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Pyscho_Mantis · (11-04-2013, 01:29 PM)

Originally Posted by Vane_MagicCity

PS3 has ads, regardless of your Plus status.

Originally Posted by zerokoolpsx

Is this for real? I would be so pissed if its true.

Originally Posted by Juan29.zapata

Since I just go directly into the games section of my XMB, this is 100 times worse. Can't believe you guys have to deal with that.

Originally Posted by Vane_MagicCity

This is worse than the 3 media ads and it shows that not giving a shit may result in worse ads on the XMB.

Let me guess you guys don't have EU PS3's. It boots up to the icon so you see the ad. Press one button like down/side and its gone.

Originally Posted by Vane_MagicCity

"Get a free month of movies"

How about get off of my XMB.

I don't think you understand how icons work on PS3. As far as I know, you go over an icon and stay on it it shows you an add or something about it. For instance staying over a game icon results in the games art being shown as the background. Going over bbc iplayer results in a black background and the iplayer logo.

AyaisMUsikWhore · (11-04-2013, 01:31 PM)

Originally Posted by Derpcrawler

I buy mostly digital. Plus disc keep spinning whenever you a launch ANY app or game.

It highlights this ad by default. I can't believe people trying to justify such practices, it's unacceptable since you don't get this crappy deal in US. And the way Sony handled it was old style super arrogant Sony. Insert disc, opt in for "What's new". How about they give a fucking option to hide it.

It is not an ad so please stop calling it such. It is and App that you can download. You don't have to and when you go to the media TV services section, it's not even the first one so what is this issue? If your not watching redbox then how is this arrogant? Actually, do you even know what arrogant means? How the hell does placing a app in the section it belongs so people know what is available on the PS3 somehow arrogant? W.... T..... F?

Derpcrawler · (11-04-2013, 01:36 PM)

Originally Posted by AyaisMUsikWhore

It is not an ad so please stop calling it such. It is and App that you can download. You don't have to and when you go to the media TV services section, it's not even the first one so what is this issue? If your not watching redbox then how is this arrogant? Actually, do you even know what arrogant means? How the hell does placing a app in the section it belongs so people know what is available on the PS3 somehow arrogant? W.... T..... F?

It's not an app, when you click on it it starts downloading so it's an advertising. Also you seems to confuse threads and me with OP of this thread. My complaint was about SingStar.

AyaisMUsikWhore · (11-04-2013, 05:06 PM)

Originally Posted by Derpcrawler

It's not an app, when you click on it it starts downloading so it's an advertising. Also you seems to confuse threads and me with OP of this thread. My complaint was about SingStar.

I don't see it as an ad seeing as its in a specific section you pass through . If anything, it's making people aware that redbox is a new app for the PS3 just like how the Netflix app did when you hover on it. Wasn't that the point of making the media TV section in the first place? So it didn't pop up unnecessarily in the game section

Muntu · (11-04-2013, 05:39 PM)

Originally Posted by Valnen

The level of rage in this comments is pathetic.

I like how some of them are thinking about not getting a PS4 because of this.

Vane_MagicCity · 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by Pyscho_Mantis

I don't think you understand how icons work on PS3. As far as I know, you go over an icon and stay on it it shows you an add or something about it. For instance staying over a game icon results in the games art being shown as the background. Going over bbc iplayer results in a black background and the iplayer logo.

An icon I didn't ask for and can't remove for a commercial product or service is an ad. Now when you stop over the ad then you get a full screen ad but it doesn't make the icon any less of an ad.

Originally Posted by Muntu

I like how some of them are thinking about not getting a PS4 because of this.

I got rid of my 360 because of the ads and I won't be buying a One because I expect similar behavior. If Sony is going in the same direction, is it really so strange for people to not want a PS4 for this reason?

People do go out of their way to avoid ads, paying extra on some sites, not paying for cable TV and not watching network TV and so on.

Originally Posted by AyaisMUsikWhore

I don't see it as an ad seeing as its in a specific section you pass through . If anything, it's making people aware that redbox is a new app for the PS3 just like how the Netflix app did when you hover on it. Wasn't that the point of making the media TV section in the first place? So it didn't pop up unnecessarily in the game section

Raising awareness of a commercial product or service is an ad.

Tevious · (Today, 01:28 PM)

Bumping this thread because I just noticed the Redbox ad/icon thing disappeared for me. I'm certain it was there yesterday and now it's gone. Probably removed with the new PS3 update (4.53) unless it just expired for everyone.

jsnepo · (Today, 01:36 PM)

Originally Posted by Tevious

Bumping this thread because I just noticed the Redbox ad/icon thing disappeared for me. I'm certain it was there yesterday and now it's gone. Probably removed with the new PS3 update (4.53) unless it just expired for everyone.

Thanks for the heads up. I hope it gets rid of the Amazon icon as well.