Microsoft Comments On 360 Dash Advertisements

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iDystopia6159d ago

lol You have NOTHING on XmB. Its a boring turd. There is no comparison to the Xbox interface, which constantly changes and is packed full of all kinds of stuff.

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Too_Hyped6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

@Dystopia : yeah, it's so cool to be able to cross game chat with tons of dumb 12 year old American racist retards. Only on Live (c). Please stay there.

Live interface is packed with ads and stupid XBLA arcade games ah ah. No Vidzone to play Sony music videos, no Home, no 64 player matches, no dedicated servers, no nothing. The perfect interface for dumb kids.

And you pay for that (er, your mummy does, sorry). (Plus, it's down every 3 days, unlike PSN).

-MD-6159d ago

Too hyped is wrong on so many levels it's not even worth arguing with him he's just an ignorant tool.

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TheBand1t6159d ago

All 3 are idiots.

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ArcticWolfUK6159d ago

11 people disagree with DNAagent?

truth hurts

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UnwanteDreamz6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Well that makes alot of sense. People will defend their purchases to the death. Logic and reason have nothing to do with it.

It is your right to believe that MS should spam you with adds when you pay money for their service.

Plenty of gold members seem to think it is wrong to pay for these adds.

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II Necroplasm II6159d ago

Why are PS3 fanboys even here to start with?

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GiantEnemyCrab6159d ago

What are you talking about? The scrolling info bar on the XMB is one big advertisement. Maybe you should at least own a 360 and look at the 360 dashboard to see what the ad's consist of which are always around some contest/giveaway or game release related. I'm not looking at Devry or tampon ad's. Annoying yes, non-game related no.. but they seem to be pushing the boundary further every year.

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meatnormous6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Ads for Mc Donalds is bs especially when I pay for live. Microsoft is making money on the ad revenue and subscriptions. I like the giveaway contests and everything but I do not need to see what Mc Donalds .99 cent menu consists of. Also the info bar on the PS3 can be turned off with very little effort.

UnwanteDreamz6155d ago

No arguement from you huh? Just the usual childish name calling from mental midgets lol.

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TheHater6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

I say BS. Ad's do not enhance anyone experience by any means. These ad's should not be on anyone dash board who is a Gold member. Silver member, I have no problem with because they are not pay a dime. So the should be expose to all these ad's and leave the Gold Members out of it.

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qface646159d ago

well actually the only experience it will enhance is microsofts because they will make a pretty penny from the ads

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Seraphim6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

personally I don't think anyone should be exposed to ads. Do we all not know McDonalds has a Dollar menu? Do we all not know about Burger King, Moutain Dew, and anything else that has the money to market/place an ad on Xbox or any major gaming site we might visit? I think it's complete bs. Do we not pay enough for our consoles and games? Or in regards to MS do we not pay enough for XBL Gold? I think it's rubbish. If I want ads I'll turn on the tv where a 15-20 minute show takes 30 minutes because half of it is riddled with commercials... Although after considering that... at least we're not forced to watch commercials in the middle of our games. ;) that'll be the day I'll pass on any new game hitting the market. Though surely that won't happen in my lifetime.

regardless, no ad enhances. It only distracts. And in most cases is completely stupid because we all know about these products...

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WhittO6159d ago

I just couldnt imagine how crap the XMB would be if it had ads on it, they shouldnt put ads on the main interface, its different if they put ads in while like browsing netflix or something.

I know this has been said many times before, but how can MS advertise on NXE when people pay monthly to go online ?!

Noone pays Sony to go online and there are NO ads in-sight (except on other FREE software like Home or the Vid Zone)

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DevastationEve6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

people, in the business world you either pay for something with time or money. advertisements or actual sales, there's no other way.

thanks for the disagree...you out of work freeloader. seriously, it's the beginning of the month for you, so go grab your food stamps and wellfare checks.

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Game13a13y6159d ago

i'm glad PSN wasn't anything like that.

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jessehaysfl6159d ago

well if the PSN did it I would be cool with it because it's free....

Paying for ads is bullsh!t. This is another reason I will never own an xbox.

How can they charge you for advertising to you?...........

cRaZyLeGs 936159d ago

I wouldn't mind if it gave us discounts or had a benefit to us, but c'mon. It probably won't effect us people outside the US as badly.

