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Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads.

Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future.
The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars.
Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (10 children)

It is, but steam does have its own form of advertising. Their front page is all ads for games and sales, go to your library there is ads for updates for your games.

It just seems to be acceptable since it’s their ecosystem content, but it’s still ads for all intent and purposes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Yeah, for games. Ads for games on steam makes sense, you're literally browsing a shop. You won't see a random ad for a car or wtv on steam

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot. I don’t need the steamdeck paraded in my face on every page I view. It’s ads

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ads are ads, just because it from the same ecosystem is moot.

so should Steam not have any game discovery features? Is it bad for Steam to display "trending games" because it's technically advertising them by showcasing them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If people bitch about ads, than they shouldn’t find those acceptable either. You can have a store and showcase products without the additional ads.

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