Microsoft Patents Technique for Inserting Ads Into Videogames While You’re Playing Them.

Microsoft recently patented a new piece of "ad credit" software aimed at serving gamers sponsored content at predictable times.

Zensate 33 points 20 days ago

Damn, by patenting it they're actually doing us all a huge favor.

Everyone will simply avoid microsoft games and no other gaming company can copy their stupid ideas.

Based

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isles 15 points 19 days ago

OK, hear me out, let's start a patent troll corp. and file for all the enshittification ideas ahead of the studio owners.

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Zensate 7 points 19 days ago

That's... genius. So there's gotta be a law against it already

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frongt 2 points 19 days ago

Microsoft will file anyway and fuck you in court.

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bertlewirth 1 point 19 days ago

Yup. While you might be able to afford one lawyer, they can afford 1000

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