r/pcmasterrace • u/screwdriverfan • 24d ago

News/Article Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/microsoft-patents-system-to-freeze-games-and-inject-ads-during-downtimes-watching-commercials-earns-ad-free-playtime-credits
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u/angrydeuce Ryzen 9 7900X\64GB DDR5 6400\RX 6800 XT 24d ago
This will couple well with the patent for using eye-tracking technology to pause ads if it detects you're not sitting there like A Clockwork Orange watching them.

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u/mt_2 24d ago

oh look another patent from 6 years ago that never ended up getting used in any way... it's almost like microsoft files for 8000 patents per year, thats over 20 per day, if anything its a miracle they only patent something egregious like this once every few months.