…and it’s not just entertainment ads either

Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

  • Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
  • The ads will be interactive and ‘shoppable’ and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
  • Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
  • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    67·
    10 months ago

    It is, but steam does have its own form of advertising. Their front page is all ads for games and sales, go to your library there is ads for updates for your games.

    It just seems to be acceptable since it’s their ecosystem content, but it’s still ads for all intent and purposes.

    • RedditWanderer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      143·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, for games. Ads for games on steam makes sense, you’re literally browsing a shop. You won’t see a random ad for a car or wtv on steam

      • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        67·
        10 months ago

        Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot. I don’t need the steamdeck paraded in my face on every page I view. It’s ads

        • Hate@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          31·
          10 months ago

          Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot.

          so should Steam not have any game discovery features? Is it bad for Steam to display “trending games” because it’s technically advertising them by showcasing them?

          • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            If people bitch about ads, than they shouldn’t find those acceptable either. You can have a store and showcase products without the additional ads.

          • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            41·
            10 months ago

            That’s an apt comparison actually, since yeah stores do have ads as well as products….

            Edit picture doesn’t seem to be working, here

    • Hate@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      71·
      10 months ago

      go to your library there is ads for updates for your games.

      I have no problem with patch notes

      • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Except it’s for any “game news”……, so if they are peddling another game of theirs, it shows up there as well. Or we are selling a plushie, it’s there in the same place. It’s not just patch notes dude… and never has been either.