sony patents advertising that interrupts gameplay

[perrandy]

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/sc...play/#comments
just dont do it, sony! >

[Chaosblade]

Oh yeah, I was going to post this and forgot about it. Along with a comment mumbling about "console gaming."


I'd guess it would be intended for F2P games, but who knows. Sony already had one advertising controversy when they added ads to the loading screens in WipeoutHD, and arbitrarily increased the loading times just so the whole advertisement could play. They did eventually go back and fix it with shorter ads so the loading times were back to normal due to the complaints that were raised.

[Zero]

Companies patent ideas all the time... doesn't mean they're actually going to implement them.

[CelestialBlade]

It's Sony, I wouldn't entirely be surprised :P

[Terro]

Companies patent ideas all the time... doesn't mean they're actually going to implement them.

Yeah, like that inflatable bouncy horse thing that Nintendo patented for Wii years ago Or was it a boat? Well, inflatable something...

[Chaosblade]

Hey now, that inflatable ball-horse-boat is still coming. Wait til E3!

[Terro]

Noooo! The era of Wii peripherals is OVER!!!! Go into any store and you can see that it's bare bones Now, working during the height of Wii was something else... Sending you more junk to put on display. And people bought it ALL! Oh plastic pieces, I'm glad you went to go die >_<

[Chaosblade]

Obviously it was intended for WiiU