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Syronicus6159d ago

Pretty sad if you ask me. They subject their loyal paying customers to ads. I am not going to pitch a big fit about it but in the end, you would think they would allow you Live users to turn the ads off.

phosphor1126159d ago

Read the comments on the site. They are kinda pissed.

BattleAxe6159d ago

LMAO :)

darthv726159d ago

People are looking at the ads as being intrusive which they are not. Generally speaking they have some bearing to the live system. Be it free gamer pics or themes, there is almost always something related to the user who chooses to click on the ad. It isnt like it is taking you out of the 360 system and into a phishing website. I have had banner ads do that to me when using the ps3 browser.

Yes i know the browser argument is pointless but you sort of get the picture. The ads are tailored to fit within the confines of the live marketplace. Sometimes you can find some offers for free content simply by clicking on them. I see there are ads on the PSN store but nobody complains about that. Or the ones in home.

I like the ones that give you free movies or entries into contests to win big fancy home theater equipment. It would be different if when you dl a demo of a live arcade game or reg game that before you can play you are subjected to a 30 sec spot about whatever co is sponsoring the demo. So far that hasnt happened. the closest is a few inside xbox vids that have a short 10 sec ad for some car co (i think it was ford) before streaming.

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DMason6159d ago

Ok, I love my Xbox Live, but this seems a bit outrageous. I already pay for Xbox Live, which is okay with me because I can afford it. But do they really need more money? They're already getting about 70 million dollars a month. Are they that greedy that they need even more?

If they're going to put ads on the dash, at least make Xbox Live free. Now that would be a killer announcement.

Pika-pie6158d ago

Oh dear MS. Just have to get your paws on every pritty penny you can..

Hardly ever power up my 360 anyway.. If Sony had anything like this I would ber very annoyed.

vhero6158d ago

Gotta love it as not only do you pay a few but you see ads hahaha. This is why i refuse to pay a gold subscription and stay d/c from net with my 360 MS are taking you gold subscribers for a ride. Sony's XMB is ad free only thing you see ads on is store and lets be fair here there service is FREE with no ads. If Sony can do it so can MS.

ravinash6158d ago

As long as its not in your face that it shouldn't be a problem.
I would get upset if it was in things like games and didn't add anything to the game expereance. games like burnout paradise are OK because the ads appear on billboards in an environment where they look like they belong.

On the dashboard, if its only to the side and not getting in the way of what your doing then yes.
However in saying that...the best place for it is in the store. You don't want it appearing on your screen as soon as your logging on because then it really is getting in your face.

I guess it all depends on where the ads are appropreate.
If your there buying something then yes...if your then to just play and escape the real world, then no.

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Why dis6159d ago

Most Xbox users don't know you can
1)Press the Guid button
2)Select PROFILE
3)Then select EDIT PROFILE
4)Next select PRIVACY SETTINGS
5)opt in or out of a number of things.

Has anybody tried BING SEARCH! makes google look like its from the stone age.

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GamerPS3606159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Bing doesn't make google search from stone stage.
For you, Bill gate's sh*t must taste better than steak.

There is limit of being blind. Go school.

Disagree all you want :D with your multiple accounts.

DevastationEve6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Bing is actually very interesting, sorta like how Cool Iris did something awesome with searching for pictures and video on the internet.

edit: ace, you must be having fun lol. dude, don't take this site seriously. i used to until i figured that everything's in favor of ps3 fans...

...in their heads, lol. so don't give into the mind game, just have fun!

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GamerPS3606159d ago

To be honest, bing is not bad. I like it and I use it too along with googles.

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likedamaster6159d ago

"Edit... Don't agree with me! I want out!"

LOL. That is the funniest(also true) comment I've read all day. Bubbles to you, err... -bubbles?

JHUX6159d ago

All I hear about is how this website is all ps3 fanboys, when most of you were here living it up when this place was 99percent 360 fanboys.
And still with the high amount of anti-ps3 articles that get approved to the front page there is still either a high amount of 360 fanboys or you all have multiple accounts (which we know people like why_dis have about 30). If you don't talk fanboy nonsense all the time you would have plenty of bubbles left.

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hadouken0076159d ago

big F'n MC donalds ad on there dashboard ha ha ha ha!

