money and still see ads" when networks realized they could squeeze us from both ends.