[bigo93]

Well let's say this does happen. What happens when one of the players on your team decides to check out the ad and then spends 5 minutes on it; does everyone else have to wait for that one player to come back?

It's a ridiculous concept which wont catch on and will drive people away.
You dont see a pop up in the middle of a raid run in WoW, and if there ever was everyone would be really pissed off!

America is well known for product placement in TV and movies, why dont they just do that? Reduces cost for devs, publishers and consumers as the game prices should decrease.
I used GTA4 as an example a year or so ago. Instead of the made up Burger Shot, they could have allowed McD, Burger King et al bid to buy the right to be in the game.
Then have billboards in the game with ads on them, then charge companies a weekly/monthly rate, and let our games download the ads in the background and add them to the given areas.
I wouldnt mind this so long as game prices come down due to the extra revenue they get from these ads, and doesnt affect the game greatly.

[muh316]

I would be fine with it as long as it made the game cheaper. I really want the good old 40 dollars a game deal.

[Cheesethief]

Sony is taking the college class called: How to Lose Your Userbase 101

I highly doubt this will happen. It is probably just a way to sue someone that uses this later on without Sony's consent.

[HolmesInFive]

I know that the retail game WipEout HD Fury had adverts in it's loading screen. More than once when i was playing online I had a short video trailer for a movie pop up before I went to race. While it didn't interrupt me playing it was still annoying to see an add playing.

[JOshISPoser]

have you guys never noticed in game product placement? like i said, it's already there like in madden and stuff. the older tony hawks had a lot of jeep products and stuff. it's alright in those games cause it does make it seem more legit but if i'm playing like a final fantasy, i don't want to see a boost mobile billboard out of nowhere :P

[hellsing9]

Even me posted something similar, mmmm my tought about this. ads in games...it's like ads in youtube but far worse.

[JOshISPoser]

i purposely close videos on youtube that start with adverts. i was slightly okay with those bars that pop up with an advert, but when they start with it, no way. i just close it and watch the video elsewhere.
i only put up with so much convenience.

[hellsing9]

But PSN really needs ads? xD it's crazy to think about it. **** your gameplay let's fill your screen with ads...

[JOshISPoser]

isn't like the xbox home screen full of ads?

[hellsing9]

Originally Posted by JOshISPoser isn't like the xbox home screen full of ads?

Home screen = YES
In game = NO

Big difference