Advertise systems in sigs...what compels people to do so?

[Khuutra]

themanwithnoname said:

Khuutra said:
Eh.

Pretty much every time you share your gamercard for Live you're doing an advertisement for the 360, though not in so many words and it's harder to notice because it's disguised as a service rendered to the player.

As to why?

I would just assume that some people care too much about console "loyalties".

That's an interesting point, but I would argue (for me at least) that it's helpful to use if people want to know what your gamertag is, and it's interesting to see what other people are playing.

Oh, no doubt. For that reason it's excellent advertising, but it's still a form of advertising. Hell, I like gamertags! If I had my 360 hooked up to the net more often, I'd have mine on display too.