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no_more_trolling6159d ago

its so funny. but the ads doesnt go there. if u had an xbox u would know.

i love to see ignorant people show how ignorant they are.

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vhero6158d ago

Your an idiot he never said ads went there read again idiot. He was just laughing they have a mcdonalds ad on the picture. So get it right before you comment in future god damn fanboy.

Meus Renaissance6159d ago

I'm in the UK and I can't say I've ever seen this advertisements on the dashboard. Are they US-Only?

I think it's absolutely ridiculous that they enforce such things on paying members. Ridiculous greed. Watch the backlash. This will only refuel debates on whether the Live Membership should be a subscription.

XboxUltimateAlliance6159d ago

I like when they advertise for new games coming out/DLC/movies. I always click on and watch things that interest me.

I just kinda explore Xbox Live and I think that's part of the wonder about it, the advertisements aren't in your way...they are integrated within everything else and it just feels like there is so much new stuff everywhere on a daily basis on Xbox Live. Not in one section, everywhere you go there are new deals going on, previews for games, tips for achievements, ads for games.

I really don't think its a bad thing. Maybe some that don't use XBL would try to say it was though.

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darkequitus6159d ago

with advert clearly have not used XBL. The UK and US are much the same.

I see nothing wrong with XBL advertising, i.e. highlighting XBL stuff videos/games/ etc. I don't see viagra ads here. anything else come with free gamerpicks etc.

But I guess it is pointless trying to reason with juveniles on this site.

XBL-UK/PSN: darkequitus
XBL-USA: crimsonklax

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Seraphim6159d ago

I'm not a big fan of advertisements on there at all. But when it comes to new releases (retail, download), though I still don't care to see it because I keep tabs on that kind of thing, I can totally understand having them there. Not all owners are on top of whats going on in the gaming world and what's releasing. So it makes complete sense to advertise new releases and downloads on the dashboard. They could easily pack the weeks releases on there and that would truly be beneficial to MS partners and gamers alike. But it's one thing to advertise stuff that pertains to the offerings of Xbox and it's a totally different to advertise anything else.

imho we don't need more McDonalds ads out there and especially not on our consoles. Or Burger King, Mountain Dew, Pizza Hut, or as I said before (earlier post), anyone who has the money to market on XBL. We all know these companies exist and we all probably visit them when we so desire. Is this like soda machines in schools? Is Fast Food, or whatever else targeting the kids who can't go get their own food? They want the kids to see the ads and demand their parents go get them some fatty burgers and greaseball fries? Not that there's anything wrong with fatty burger and greaseball fries. I love to have some occasionally. ;) But Is there really a need for it? When we pay *insert coin* for the console, $60 a crack for games, and $40-50 for Gold Memberships? It's just rubbish.

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likedamaster6159d ago

I call BS on you Seraphim, most people WANT to be alerted about new upcoming games, DLC, etc. I don't see a problem with this at all.

Seraphim6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

you call me BS? Maybe you didn't quite understand what I said then. :P I said while I personally still don't want to see it because I keep tabs on games/gaming, I can understand them advertising games, but anything else, no. New releases both retail and digital would be acceptable imo. I'd still rather not see it but I can see where they're coming from. In one not all keep up like me, and many others here on new releases, etc, and it's something that benefits Xbox, gamers and their developers. The average joe only knows when something comes out because he sees a commercial, sees the game on a store shelf, a friend tells them, or they decides to check the storefront. So while I don't particularly care to see any ad I could see, and accept, where they're coming from in advertising new Xbox games both retail and download...

GiantEnemyCrab6159d ago

That's just a mock-up they did for the story.. There are no ad's like that on the dashboard any type of advertisment is contained in the cover flow windows.

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starvinbull6159d ago

Putting adverts on a paid for service. Not good.

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DevastationEve6159d ago

you pay for magazines and newspapers, they have ads too. cable has ads too, and who doesn't remember being bothered by those "free ring tones" text messages!

advertising is something that will only get more invasive as technology improves (talking cereal boxes ala Minority Report...lol)

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callahan096159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Yeah, you pay for cable, but not for the individual channels. The basic cable channels rely on the additional revenues of advertisements. The pay channels like HBO do NOT put ads into the show or movie you're watching, because you're paying extra just for that channel. Magazines are full-color, over 100 pages, with quite a lot of work put into them each month. It's totally unfeasible to have that much work put into writing and laying out a full issue AND having all those nice glossy full-color pages printed and bound and shipped for a measly 3, 4, or 5 dollars an issue. The only reason they can get away with charging such a pittance is because of the advertisements.

