c/xbox · by BenjMathis1@kbin.social · 2y

Xbox Game Pass for free? Microsoft is experimenting with ad views for access to hundreds of Xbox games.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-for-free-microsoft-is-experimenting-with-ad-views-for-access-to-hundreds-of-xbox-games

Free games? In THIS economy? Well, in exchange for your eyeballs at least. (Figuratively, not literally... although don't give them ideas.)

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NoneYa@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

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Nails@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It won’t start that way. Give it a few years and an under-performing quarter and it’ll happen.

NoneYa@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y

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MTG8175@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Do you really want to be halfway through a strike on Destiny 2 and get disconnected to show an advert? if you've noticed on xbox even just pulling up another screen, or simply alt-tabbing off for just a moment will disconnect you from the server and make you start over your sesh.

DrCake@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Whilst I’m very much against ads this could be a good way to get a free “demo” of a game. Seen as basically zero games have demos anymore, being able to play the first 15-30 mins for the price of watching a couple ads before buying could be worth it.

LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

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