Quantum Break: 12 Easter Eggs, References & Secrets You Must See

6. All The Blatant Microsoft Product Placement

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Hey, did you know Windows Phones were a thing? Because in helping fund and secure the exclusivity rights for Quantum Break, Microsoft really want you to know these universe is brought to you by their illustrious software.

Every character in here has a Windows Phone and is typing on Windows computers - even in vehicles and across billboards, both Microsoft and Nissan pop up to proudly front their logos.

The same approach to displaying licensed products was in Alan Wake and its close-up shots of Energizer batteries, and although for a lot of people, it's simply not an issue as the world portrayed is supposed to be our own, it remains pretty funny considering how nobody is flying the flag for something like a Windows handset.

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WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.