A Microsoft patent outlines a system that could pause games for adverts after levels, matches or other milestones, potentially supporting a cheaper Game Pass tier.

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Amid renewed rumours of an ad supported tier for Xbox Game Pass, a newly spotted Microsoft patent describes putting ad breaks into the games themselves.

Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC has published a patent application describing a system that could allow players to watch ...

Microsoft has filed a patent focused on injecting in-game ads at predictable times during gameplay.

Microsoft has patented an "ad-credit" system to display adverts and announcements during PC and Xbox game sessions without ...

Microsoft has published an Xbox patent application called “Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access,” and it describes ...

Microsoft has filed a patent application for an 'ad credit' system designed to contextually deliver ads to gaming players ...