India, Sept. 23 -- Imagine you have just completed a rigorous Boss fight in Black Myth: Wukong and just when you are about to move on in the game, an ad appears. How will you react? Most of you would know that this would happen with Microsoft's new Patent, but still the thought only eliminates the fun factor from gaming. In a recent development, Microsoft has filed a patent for ads that could interrupt games after boss fights, cutscenes, quests and multiplayer rounds. Under the system, players would earn credits that grant temporary access to the game. Watching an advertisement would then award an additional credit, allowing them to continue playing.

The patent, published in early September by the U.S. Patent Office, outlines a system th...