FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutsceneswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1655arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1650arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutsceneswww.techspot.comFTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square179fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 hours agoI’m generally against software patents, but I kinda like that this was patented. Maybe the patent will prevent other companies from enshittifying their games.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoOr it will get licensed
minus-squareKyunw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agobut it still gonna deter the usage, because in order to make it profitable they have to put more ads without making too obnoxious
I’m generally against software patents, but I kinda like that this was patented. Maybe the patent will prevent other companies from enshittifying their games.
Or it will get licensed
but it still gonna deter the usage, because in order to make it profitable they have to put more ads without making too obnoxious