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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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[–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, of course; let's screw with the player's flow by taking them completely out of the game, just so they can continue playing the game!

How could this possibly go wrong?

[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sure copilot wouldn't mind taking over for a bit