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/misterFaceplant 24d ago

It's a very broad line between optimistic and delusional, unfortunately you're well on the delusional side here.

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u/Ecotech101 24d ago

Hey now, we can make this optimistic. Just imagine that they tested it on one of the execs by accident and it annoyed them so much that they decided to hide it so they personally don't have to deal with it.

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u/MeIsMyName Xeon E5-1680v2 | GTX 1070 | 32gb DDR3 | Fractal Design Define S 23d ago

There have been examples of companies doing this.

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u/misterFaceplant 23d ago

Sure but Microsoft will never be one of them.