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Imagine trying to play Elden Ring, you’re on the final boss, at half health, and suddenly you get an overlay autoplaying ad for Domino’s Pizza. Or you’re holdi

by wincy 1y ago

Imagine trying to play Elden Ring, you’re on the final boss, at half health, and suddenly you get an overlay autoplaying ad for Domino’s Pizza. Or you’re holding back tears as a beloved character makes the ultimate sacrifice in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the orchestral soundtrack crescendos in a perfect welling up of complex emotional storytelling, as you get an ad for Dude Wipes. DUDE WIPES: WIPES FOR EVERY DAY SH*TUATIONS. GET 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER WITH CODE SHITBOX

charcircuit 1y ago
>two minutes of preroll ads before a game is available to stream Preroll ads play before the game. I also imagine there could be queue to play which makes it the perfect time to show ads.
- fabian2k 1y ago
  I think it is safe to assume they'll start with a lower level of ads and will increase that later. This always works out the same way.
- wincy 1y ago
  I know, but that’s not funny and doesn’t let me make a joke about Dude Wipes in the same breath as Clair Obscur (a fantastic game). I remember being broke and having a person I barely knew buy me Diablo 3. I definitely would have used this experience 15 years ago. I’m not actually opposed to it, but it is funny to imagine a depraved utopia where truly nothing is sacred, furthermore these jokes serve as a way to inoculate ourselves against reaching that technologically possible but hopefully ethically dubious destination.
- brendoelfrendo 1y ago
  I refuse to believe that more ads won't be forthcoming. Perhaps they enforce a time limit on play sessions and require more ads to resume, or leverage their position as a cloud service to seamlessly halt the game, insert a midroll ad, and dump you back into whatever you were doing (after an on-screen timer gives you adequate warning to avoid heavy action, of course).
cnity 1y ago
Just drink a verification can before the boss fight to freeze ads for 30 minutes.
AdmiralAsshat 1y ago
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/714/117/28c.jpg https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/714/117/28c... Humanity is pretty good at predicting dystopian futures, we always just struggle with the timeline.
mielioort 1y ago
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by wincy 1y ago

charcircuit 1y ago

>two minutes of preroll ads before a game is available to stream Preroll ads play before the game. I also imagine there could be queue to play which makes it the perfect time to show ads.

fabian2k 1y ago
I think it is safe to assume they'll start with a lower level of ads and will increase that later. This always works out the same way.
wincy 1y ago
I know, but that’s not funny and doesn’t let me make a joke about Dude Wipes in the same breath as Clair Obscur (a fantastic game). I remember being broke and having a person I barely knew buy me Diablo 3. I definitely would have used this experience 15 years ago. I’m not actually opposed to it, but it is funny to imagine a depraved utopia where truly nothing is sacred, furthermore these jokes serve as a way to inoculate ourselves against reaching that technologically possible but hopefully ethically dubious destination.
brendoelfrendo 1y ago
I refuse to believe that more ads won't be forthcoming. Perhaps they enforce a time limit on play sessions and require more ads to resume, or leverage their position as a cloud service to seamlessly halt the game, insert a midroll ad, and dump you back into whatever you were doing (after an on-screen timer gives you adequate warning to avoid heavy action, of course).

cnity 1y ago

Just drink a verification can before the boss fight to freeze ads for 30 minutes.

AdmiralAsshat 1y ago

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/714/117/28c.jpg https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/714/117/28c... Humanity is pretty good at predicting dystopian futures, we always just struggle with the timeline.

mielioort 1y ago

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