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callahan096159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

OK, so I got a disagree, huh? I guess there are commercial interruptions during movies on HBO. I guess that 4 dollars for a full-color glossy magazine IS enough that the publisher can make their profit just off of that revenue. Ever notice how a bound edition trade paperback collecting about 130 pages (or about 6 issues) worth of comics will retail for like 20 bucks? Where a magazine of similar page count, also full color glossy pages, costs 1/4 of that? One doesn't have ads, and one does. When you pay the premium price for these things, you should expect not to have advertisements. It's just an odd fact, worth pointing out, that you pay the premium for XBL and get ads, and you do not have to pay a premium for PSN, and yet there are no ads. Seems backwards, doesn't it?

vhero6158d ago

I don't pay for PSN and my dash is completly ad free! So your arguement is fail. Go back to the drawing board and start again.

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The Meerkat6159d ago

Americans have way to much advertising on TV. It makes it unwatchable.
I don't want the same thing happening to my 360.

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Lucreto6159d ago

Yes American tv is horrible with the amount of ads.

I was in the US and this was how a 30 minute show was like:
advertisements
intro sequence
advertisements
10-15 of show
advertisements
rest of show
advertisements
End credits
advertisements

@The meerkat Can you give me cheap car insurance? :)

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Knightrid8086159d ago

You nailed exactly how it is. That's why nowadays I record my shows that way when commercials hit, I just fast forward.

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Sheikh Yerbouti6159d ago

I'm not an avid TV watcher, but I've noticed that some stations are now mostly commercials. G4 is horrid about it. If I fast-forward, an hour of X-Play last 20-30 minutes. That is over the half of the time allocated.

This will only get worse I believe.

JHUX6159d ago

If you mean 10-15 minutes worth of show then I wish! More like We get 3-5 minutes of show, then advertisement. Especially on new shows like 24 when it's season is on. You are lucky to watch 5 minutes of show each time until you get a nice long commercial.

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BX816159d ago

I'll be pissed the day I see some adds on my dashboard!!!

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GayASSAdmins6159d ago

oh my

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KilZoneGeneralStrife6159d ago

Im in South Africa,but I got a Brit account cuz those msft dumbasses havnt officially brought xbl here.there are advertisments dude. . .

Briefcase Joe6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

gold members pay for a dash with no ads, and the silver members get to play online, but have ads on their dashboards? Otherwise, if I have to pay and have ads, I will not be very happy. Also, when the hell have ads ever enhanced something? I think he probably means enhanced for Microsoft. What a stupid statement.

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wicked6159d ago

Is it me or do we not get ad's in the UK, I haven't seen anything that's not related to the Xbox i.e. new a game demo/release or video trailers for new videos available in the market place? And if it's just to enhance the current ad's(trailers) I'm happy.

Stryfeno26159d ago

I like the Xbox interface. It tells whats going on in the community everytime I log in and 98% of the adds on there are game related. When I turn on my PS3, all I hear is crickets. I have to go on an adventure to find out what's new.

HOME have adds but I don't hear any complaints. Droids need to focus on their console instead of worrying about the 360 all the time.

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Boty6159d ago

"HOME have adds but I don't hear any complaints. Droids need to focus on their console instead of worrying about the 360 all the time."

Home is "FREE" I don't pay for home so I don't care if there are ads. The Ads are what pay for home. Unlike XBL were you have to pay and put up with ads.

If you disagree with me then your missing more than the point.

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UnwanteDreamz6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Maybe people don't complain about adds in home because ........wait for it...............it's FREE.

"Droids need to focus on their console instead of worrying about the 360 all the time."

That is why you sorry a** fangirls spam negative PS3 articles? Why you worried about the PS3? Isn't your handle Patchstation 3? I saw earlier somewhere else you claim to have a decent IQ. I beg to differ.

