There’s now one less reason to visit the Microsoft Store – free Instant Games have been scrapped (though they didn’t help the platform much anyway)

Instant Games – free arcade games you could play via the Microsoft Store without installing them – is now on the scrapheap.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/theres-now-one-less-reason-to-visit-the-microsoft-store-free-instant-games-have-been-scrapped-though-they-didnt-help-the-platform-much-anyway

Created 7mo | Nov 14, 2024, 2:30:42 PM


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