KylieDog said:
Pemalite said:
No, I doesn't always say it's a paid advertisement, at-least here.
However there is more to advertising then a commercial on Television.
Hows about adverts on a Billboard in a video game from the likes of Coca Cola? The game says nothing of such adverts.
Or hows about when you watch a movie and you see someone eating a Big Mac? That's also advertising.
I've also seen companies hand out/sell Hats, T-Shirts and Coffee Mugs for free with their company name and/or product/logo which is also advertising.
So by your logic, everything needs to have "advertisement" written all over it, which simply does not occur in the real world, people need to use some common sense and see that in a capitalist society, everything is advertising right down to the positive reviews someone might leave on Newegg.
Why people are so bent out of shape about this I will never know, Microsoft is behind Sony in sales, anything that allows those two to be on parity sales wise is good for everyone.
It's up to the consumers whether they will buy into it or not.
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If you check the credits of movies/games you will see acknowledgment of paid ads.
Branded Hats/T-Shirts/mugs are themselves acknowledgement of advertising.
Knowledge of advertisement needs be public info that someone can check. What MS tried to do was hide the ability of public to check.
Poor defense.
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In the same idea of branded Hats/T-Shirts etc' are aknowledgement of advertising so are Youtube videos dedicated to an entire platform.
Besides, you don't see me complaining how the PC never see's advertising in movies like Real Steal. :P
