The so-called 'future of gaming'

[Darein]

...Trion will offer a new kind gaming experience to the tech-savvy consumers who flock to sites like MySpace and YouTube, said Buttler, who added that the company will get revenue from subscriptions, paid downloads and in-game advertising rather than from retail game sales...[/b]

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/09/...reut/index.html

First, I don't think this is really "new". The only difference with their subscription-based fees vs. any other MMO is there is no original startup fee. MMO's could do that anyway, but they don't - you know why? Because the retail price is how they get lots of money from people who only play the game one month. <_<

Second, if I find a game that has too many advertisements - or advertisements I am "forced" to watch if I am to play - I won't play it. Part of the reason I play computer games is that you don't have to watch advertisements 20% of the time just so you can game the other 80% of the time. It's all 100% gaming, minus loading time.

 

[whewa]

yeah but there is no reason why the say the loading screen on swg couldn't have had an ad on it rather than a crappy tip that we all saw a million times.

 

[BananaMan]

IGA is going to be big, and it isn't going to be in your face, its going to be subliminal.

For example, Branded products in the economy, billboards etc.

The IGA market at current is only worth $100 million, within a year it will be well over $1 billlion .

Good luck tyring to get away from it.

 

[Stavrose]

I won't be surprised if in the next GTA the main character drinks Coca-Cola while wearing an adidas shirt and driving a Nissan 350Z

 

[Curse]

Fuck all this who hah I want a virtual reality! lol

 

[Darein]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Whewa @ Sep 30 2006, 05:21 AM) [snapback]122090[/snapback][/center]

yeah but there is no reason why the say the loading screen on swg couldn't have had an ad on it rather than a crappy tip that we all saw a million times.
[/b]

Yah, but then the loading screens will just *HAPPEN* to get gradually 50 times longer, and show you 31 commercials before they let you finish logging in.