Caayn
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Only if the game is free for the user. In a payed game? No way.
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Sony Patent: stopping your game play to sell you Soda
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friskykillface
Banned
Horrible idea , why would I want to watch an ad in the middle of my game, I've already got limited time to play these days.
I imagine it'd be like castlevania : Simons quest where it pops up in a square and plays
I know it's a patent X not true but who knows man, anything can happen.
Unless its offered in a free to play knack version I wouldn't mind, that's when it's acceptable
I imagine it'd be like castlevania : Simons quest where it pops up in a square and plays
I know it's a patent X not true but who knows man, anything can happen.
Unless its offered in a free to play knack version I wouldn't mind, that's when it's acceptable
tiredheadcrab
Member
Does it have to be soda? I mean couldn't it be something healthier. Like water or orange juice, or like something not soda?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I miss 2012. Back then I thought Sony were serious about supporting the Vita. Good times.
Megatron
Member
Unless its offered in a free to play knack version I wouldn't mind, that's when it's acceptable
Im fine with that. Put it in any version of Knack. Not like youre going to make the game any worse.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
Summer Lesson with Pepsi ads. Sounds legit.
Sound Processing Unit that's basically 'True Audio'
When people are broadcasting live it's like a show so having ads that can help pay for the servers & also pay the streamers is very acceptable.
It's not just for Advertising it's used for the game broadcasting & media playback & so on also.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Don't mind this at all.
narutomaki04
Banned
interesting, I can see them implementing it in F2P games
Horrible idea , why would I want to watch an ad in the middle of my game, I've already got limited time to play these days.
I imagine it'd be like castlevania : Simons quest where it pops up in a square and plays
I know it's a patent X not true but who knows man, anything can happen.
Unless its offered in a free to play knack version I wouldn't mind, that's when it's acceptable
It's not for the person playing the game it's for the people watching you play the games.
Live From PlayStation is interactive & already has ads. it's already happening.
dragonzdogma
Member
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Didn't Sony basically make the same patent about 5 years or so ago? I honestly can't see it coming to much personally.
friskykillface
Banned
ohhhhhhh i see, twitch already does that so sure , let them do that .
RowdyReverb
Member
When I saw posts referencing the Vita, it clued me in that this is an old thread
mullet2000
Member
Would it qualify as a gamer themed avatar now?
You bet it does.
Say your Call Of Duty clan becomes well known in the gaming world & people always watch you play. a company like Mountain Dew could sponsor your clan & have their logos on your team & billboards when people are watching your broadcast.
Also on the other end a indie dev can sell their game for a cheaper price & make money through in game ads. or games like Sing Star can now allow broadcasting because the ads can pay for the media licence like Spotify.
Also on the other end a indie dev can sell their game for a cheaper price & make money through in game ads. or games like Sing Star can now allow broadcasting because the ads can pay for the media licence like Spotify.
somecrazymember
Banned
Its a bump
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
i could see it happen with blondy-chan while you are having lessons she will feel hungry and with a crave for some McDonalds and a Jumbo Size Coca-Cola. *cue a thought bubble filled with images of McD & Coke on top of her head*
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Just imagine you're playing an open world game and you stumble upon a cave. You start exploring, run into some baddies on the way which you slay. Finally you reach the end, and a locked treasure chest sits before you. You check your inventory and see you've got three lockpicks left. It's a difficulty of hard but you go for it. First lockpick snaps. Second lockpick snaps, but you almost had it!! Your last lockpick and you succeed! What glorious gear awaits? Surely a fine weapon or piece of armor? Maybe a rare amulet!
You crack open the chest, as the room lights up. It's...it's...a jar of Ovaltine???? The fuck Sony?!!!
