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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)
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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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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (11 children)

That sounds like it's determined by the game developer and has nothing to do with steam.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    go to your library there is ads for updates for your games.

    I have no problem with patch notes

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Except it’s for any “game news”….., so if they are peddling another game of theirs, it shows up there as well. Or we are selling a plushie, it’s there in the same place. It’s not just patch notes dude… and never has been either.

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