TechSpot, Eurogamer and Polygon pick up the story amid gamer backlash
3 Sep 20 11:26 AM · 4d ago · 4 articles · 4 posts · 5 comments · 4 sources · development 3 of 7
Multiple gaming outlets republish and analyze the patent same day, while early Reddit and Mastodon reactions brand it part of ongoing 'enshittification' of the games industry.
“Microslop patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes”
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Microslop patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes https://www. techspot.com/news/113909-micro soft-patent-describes-game-advertising-triggered-boss-fights.html # Microslop # Microsoft # enshittification # gaming # dystopia # technology # AI
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That would be awful. A commercial to do a boss fight or a cut scene? Way to break immersion. Not just breaking immersion, but taking it into the back ally and kicking it in the kidneys until it pees blood. And hey, I'm just saying, if my game has advertisements in it, then the game is free. I won't buy a game that has commercials in it.
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You’ve got it totally wrong. You only get fail ads if you die in combat Dark Souls style. If you beat the boss, you get a completely different type of ad.
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that soggy boot comparison is foul but it fits ads poppin up mid boss fight next theyll make u watch a 30 sec ad before u can respawn lol
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Complete the game on easy but you get the highest difficulty acheivment if you watch 30 minutes of advertisement.
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No no, let them patent it. Then only they can do it, I can avoid their games, and no one else can do it.
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