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eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

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

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

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eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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Microsoft Patents Technique for Inserting Ads Into Videogames While You're Playing Them
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Microsoft recently patented a new piece of "ad credit" software aimed at serving gamers sponsored content at predictable times.
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  • rumba@lemmy.zip
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    There’s no fucking way that doesn’t have prior art

  • CluelessCalls@lemmy.world
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    I have a free use method of avoiding these charges where I don’t use microsoft

  • horus_son_of_isis@lemmy.world
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    So anyway, archery is cheap, fun, and there are no ads.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      Practice your archery on ads

      • rabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        On advertisers

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h9wStdPkQY

        • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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          Even better! I miss the days where people would holler ads. You could punch them!

          • horus_son_of_isis@lemmy.world
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            “Hey man, I’m just the messenger!”

            “exactly.”

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    Just use an OS that does not do this.

    • Killer@lemmy.world
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      Steam banned having to watch an ad before being able to play a game last year

      https://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-seemingly-bans-all-steam-games-that-require-watching-advertisements-to-play/1100-6529356/

    • ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world
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      on an Xbox ?

      • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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        If you are using an xbox, you kind of deserve this.

    • horus_son_of_isis@lemmy.world
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      Done. No ragerts

  • TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works
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    This is going to happen, too, I guarantee it. Gamepass basic with ads coming next year.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Fail comm :/

  • Kaligalis@lemmy.world
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    Just don’t play Microsoft games. They crippled or outright destroyed all their former good game studios anyway. So it’s not like they will be making great games you can’t live without anyway.

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    Microsoft patents technique for me not buying another game from them ever

  • Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Never more proud of my decision to drop Xbox in favor of my Steam Deck.

    Like it just keeps getting better and better

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    Its so amazing that we had so many routes to make things better and better. Technology promised such an amazing future. Of course, greed ruined that and here we are. We fumbled the bag people…

  • Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smwo493IAfw

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    at least this hopefully means this is limited to microsoft’s games, which arent that worthwhile in the first place

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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smwo493IAfw

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        at some point, should they take everything from me, i think i’ll shift my focus on something that they wont like. not much else to do at that point. I hope it wont ever come to that.

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    Places that advertisers have not yet turned into a vehicle for ads:

    • Radio
    • TV
    • Movies
    • The Internet
    • Video Games
    • Classical Fine Art
    • The Moon / Space
    • Grave Markers/ Headstones
    • Inside Eyelids
    • Your Baby’s Smile
    • Brain Implants
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      I’d say this is close enough for you to strike another off your list. https://nichefacts.com/findagrave/

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    We trully live in an Age of Technological Devolution.

    And Environmental Devolution.

    And Political Devolution.

    And Economic Devolution.

    But the richer have never before been this rich.

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    they are going to lock boss, and quests behind AD play time, no doubt.

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