Microsoft Is Reportedly Exploring Free Xbox Game Access in Exchange for Watching Adverts 6w6b2p Technology News

Xbox Gaming CFO Tim Stuart floated the idea of providing two hours of game streaming in exchange for 30 seconds of ad-view. 5l91u

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 12 December 2023 20:33 IST

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Highlights

This could first be aimed at countries where mobile gaming is a priority
s reportedly filled out a survey asking about ad-ed Game
Phil Spencer has no plans to bring Game to PlayStation, Nintendo

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Game Ultimate subscription. He further added, “For models like Africa, or India, Southeast Asia, maybe places that aren't console-first, you can say, ‘Hey, do you want to watch 30 seconds of an ad and then get two hours of game streaming?'”

If true, this would be an incredible deal for mobile gamers since they'd simply need a good internet connection to experience the entire catalogue of games Xbox Game has on offer. The idea is for Microsoft to get its games subscription service to as many screens as possible; offering it for free in exchange for ad-viewing seems like a promising route. I can't speak for other countries, but the average Indian mobile gamer does not make game purchases — partly due to poor regional pricing — and would much rather opt for piracy. The company has previously asked Xbox Insiders about providing more Game time in exchange for adverts, code snippets of which were revealed by researcher Title_OS. There was also a reported survey asking how s would feel about a low-priced ad-ed Game subscription, with limitations such as a six-month delay on new games.

“So, we can go in with our own business models and say — there's millions of gamers we would never have been able to address, and now we can go in with our business models,” Stuart added (via Phil Spencer.

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