Ads up, games down: The ugly, profitable details about Xbox Live advertising

[Twigg4075]

You do realize that graph you link shows that they have made PROFITS the past five years?

[killgod]

You do realize that graph you link shows that they have made PROFITS the past five years?

I lost $1,000,000 last year.

But I made $100 this year.

A winner is me.




For christ's sake look at the fucking total.

[Twigg4075]

And again, why is the fucking developers of these games let off the hook by you? They aren't responsible to sell their own shit? Please. Market your shit through the regular gaming channels and people will get it. Done.

Do you know how MS publishing deals work? MS demands that they have control over EVERYTHING. These developers aren't allowed to advertise through other outlets at least not without MS's permission.

[Twigg4075]

I lost $1,000,000 last year.

But I made $100 this year.

A winner is me.




For christ's sake look at the fucking total.

I saw the fucking total. But are we not talking about the ads they introduced in the past five years or so?

[killgod]

Do you know how MS publishing deals work? MS demands that they have control over EVERYTHING. These developers aren't allowed to advertise through other outlets.

So they can't have:

Their own website
Previews on gaming sites
Interviews on gaming sites
Reviews on gaming sites
Forums
Viral Marketing
Etc

I'd be willing to wager I can find XBLA titles who do most if not all of the above.

[killgod]

I saw the fucking total. But are we not talking about the ads they introduced in the past five years or so?

Ads, to generate revenue, to offset those 3 Billion in losses, over the 10 years....

Ads, to generate revenue, to appease the demands of being a publicly traded company...


No, haven't gone over this yet.





This just in, XBL is now FREE. Microsoft, who lost billions in the first few years of this console generation, has decided to cut revenue now that they have turned in some profitable years that don't even dent the losses...


Logical thoughts are logical.

[Twigg4075]

So they can't have:

Their own website
Previews on gaming sites
Interviews on gaming sites
Reviews on gaming sites
Forums
Viral Marketing
Etc

I'd be willing to wager I can find XBLA titles who do most if not all of the above.

Yeah, but the only people that see that shit are serious game nerds like you and I, not Average Joe Xbox. My wife is a pretty big gamer and she doesn't visit any of those sites. None of my friends or family members either.

[killgod]

Yeah, but the only people that see that shit are serious game nerds like you and I, not Average Joe Xbox. My wife is a pretty big gamer and she doesn't visit any of those sites. None of my friends or family members either.

That's your supporting evidence to determine that only super nerds visit gaming sites.

Even though sites like IGN do 20 Million unique views a month...

[Twigg4075]

How exactly does Steam do it then without charging a subscription?

[killgod]

How exactly does Steam do it then without charging a subscription?

Valve is a privately owned company. They have to please no one but their own desires.

[Ravin]

When ever I have a bad day, I can always just think "it could be worse...I could be mad about ads on xbox for the last five years."

[Garrett67]

I want to see a Youtube video of Twigg playing skeet with his Xbox.

[Twigg4075]

I want to see a Youtube video of Twigg playing skeet with his Xbox.

FPS Russia already did that.