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maverick11916159d ago

im glad the xmb doesn't have this ad stuff flying around it would get annoying especially like a inch about a menu you want to click on like the picture shown in the article you buy a console to play games not see ads left, right and centre on anything you click quite cheeky from MS imo its like oh yeah you've all got ads everywhere live with it

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Why dis6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

A big brand ad thats gaming related will show up around once a week. Once its seen(detected you have seen it) on any given console, it may or may not show back up for days until the run is over. LOL

You act like XBL looks like Time Square.

Traveler6159d ago

Ads on my user interface make me feel like the console isn't mine. I like how customizable the XMB is and how there are no ads; it really feels like it is uniquely mine.

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GiantEnemyCrab6159d ago

How do you turn off the scrolling ticker of advertisements on the XMB?

If I can't turn it off then it's not mine.

PshycoNinja6158d ago (Edited 6158d ago )

You can. Go to information board. Press triangle. Then select "Do Not Display". Its that simple.

To everyone who says theirs ads in the PS Store. There really not ads. They just tell you whats new in the PS Store and the Top DL of the week. Which is more then I can say for Live. I have seen ads for subway on there.

Yes there are ads in Home. But Home is FREE and all ads are game related.

P.S. the information board mostly talks about new games or movies that come out every week. Just to let you know. Everything else on the information board is about pre order deals or regular deals for games.

no_more_trolling6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

i dont mind, im too busy playin games. its not like i spend most of my time on the dashboard.

wow plus i have never seen anything like that photo. but people without an xbox wont know that

Rowsdower6159d ago

as long as they result in an eventual reduction or elimination of Xbox Live fees, but I doubt it.

Cherchez La Ghost6159d ago

We all been seeing a small amount of stores selling 1-year Live subscriptions for aound $40. Hopefully, MS has been paying attention to that. i Also, if you do get enough business to pay some of those bills for advertisements, Live subscription may drop. I'm not holding my breath on it, but it may.

Cherchez La Ghost6159d ago

I think that "pop-up's" are the main reason some people hate ads. Because they get in the way of where you want to go and they time consume. In fact, I do check out some some ads on XBL Dashboards. And besides, the ad's are not overkill on the dashboard.

edgeofblade6159d ago

As long as this leads into a free Sliver with multiplayer, I'll be happy. I will likewise be happy to pay for Gold if it still gets me first dibs on demos and features like last.fm and netflix. But for heaven's sake, give the silvers their multiplayer.

xtremeimport6159d ago

till XBL is free? you're making lots of cash from these adds...and still charging for online? answer this question..."why?"

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akaFullMetal6159d ago

having ads on there is dumb, and anyone who is fighting people and disagreeing. Do you want ads???? If you let this happen, then this will be the norm and will have a snowball effect, where most likely ads will be everywhere, even in games. Not ads in the game itself, but like a commercial before you play the damn game. Why are you fighting people saying that this doesn't suck, it does, there is no way to say this is good for you.

Sheikh Yerbouti6159d ago

has advertising in HOME, and it is definitely an enhancement like with the Red Bull Home Space. But how are ads on the fricking dashboard an enhancement?

JHUX6159d ago (Edited 6159d ago )

Well then according to microsoft lets add one more reason to the list on why XBL > PSN. XBL Has Ads!

I'm just messing though, as long as there not in your way they shouldn't be that big of a deal. Definitely not an enhancement, and I wouldn't want to have to see them if I was a gold paying member.

kissmeimgreek6159d ago

i think only silver members should be bombarded by adds. on e more reason to be gold. i mean wtf am i paying $50 for if they still need to get money from ads? at the very least throw in some perks, like play a game of free throw for pepsi and get a free pepsi avatar shirt! and PS3 users dont pay for PSN and im pretty sure they dont get to many adds from what ive seen. way to be greedy MS. Ill be sure to keep an eye out on getting a PS4 next gen. if you thihnk you can still get away with this crap.

vx6159d ago

your game will aoutomaticly pause for mins and MS adverts will show on your TV screen instead...hahaha dat would b fOnny :p

GiantEnemyCrab6159d ago

It's already happening.. 1 vs 100

MS would charge for their toenail clippings if they could and then charge you a fee to examine those clippings before you buy it.

lol

bjornbear6159d ago

Thats not unheard of but damn =/ i wouldn't be happy, but who am i to talk =P

McDaygo6159d ago

Enhance my A-hole. I don't care about a freakin Mcdonalds gamer pic, or its nasty fries.