You crack open the chest, as the room lights up. It's...it's...a jar of Ovaltine???? The fuck Sony?!!!
immediately made me think of this
You're in the middle of playing Dark Souls 3 and encountering one of the hardest boss in the game. You've managed to roll around and wound him time after time, again and again. But you didn't do it unschated. You've only got 20% of your health left. You managed to dodge roll one of his attack and you're ready to get the killer blow and suddenly...
MOUNTAIN DEW! ALL HAIL DORITO POPE!
And Then it goes back to your game and you found that...
YOU DIED
MOUNTAIN DEW! ALL HAIL DORITO POPE!
And Then it goes back to your game and you found that...
YOU DIED
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Hello I'm Drake from the Uncharted series. When you go off on as many adventures as I do you need a shoe that can deliver unparalleled comfort. That's why I wear Sketchers.
It's happening so you can send me your PS4.
it's not affecting your game play it's the people who are watching your broadcast that's seeing the ads.
The ads is not for the person playing the game it's for the people watching & interacting with the person playing the game.
BRocknRolla
Member
Well, it's safe to say I will never buy a game that does something like this. It's not all that uncommon to see this sort of thing of F2P phone games, but then again, those are free and usually garbage.
I have to assume this is the sort of thing that would remain limited to exactly those sort of games, even in a console space, but I certainly wouldn't be playing them. I generally hate advertising in just about every form, and I certainly don't want it injected into my games like a commercial.
In the dark, far-flung future where this is the only way to consume games, maybe I would somehow get over it, but I have my doubts about that. It might well just inspire me to me on from the hobby altogether. Such is the depth of my despise for advertising.
Edit: Aw, this was a bump? Boo. As for that new patent, I look forward to continuing to not watch live-streamers.
I have to assume this is the sort of thing that would remain limited to exactly those sort of games, even in a console space, but I certainly wouldn't be playing them. I generally hate advertising in just about every form, and I certainly don't want it injected into my games like a commercial.
In the dark, far-flung future where this is the only way to consume games, maybe I would somehow get over it, but I have my doubts about that. It might well just inspire me to me on from the hobby altogether. Such is the depth of my despise for advertising.
Edit: Aw, this was a bump? Boo. As for that new patent, I look forward to continuing to not watch live-streamers.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Share play a Coke
It's already here it's Live From PlayStation ads.
Neuromancer
Member
This is great, how have I never seen this before?
The Artisan
Member
Trying to sell a console for $600 was arguably stupid, too.
As was selling a revised version of a handheld platform for $250 when at the time, the complementary platform was $50 more.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Do the Dew!
KillerDark
Member
I'm surprised this can even be patented, it is all over F2P games. If this ever happened in a purchased game I would be mad about it.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Holy zombie thread. I was thinking "isn't this really old?" when I saw the thread title, and yep.
The Artisan
Member
It's for the interactive live broadcasting.
People watching the game can interact with the person playing the game. ads will sometime interrupt the viewers. there is a timer that comes up & let the viewer know when the ad is going to be shown.
RealityCheque
Banned
"Before you go onto the next level of level of Rise of the Tomb Raider, here's a message from our sponsor..... Durex Condoms!"
Please Sony, do this. Obviously I'll sell my PS4 the moment you announce this but I'd still like to see the glorious fallout from such a dumbass concept.
Please Sony, do this. Obviously I'll sell my PS4 the moment you announce this but I'd still like to see the glorious fallout from such a dumbass concept.
If I'm understanding that claim right, it was filed in 2006? like ten years ago when the PS3 first came out? Very weird patent, and it would be terrible if it came to actual paid games, but I'm assuming the fact that it hasn't been done in ten years(again, if I'm reading it right), may mean they probably think it wouldn't go over well either.
Live From PlayStation lets the viewers interact with the person broadcasting the game & sometimes it will show ads in the middle of broadcasts & it will show a timer to let you know that the game is going to be interrupted to show you a ad. it's already happening.
Icyflamez96
Member
I really don't want this.
We don't need further encouragement for people to be unhealthy.
We don't need further encouragement for people to be unhealthy.