Ubisoft has stated that full-screen advertisements seen lately in some older Murderer’s Creed video games have been a technical error. Gamers expressed considerations after some people taking part in AC Odyssey have been hit by disruptive advertisements throughout gameplay that have been selling the newly launched AC Mirage.
Ubisoft’s assertion on Murderer’s Creed in-game advertisements
The advert was first reported by Reddit person triddell24, who encountered it on the Xbox. Nevertheless, PS5 gamers additionally confirmed seeing the pop-up. Not all gamers have been hit by the disruption however a substantial quantity of gamers did.
“We have now been made conscious that some gamers encountered pop-up advertisements whereas taking part in sure Murderer’s Creed titles yesterday,” Ubisoft spokesperson Fabien Darrigues stated when contacted by The Verge. “This was the results of a technical error that we addressed as quickly as we discovered of the difficulty.” Ubisoft understandably didn’t elaborate what the difficulty was and why it plagued an older Murderer’s Creed sport particularly. It seems that the advertisements have been solely seen on console, not PC.
In-game advertisements are nothing new, however this one was notably obnoxious, understandably resulting in considerations. As The Verge reviews, Xbox gamers lately discovered themselves aggravated by Microsoft utilizing full-screen pop-up advertisements for Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare III, so right here’s hoping this doesn’t turn into a norm.