• eicker@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 days ago

    Microsoft has reinvented the arcade, except this time you buy the game first and then feed the machine quarters to play it. Next up: a premium tier that lets you pause without the meter running. At this rate, Xbox’s most profitable game will be watching customers try to escape the billing screen.

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      9 days ago

      Next up: You get a free hour if you watch this AI slop ad. And since we’ve now required eye tracking to be enabled, if you look away from the ad for even a moment, then pay up.

    • nullify3112@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      They played too much Roller Coaster Tycoon where they charged an admission fee for the park and then for every single ride too.