The new Eircom ads on Xbox 360...

Crunkussion

Anyone else been noticing these? They're horrible orange things that stick out like a sore thumb. I noticed it yesterday while playing Pro Evo and then I saw them in Skate 2 (plastered nearly everywhere) today.

Anyone know if there's an option to turn them off?

rizzla

Nope. They paid for the advertising to be there online. It's another way for games to make money. I posted a photo in the Skate 2 thread...

seanybiker

ha ha brillent. I think thats kinda funny seen that.

Epic Tissue

Are these only when you play online?

rizzla

Epic Tissue wrote: »

Are these only when you play online?

Yes.

dazftw

no thanks :cool:

anyone ever notice most people who have problems with there net connection have eircom

craze7

In tiger woods 08 there were shampoo ads all over it!

seanybiker

dazftw wrote: »

no thanks :cool:

anyone ever notice most people who have problems with there net connection have eircom

I never really had that much of a problem with eircom.


PS. Holy crap batman you have some gaming points boy. Your also in Waterford, hmmm, Wanna loan of my xbox so ya can play all your games again then Ill have a cool score like that

ironictoaster

There was Barack O' Bama and Irish vodafone ads in Burnout.

moggser

i'd like to see them plaster eircom posters on a wall in world at war lol
havin seen anything on mine yet sure i only played cod 4 for 20 mins today
whats the world coming to

me-skywalker

Crunkussion wrote: »

Anyone else been noticing these? They're horrible orange things that stick out like a sore thumb. I noticed it yesterday while playing Pro Evo and then I saw them in Skate 2 (plastered nearly everywhere) today.

Anyone know if there's an option to turn them off?

haha funny guy... nope cant turn em off.. its the new 'super cool' media machine taking over the gameworlds... its now goign to be widley used in games that there will be advertisements ingame, its a source of income for publishers and developers... but they have also stated that they will only use relevant advertisement to relevant games... not like womens lingerie in cod or ads for fairy liquid in fifa!! would be funny tho!!

dazftw wrote: »

no thanks :cool:

anyone ever notice most people who have problems with there net connection have eircom

been with eircom years! never had any problems.. the odd logout here and there but very consistent much more than them brit servers!!

J-blk

There'll all over Burnout Paradise too - some crap slogan like "Pimp your engine! Get Eircom blah, blah, blah..." - no thanks, I'll stick with my 20Mb UPC!

Crunkussion

There's some pretty bad examples of this in Far Cry 2 as well

Stephen

Ffs. Way to ruin any sense of immersion.

moggser

the burger add got me lol

ShaneU

rizzla wrote: »

Yes.

I get them on single player too

yoyo

Lol at the "Relyable" bit :pac:

Nick

rizzla

ShaneU wrote: »

I get them on single player too

What I meant was, if your connected online.

Saw more eircom ads in NFS: Undercover. They said "Slow down and read this".

me-skywalker

Crunkussion wrote: »

There's some pretty bad examples of this in Far Cry 2 as well

haha.. this should be a sticky.. funny ads in games

00sully

Stephen wrote: »

Ffs. Way to ruin any sense of immersion.

well it is actually more true to life no? :pac:

DeVore

Why did I pay 55 euro for a transport package for ads?

Shouldnt they be handing these games out for free or at least discounted since you are getting ads by the backdoor (and with no conscious agreement from me).

DeV.

moggser

i agree with ya
i dont remember being asked anything about games been disrupted with adds or have my xbox live discounted

what happins if some off them ads offend me?

rizzla

Wy don't you guys complain to the people who matter, Microsoft?

Same can be said for irish tv stations who recieve money from the licence fee yet still subdue us to ads.

Hyzepher

Looks like it's the way of the future - no different from magazines, papers etc if you ask me. Always been ads inbetween news, articles etc.

moggser

rizzla wrote: »

Wy don't you guys complain to the people who matter, Microsoft?

Same can be said for irish tv stations who recieve money from the licence fee yet still subdue us to ads.

hang on ill check me phone for bill's number
ya know quite well what happins when you talk to them at the xbox customer care told nothing they can do its not their department have a nice day

me-skywalker

as said before only the appropriate material will be used in the ads for the genre of game it will be applied too... while i dont fully endorse ads in games it does bring the sense of realism more into the experience like walking through the ruins of berlin/stalingrad and walking by shops with ads on the windows or ground... or in football games which have being doing it for years around the sides of ptiches...

dont know how u can be offended by ads as if u were offended it just means you've taken notice and it has worked... i personallay take ads for what they are i dont buy a product because it has a cool ad or likewise i wouldnt not buy something i wanted or needed because its ads were offensive.

wandatowell

I saw a Royal Navy billboard in one of the Need For Speed games, there's also Golden Delicious apples in Cod4

moggser

[quote=wandatowell there's also Golden Delicious apples in Cod4[/quote]



was that on muti player or just sigle player?

mayordenis

I think most of the comments in here are founded completely not in reality,
firstly I think any dig at Xbox love here is completely unfounded it would be with the devs,
some saying it breaks immersion? not really, normal real cities have ad's it would make sense for fake cities like new san vanelona to have them also,
I don't know why you would be requested to agree to have adds in your game, It's like saying that in a movie that is set in new york can't show the ad's all over time square or something equally ridiculous.

calex71

mayordenis wrote: »

I think most of the comments in here are founded completely not in reality,
firstly I think any dig at Xbox love here is completely unfounded it would be with the devs,
some saying it breaks immersion? not really, normal real cities have ad's it would make sense for fake cities like new san vanelona to have them also,
I don't know why you would be requested to agree to have adds in your game, It's like saying that in a movie that is set in new york can't show the ad's all over time square or something equally ridiculous.

