User blog comment:Duskey/Ingame advertising, where will it end?/@comment-1519608-20100616232027

I noticed a bit of a buzz regarding this at TheSims3.com forum recently. One of the SimGurus (a blend between a forum moderator and a game designer) stated that, although the ability to add dynamic ads was indeed introduced into the game, there were no plans in EA at the time to actually use it.

This of course leads to one fundamental question - why add the ability to dynamically advertise if you don't plan to use it?

On the subject of whether or not I agree with it, I can only say that most people are bombarded with hundreds, if not thousands, of ads each day. On the one hand, who's really going to notice a few more ads thrown on top of the pile we already see. But on the other hand, why should I pay to play a game if I'm going to be sold to while playing that game?

In the end, I have to say that it depends on how it's implemented. We'll have to wait and see.