Wipeout HD In-Game Ad's !??!

ad for State Farm on the wipeout loading screen??? Can't believe they have in-game ad's on wipe out HD
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX4f9zts6JM to see the difference in Load times with the ad and without.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Wipeout HD Fury
• PS3
• State Farm

[gbeneviste]

Meh, I don't mind the ads. Especially if they help reduce the cost of the software. What bugs me is seeing the same ad over and over again. They should add a few more ads and mix them up. By the way, remember Wipeout XL? They were pimping Red Bull before I ever knew what Red Bull was. It's no biggie as long as they implement it correctly.

[meerkat1954]

If Sony starts putting ads in their games they will lose this console war big time.

[AnonymousSinner]

I don't get the ads anymore.

[iheartheadshots]

But those were non-intrusive ads that didn't interfere with gameplay. This ad interfered with the game by holding up gamplay to show the entire ad.

[Wip3ou7]

In-game ads are not new to the WipEout franchise... the original wipeout had ads for other psygnosis games, WipEout XL had Red Bull ads and ads for musical artists that were featured in the game. I'm sure other wipeout games had ads also but I cant think of them off the top of my head.

[mymomnamedmejon]

And as far as ads IN video games, they are there for 2 reasons, subliminal advertising, and to add depth to the game experience. They have been in games since almost the beginning, so its nothing new and complaining about that isnt going to change it either.

But you both do have valid points about Wipeout, that add was ridiculous, and shouldn't of been there (as it seemed the sole purpose of the add was to make it seem like the load times took longer).

[mymomnamedmejon]

I am aware of the Ad's that are on XBL in the different topics. And while I dont necessarily think that they should be there, the fact that you arent forced to watch them, and can just skip past them, doesn't bother me and I dont know why so many people are making a fuss over it. No one on here knows exactly how much it takes to keep XBL running, and how much MS pays for the rights to use certain content on their service, so you dont know how much of a profit they are making off these ads.

[Finergizer]

Wow this was the lamest video EVER

[f3nik5]

I'm aware, but a) prizes are only given away once a week and b)the ads were present before they started giving away points and games.

Fact of the matter is, they ads shouldn't be there on a game that someone has paid. Especially if they weren't in there at the time of purchase.

[PullusPardus]

well , if you do a quick search on youtube (you have an Xbox right?) you will find these ads.

they removed the costumizable backgrounds and had ads instead. how gay is that, jeez.

but what im saying these stuff are not sony only. if you played burnout that game is filled with ads.

[mymomnamedmejon]

They give away stuff for free! You get arcade games for free! How do you think they are paying for that?