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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 54681

Microsoft has published a U.S. patent application that describes pausing games to show ads after natural breaks such as boss fights, cutscenes, quests, and multiplayer rounds.

The filing, US 2026/0260258 A1 and titled Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access, was filed on April 23, 2026 and pub...

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gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2676

As long as we are warned in advance, we can skip the telemarketer slop. M$ is really trying hard to be hated as much as possible. Do they not see Steam OS and other applications that run games under different Linux distros?! I guess they are still counting that as <1% of users. That is going to change, it already is.

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 8:11 pm Post subject:

I did not buy any MS games before an it won't help their case.
Pathetic, lol
BTW, this patent should not have been granted, it is not a novel idea.

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2676

It's granted because it has a new business model behind it. I guess the first step in the patent starts with "microsoft windows" and it makes it unique to boot.

PS. You didn't get it - all games running under windows OS will now be subject to be interrupted with ads.
What do you mean "didn't buy any MS games" ? Ads will be served in any game under windows.