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submitted 11 months ago by filister@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

I was wondering since I own the OLED Deck why they are still displaying ads in the store about it. What's the point?

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[-] kib48@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

ads on steam aren't personalized, and be very glad they're not

[-] cron@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Sign in to view personalized recommendations

At least, thats what the steam website says.

[-] Yprum@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago

Personalized recommendations is not the same as personalized ads. You get recommendations depending on games you have played, but the ads seem to be general for everyone.

[-] kib48@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

recommendations, not ads

it's talking about the Discovery Queue, which recommends games for you to play based on what you have in your library and what your friends play

none of that google tracker shit like you're probably expecting

[-] Localhorst86@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago

You do have multiple rooms at home, do you not? Why not buy another one for the bathroom?

[-] oo1@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

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[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I have about 6 of them scattered around my house. It would be nice if they made a portable unit for on the go.

[-] CEbbinghaus@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Its a lot of work to customise the store for every bit of hardware. The same way that the store suggests pc games if you browse on Mac. Remember, the store Is the same for everyone

[-] 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The ads is not for you.

[-] vpzom@dev.narwhal.city 5 points 11 months ago

you might buy another :p

[-] copygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I don't have the time to watch it all, but I remember that the Steamworks Development channel on YouTube had recently-ish released this video about how games get surfaced to players and it also talks about what parts of the store are personalized and which aren't.

In the video I can only see the small ad on the left side about the Steam Deck. You're talking about the big banner ad that appears somewhere inbetween the sections? I can only guess they put it there for everyone, or maybe just every region that can purchase a Deck, for simplicity.

this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2023
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