Ad-ded Value
| Monday, July 14th, 2008 | --Sean |
I'm not a huge fan of advertising -- I know, seriously, I'm in the wrong industry -- but I can understand the benefits. If I can support a developer's hard work by simply donating some of my attention to some company trying to sell me stuff, especially if the only other option is to have it as a paid service, that ends up sounding pretty reasonable to me. My patience is tested a bit more by particularly invasive experiences, but otherwise, I'm just getting a cool product for "free", and I can't complain about that.
So, no complaints about Yahoo! Games' new ad-supported downloadable games, which let you play through games that were previously pay-to-download by instead just being willing to sit through pre-roll and post-roll ads. The option is still there to pay for the game and thus remove the ads, so all you getting is a different, more accessible avenue for enjoying your Diner Dash and Text Twist. The integration itself is a bit jarring on the post-roll, as far as I tried out, but in general it seems like a decent price to pay for not having to pay a price.