KingKionic 6159d ago

"Today, movie trailers are available in a high-definition (HD) format, but Silverlight will deliver 1080p HD and 5.1 surround sound without discs directly into the Xbox"

So even movie trailers will be in 1080p...my god does it get any better?

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PshycoNinja6158d ago

the only way to get FULL 1080p w/ 5.1 surround sound ( even though Blu-Ray has 7.1 ) on the 360. DVD's cant display FULL 1080p. hence only downloadable media and Blu-Ray can display FULL 1080p. In retrospect XBLA, PSN, and PS3 games are the only things that can display FULL/TRUE 1080p.

kaveti66166159d ago

There might be good news to this. Microsoft might reduce the price of Xbox Live membership if they can get enough money from these ads.

kissmeimgreek6159d ago

uh yah... that could happen... or they could just leave it the same...yah theyll probably do that

HarukoHex6158d ago

actually right now its only 1$ for a month of live.

MriownBOTH6159d ago

its on in spotlight and its not all ads...game add ones coming soon etc....

stop b!tching and just push up one god damn time on your analog stick and play game stop crying

MriownBOTH6159d ago

the ignorance of ps3 owner who don't have a xbox is growing strongly......still holding on with ps3 will lead this gen by japan sales...sigh

Lanontscuz6159d ago

HA!

taurus16159d ago

is excactly why I pay for Sirius satellite radio. Too get away from the commercials, and enjoy my music.

I have a FM tuner when I want commercials, thank you MS.

Saaking6159d ago

Yeah why does the dashboard go automatically to "spotlight" shouldn't it go to "My Xbox" since after all the 360 is a gaming machine. $50 a year may not seem as much but it is. I have Ps3 and xbox 360; however I still pay for gold membership because i like playing online. Microsoft makes millions from users why should we have to watch ads. If there are ads it should be a free service!

silvertip836159d ago

This is rediculous. Microsoft if you do this, I will no longer pay for my subscription. As a paying member I should not have to see ads on *MY* dashboard. If this happens, its going to make 98% of the community very angry!

LevDog6159d ago

Wierd.. MS got ads.. The companies Pay MS to put their ads on there.. Meaning alot of extra cash.. But yet people still have to pay for online.. Sony 0 ads.. Free online..

Hmm

HarukoHex6158d ago

but with sony you have to pay 4 bucks for a fake couch you will never sit on.

keysy4206158d ago

thats got to suck to pay for add i havea 360 but for 50 bucks i can get conduit on wii.
If they are going to be adding ads then the service should be free

keysy4206158d ago

ads in home are free wtf are you talking about were talking about paying for ads not seeing ads for free .

Redgehammer6158d ago (Edited 6158d ago )

What the hell does it matter? Ads are ubiquitous, they are in the restrooms we use, on the sides of vehicles, every web page we visit Ad Nauseum. The Way I See it is that the ads are going to enhance the quality and increase the quantity of the intangible goods we get from Microsoft IE prizes in 1 vs 100. It seems as if there have been more discounts as well as an increase in free DL's since the advent of the NXE.As long as the ads remain unobtrusive as they are now, then I personally could care less. So to paraphrase dudemandude (in another related post)Just because we see ads doesn't mean we're buying.

HarukoHex6158d ago

they can add all the adds they want, just take off the bloody cicle in the background i want to see my picture again.

devilhunterx6158d ago

M$ : Next Gen ADs starts when we say so!

jthorne196158d ago

hey everyone. facebook now has a page setup against this absolute crime, why do we need adverts on our dashboards? the bigger question is how will it enhance the gamers experience? One thinks microsoft's never ending pockets might not be so never ending! please join the face book group and lets try and stops this nonsense! I am not paying 40 pound for this this rubbish! I won't stand for it and neither should you!!

http://www.facebook.com/hom...

also you can find it by searching for

"stop microsoft putting adverts on xbox live!"

cheers!

kalebgray926158d ago

i haven't turned on my xbox for months because there are no new games out but when mass effect 2 comes out i dont want that stuff to show up... not cool i swear

should i sell my 360 for 09 its been pretty fail and the only good game i see coming out is forza and ME 2..... literallly

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DarkCowMoo6158d ago

I can't planning to pay for this sh*t unless they plan to make it free.
Paying for an online service to watch ads? bullshit.