Microsoft to Cap Xbox Cloud Gaming Hours Starting This November
Microsoft is ending unlimited Xbox Cloud Gaming for Game Pass users. Starting in November, Game Pass Cloud Gaming will have a monthly hour limit. Even the top-tier Game Pass Ultimate plan will be limited to 15 hours of cloud streaming per month, with lower tiers receiving even fewer hours. To stream longer, gamers will need to purchase additional hours.
Xbox is effectively raising Cloud Gaming prices because the operational cost of supporting more users for extended periods is also increasing. The company says monthly limits help maintain the service and improve reliability and performance, but it's undoubtedly frustrating for players accustomed to unlimited streaming to suddenly face a relatively low weekly limit.
Starting in just a couple of months, Game Pass Essential users will get 5 hours per month, Game Pass Premium subscribers will receive 10, and Game Pass Ultimateusers will have 15. In other words, that's about half...
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