http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/profiles/blogs/girls-x-battle-2-brings-you-new-idle-rpg Fans noticed the commercials on the 2KTV in “NBA 2K19” as seen on a thread in theNBA2K Reddit. The ads are about the “Snowfall” TV series. Once an ad starts http://www.kennelgear.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=131500#131500 players would have to watch until the end to proceed to their next game or menu.
The practice of in-game ads is a rare case in console games. Mostly this practice is seen in free-to-play mobile games where players need to watch an ad first before they can proceed to the next area or get a bonus item. In “NBA 2K19,” players are said to receive extra Virtual Currency points if they do watch the ads.
Another console game with in-game ads is Capcom’s “Street Fighter 5.” On pre-match loading screens http://www.studio-blu.it/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=2&id=8311&Itemid=558#8311 the “Street Fighter” and clothing store Uniqlo ad would show up albeit subtly and the game then immediately transitions to the match once it’s ready. Meanwhile https://www.thephotoforum.com/threads/the-biggest-feature-of-girls-x-battle-2.437985/ the “NBA 2K19” commercials would pause the loading at 99 percent until an entire ad is over before the player can proceed.
With the NBA 2K19 title now out for almost a year the popular basketball simulation game is heavily discounted in price. There may not be quite as many gamers enjoying the title or its features like NBA 2K19 MyTeam but 2K appears to be trying to generate extra revenue from those who are using it. A recent batch of NBA 2K19 unskippable ads have popped up in the game http://whazzup-u.com/profiles/blogs/gardenscapes-new-acres-is-the-company-s-pick bringing complaints from the community. Luckily there is a way to get rid of them from interrupting the game experience.
NBA 2K19 loading screens are now ad real-estate it seems. According to numerous reports online and video evidence NBA 2K19 fans are served video ads during loading screens. This is one of the rare cases where unskippable video ads are served to players in a AAA $60 game. Ads are nothing new to AAA games especially sports games.
Titles like FIFA NFL NBA serve ads to its users but unskippable video ads are taking things too far. The idea is that while the player is waiting for the game to load why serve ads? Since NBA fans aren’t as vocal about such issues these ads may have gone unnoticed by the media; If only they were skippable.
Players are barely out of the locker rooms and finding they can’t get to the basketball court as fast as they’d like anymore. After a recent update http://www.arlo.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15509 NBA 2K19 contains almost-unskippable ads on its loading screens. The intrusive advertisements are played off as “2KTV” in the game and largely focus on the TV series Snowfall. http://forums.indiegamer.com/threads/girls-x-battle-2-interactive-experiences.65974/
