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Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

On games I’ve purchased? Didn’t read the article.

Edit: downvoted for asking a question. That’s some reddit shit.

[–] ProwlsInSoup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On free-to-play games. Would be really dumb to put ads on game I PAID FOR!

[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you!

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

well, there's that whole thing about buying a game not meaning that you own it, so...