EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during ‘Replay’ moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in reviews. It wasn’t long before the backlash led to EA disabling the ads.

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    6 months ago

    I’m really struggling to remember when 's the last time I played an EA game. I can’t really…

    Let them monetize everything until oblivion,no one’s gonna stop them anyway,so they might as well slowly die.

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      6 months ago

      They’ve got EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA) and madden though, they’re never going to die.

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        6 months ago

        Maybe not, but individuals can choose where to spend their money. The masses will still buy this shit, but I am the kinda guy will will make his own life harder based on morals.

        Like I ain’t shopped on Amazon for years. Some stuff I just can’t find anymore. Not used WhatsApp for many years, makes it harder to join friend group chats. Etc.

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          6 months ago

          The masses will still buy this shit

          The dark side of the XKCD comic Ten Thousand is that there’s always a new pool of suckers entering the market - people who haven’t gotten burned yet and think they’re getting something real.

          I am the kinda guy will will make his own life harder based on morals.

          I wouldn’t even call it morals so much at Once Bitten, Twice Shy. There’s a point at which you don’t want to keep doing business with people who make you miserable.