06-24-2019, 05:36 AM
NBA 2K19 Newcomers Outraged By In-Game Video Advertisments
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<p>Remember the unbelievable sale <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/nba_2k19_is_on_sale_for_usd3_on_the_north_american_switch_eshop">last week</a> for <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/nba_2k19">NBA 2K19</a></strong> on the North American eShop and multiple other digital platforms? The game received a limited-time 95 percent discount, taking it from the regular price of $59.99 all the way down to just $2.99. Even people who don’t play sports games on a regular basis found this deal hard to pass up.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, though, some of these new players got quite the shock when they were seemingly forced to watch “<a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA2k/comments/c3pcr7/unskippable_ads_in_a_60_game_fuck_you_2k/">unskippable ads</a>” in their <em>paid</em> game before each session. Sure enough, It led to immediate outrage and a lot of confusion online. Although these 2K TV advertisements are being reported elsewhere as a new addition to the game, this is apparently not the case.</p>
<p>According to veteran ballers, these in-game video ads are <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA2k/comments/afadf1/woooow_nba2k_just_forced_me_to_watch_a_terrible/">nothing new</a> and can be disabled in the game’s settings menu. Reddit user Totalnoob18 cleared things up over on the Xbox One <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/c3rpac/nba_2k19_has_apparently_added_unskippable_ads/">subreddit</a>:</p>
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<p>“You can turn off 2k tv in the setting. Wont gonna get the ads, nor that [removed] tv before games.”</p>
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<p>A Reddit user on the PC Gaming <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/c3rwnl/nba_2k19_now_has_unskippable_ads_the_game_still/">subreddit</a> known as iHicham added to this:</p>
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<p>“yeah those ads aren’t new at all”</p>
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<p>Eventually, this information spread to multiple subreddits – including the <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/c3txec/apparently_nba_2k19_has_added_unskippable_ads/">Nintendo Switch</a> one. While it’s still a questionable practice for developers and publishers to insert video advertisements within paid games, it’s now at least clear new players can disable the 2K TV in the settings menu.</p>
<p><em>Did you pick up NBA 2K19 during the recent sale? Are you holding out for NBA 2K20? Share your thoughts below.</em></p>
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<p>Remember the unbelievable sale <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/nba_2k19_is_on_sale_for_usd3_on_the_north_american_switch_eshop">last week</a> for <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/nba_2k19">NBA 2K19</a></strong> on the North American eShop and multiple other digital platforms? The game received a limited-time 95 percent discount, taking it from the regular price of $59.99 all the way down to just $2.99. Even people who don’t play sports games on a regular basis found this deal hard to pass up.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, though, some of these new players got quite the shock when they were seemingly forced to watch “<a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA2k/comments/c3pcr7/unskippable_ads_in_a_60_game_fuck_you_2k/">unskippable ads</a>” in their <em>paid</em> game before each session. Sure enough, It led to immediate outrage and a lot of confusion online. Although these 2K TV advertisements are being reported elsewhere as a new addition to the game, this is apparently not the case.</p>
<p>According to veteran ballers, these in-game video ads are <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA2k/comments/afadf1/woooow_nba2k_just_forced_me_to_watch_a_terrible/">nothing new</a> and can be disabled in the game’s settings menu. Reddit user Totalnoob18 cleared things up over on the Xbox One <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/c3rpac/nba_2k19_has_apparently_added_unskippable_ads/">subreddit</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“You can turn off 2k tv in the setting. Wont gonna get the ads, nor that [removed] tv before games.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A Reddit user on the PC Gaming <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/c3rwnl/nba_2k19_now_has_unskippable_ads_the_game_still/">subreddit</a> known as iHicham added to this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“yeah those ads aren’t new at all”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Eventually, this information spread to multiple subreddits – including the <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/c3txec/apparently_nba_2k19_has_added_unskippable_ads/">Nintendo Switch</a> one. While it’s still a questionable practice for developers and publishers to insert video advertisements within paid games, it’s now at least clear new players can disable the 2K TV in the settings menu.</p>
<p><em>Did you pick up NBA 2K19 during the recent sale? Are you holding out for NBA 2K20? Share your thoughts below.</em></p>
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