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I gave an opinion on this on Twitter but ads in game worlds that mirror where you'd expect ads in real-life might not be too bad.
 
Burnout Paradise did this really well - I remember driving by the "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" billboards advertising Burger King and I really enjoyed that little touch that made Paradise City feel more like a real place.
 
I also enjoyed the AMD SFF PCs you saw in Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Discreet, easy to miss, and made you go "oh hey, lol" when you saw them instead of being annoyed.
 
What won't go over well is basically any kind of ad that feels pushed in your face instead of feeling like a world-building (for lack of a better word) easter egg. If people have to watch ads just to get to the next map or level, the backlash will be enormous.
 
And of course this is EA we're talking about so the chances they'll massively screw this up are not insignificant.

I gave an opinion on this on Twitter but ads in game worlds that mirror where you'd expect ads in real-life might not be too bad.
 
Burnout Paradise did this really well - I remember driving by the "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" billboards advertising Burger King and I really enjoyed that little touch that made Paradise City feel more like a real place.
 
I also enjoyed the AMD SFF PCs you saw in Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Discreet, easy to miss, and made you go "oh hey, lol" when you saw them instead of being annoyed.
 
What won't go over well is basically any kind of ad that feels pushed in your face instead of feeling like a world-building (for lack of a better word) easter egg. If people have to watch ads just to get to the next map or level, the backlash will be enormous.
 
And of course this is EA we're talking about so the chances they'll massively screw this up are not insignificant.

I gave an opinion on this on Twitter but ads in game worlds that mirror where you'd expect ads in real-life might not be too bad.
 
Burnout Paradise did this really well - I remember driving by the "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" billboards advertising Burger King and I really enjoyed that little touch that made Paradise City feel more like a real place.
 
I also enjoyed the AMD SFF PCs you saw in Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Discreet, easy to miss, and made you go "oh hey, lol" when you saw them instead of being annoyed.
 
What won't go over well is basically any kind of ad that feels pushed in your face instead of feeling like a world-building (for lack of a better word) easter egg. If people have to watch ads just to get to the next map or level, the backlash will be enormous.
 
And of course this is EA we're talking about so the chances they'll massively screw this up are not insignificant.

I gave an opinion on this on Twitter but ads in game worlds that mirror where you'd expect ads in real-life might not be too bad.
 
Burnout Paradise did this really well - I remember driving by the "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" billboards advertising Burger King and I really enjoyed that little touch that made Paradise City feel more like a real place.
 
I also enjoyed the AMD SFF PCs you saw in Deus Ex Mankind Divided. Discreet, easy to miss, and made you go "oh hey, lol" when you saw them instead of being annoyed.
 
What won't go over well is basically any kind of ad that feels pushed in your face instead of feeling like a world-building (for lack of a better word) easter egg. If people have to watch ads just to get to the next map or level, the backlash will be enormous.
 
And of course this is EA we're talking about so the chances they'll massively screw this up are not insignificant.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

Honestly, I really just enjoy the fact that a game with "Soviet Republic" in the title is now the center of a court battle regarding private property rights.

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

I like how this thread devolved from OP critiquing arguments against Linus's format to taking the piss out of tech channel conspiracy theorists. Beautiful, truly beautiful

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

Might want to check out gog.com - they have lots of older games that have been re-tooled to run on modern systems.
 
There's a sale going on there now, and it looks like they have the specific series you mentioned, too.

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY

SUPREME EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IS DERIVED FROM A MANDATE FROM THE MASSES, NOT SOME FARCICAL AQUATIC CEREMONY