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Re: You'll Soon Be Able To See 'Personalised' Ads On Your Xbox Dashboard

ralphdibny

Wish they'd just get rid of them or actually offer you an incentive to keep them (like reward points or something).

At the end of the day, particularly if you bought the console at launch, you spent 450 quid on a console only for Microsoft to remotely hack it X amount of months later and dump a revolving door load of adverts on it.

That sounds hyperbolic but it really isn't. Just because it's the manufacturer that performed the "software update", considering it dramatically reduced the functionality of the console doesn't make it okay. Imagine if you installed a virus on your computer that opened ten pop up adverts on your desktop and you couldn't get rid of them. It's exactly the same.

Re: Xbox Attracts Controversy Over New McDonald's Ad On The Dashboard

ralphdibny

I don't like the ads in general considering I paid full price for the Xbox and they snuck the bulk of em in with a forced system update a year or two after launch.

Typically I wouldn't have batted an eye at a McDonald's advert but currently having a bit of a moment in my battle against food addiction, I feel this is a pretty lame advert for a moderately unhealthy and addictive food.

If I could, I would be fairly in favour of a ban on adverts for junk/fast food as well as alcohol and f2p games. I am 100% in favour of a ban on adverts for gambling. They've banned smoking adverts so I'd like to see the same applied for other industries that rely on addiction for custom.

To be clear, I do not support the banning of the thing itself because it's up to individuals to decide what they do with their health, money and life. By the same token, I would be in favour of legalising certain recreational drugs.

However, I don't think people need to be bombarded with encouragement in the form of adverts that have been specially designed from years of experience and research in how to best liberate people of their money. I would be in favour of the opposite though, i.e. educational resources on diet, addiction etc.

Re: Talking Point: Almost A Year On, What Do You Think Of The Current Xbox Dashboard?

ralphdibny

Absolute bollo**s

It already needed more customisation options. The limit of home screen groups was frustrating but I could live with it.

But that got nerfed even further down to 2 groups and a bunch of ads for stuff I've already bought and paid for. What a waste.

Can't believe they are legally allowed to remotely nerf your console a year after you've bought and paid for it.

Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store

ralphdibny

@P3nguinprisM cheers I think those are 2 of them, I have Daytona but not sure about the other one. I thought there were more games like that though but I know sega went on a delisting spree already. I just thought there were more either that sega missed or from other publishers.

I know one other that's FC but wasn't available on modern store last time I checked and that was 50 Cent Blood on the Sand but I have that on disc, not sure if it's on the 360 marketplace

Re: Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store

ralphdibny

Is there an updated list of games that are forwards compatible with One/Series consoles but can't be purchased on the modern store front so they will get lost with the 360 store shut down?

I know there were a few I had to buy on 360 marketplace in the past to play on One/Series because they weren't available on the current store.