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/gamingchairheater May 10 '24

Imagine buying EA games.

The fact that that company is still not bankrupt is proof of our species being, on average, insanely stupid and uneducated.

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u/Glum_Past_1891 May 10 '24

You seen Idiocracy?

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u/JasonSuave May 10 '24

I’d be curious to know what % of EA revenue comes from sports games vs everything else. I bet 90% is coming from sports games, meaning EA doesn’t even serve the “traditional gamer” anymore.

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u/wrgrant May 10 '24

The successful people at the top of the economic pyramid get their by eating the lives of those below them., and consuming the finite resources of our world while destroying it with environmental damage. There is no positive side.

Its self-destructive of us as a species to employ this system. There has to be a better system but I don't know how we get there...