At least on tv you can change channels / shut your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears and activally choose not to view the ad's.

Try doing that in skate 2 = instant bail

Might be a bit dangerous doint in times square in real life id imagine

Epic Tissue

DeVore wrote: »

Why did I pay 55 euro for a transport package for ads?

Shouldnt they be handing these games out for free or at least discounted since you are getting ads by the backdoor (and with no conscious agreement from me).

DeV.

I was about to ask if games featuring these ads were going to be reduced.

Imagine Fallout3 having a big ad on a billboard in the deserted land:mad:

calex71

Epic Tissue wrote: »

I was about to ask if games featuring these ads were going to be reduced.

Imagine Fallout3 having a big ad on a billboard in the deserted land:mad:

Lol yes at least in skate they are not so out of place even though eircom being the only bb provider in san van is a bit unrealistic :rolleyes:

Thankfully not the case in real life

DeVore

If you tolerate this... everything will be next.

You pay for games, you pay for XBOX Live and they still ram ads down your throat.

I intensely dislike it.

DeV.

me-skywalker

DeVore wrote: »

If you tolerate this... everything will be next.

You pay for games, you pay for XBOX Live and they still ram ads down your throat.

I intensely dislike it.

DeV.

Tolerate what? a billboard in a game? oooh very frightening prospect next they'll have ads in movies or in songs or god forbid tv!! fact is it'll always be around, product placement in movies/tv, sports stars, movies stars campaigning for companies... muscians supporting a particular type of brand.. even office talk,friends talking,ppl, human nature... recommending a product to a friend is that nto a word of mouth style advertisement?

what about the music of bands in games i personally hate some of the bands that they pay to put on their game but i tolerate it as i know there are ppl out there that hate the stuff i listen to... point being if u were offended it just means you've taken notice and it has worked... i personallay take ads for what they are i dont buy a product because it has a cool ad or likewise i wouldnt not buy something i wanted or needed because its ads were offensive.

its just there and thats it.. i just wasted my time writing that hah

plus its not your games its their games! wit the increase in piracy and les money coming in through sales and the prices of consoles being driven down this is a source of income for the developers of the games that you love to use the money for wages/r&D/research and everything that made the game.

moggser

well ive not come accross it properly yet but as the other lad pointed out having billboards on a deserted island saying grab your 7 meg download is a bit out of place aint it and ruins the game for some dont ya think??

penguinbloke

me-skywalker wrote: »

Tolerate what? a billboard in a game? oooh very frightening prospect next they'll have ads in movies or in songs or god forbid tv!! fact is it'll always be around, product placement in movies/tv, sports stars, movies stars campaigning for companies... muscians supporting a particular type of brand.. even office talk,friends talking,ppl, human nature... recommending a product to a friend is that nto a word of mouth style advertisement?

I disagree, the reason most people play games is for a bit of escapism, if I wanted adverts I would use a medium that encouraged them. If in a post apocalyptic wasteland I see orange advert's for a certain phone company's "super fast" 7mb line I can't help but think that the illusion is somewhat damaged.

Also why are they advertising broadband to those with broadband connections already, it seems to be somewhat redundant...

me-skywalker

escapism.... ah the cop out... fair enough!

Swizz

In Splinter Cell; DA They started updating the game to put in ads in levels like boss house, ads for assasins creed and other crap like that, it looked so stupid.

penguinbloke

me-skywalker wrote: »

escapism.... ah the cop out... fair enough!

while the condescending talk down is much more appropriate. I bow to your superior intellect.

I don't want to pay to have adverts thrown at me, if the games were subsidized then maybe it would make sense but we're paying more than ever and the adverts are getting more intrusive.

kippy

I didnt realise they had started doing this in games already.
A complete joke if you ask me. I have to agree with numerous posters here who do not agree with this. What next?
For those who says it actually adds to the realism.....please.......its pure and unadulterated creaming the thing for every penny it is worth.
You pay for the game, the hardware to play it on, your XBL gold account and then get hammered by adds (this is what will eventually happen).
It cant be compared to TV/Radio or Billboard adds either in fairness.

koHd

Epic Tissue wrote: »

I was about to ask if games featuring these ads were going to be reduced.

Imagine Fallout3 having a big ad on a billboard in the deserted land:mad:

In a game like Fallout, you're right, it would be totally out of place.

Hopefully it's managed correctly. I have no problem with the ads appearing in Skate 2 or similar games set in a modern world. The ones shown in this thread don't really ruin anything of the game.

DeVore

The setting is San Vanelona; a mixture of San Francisco, Vancouver and Barcelona.

Yeah, an Eircom ad is reeaaaaally in context.

DeV.

koHd

DeVore wrote: »

The setting is San Vanelona; a mixture of San Francisco, Vancouver and Barcelona.

Yeah, an Eircom ad is reeaaaaally in context.

DeV.

If it's a fictional place with a mix of San Francisco, Vancouver and Barcelona, why can't it have a bit of Dublin in there too with an Eircom ad?

moggser

ggeeerrrruuuuupppp owa dat will ya the game i think should be left alone and in its un touched state ads for scare com in the middle of a desert island is not right do ya agree
on the side o the pitch on pro evo on the billboard is where ya'd expect to see them and i think they should stay there

Stephen

Similar to Burnout Paradise, set in a fictional American city. Eircom ads are out of place. Ads for something more international like Coke or the latest Hollywood film or something wouldn't be.