Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and would allow it to invest more in its performance
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Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
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Microsoft is capping Xbox Cloud Gaming at 15 hours per month for Game Pass subscribers starting in November, citing rising costs of cloud gaming infrastructure. The company will simultaneously introduce a pay-as-you-go option for non-subscribers to access the service. Previously, all Game Pass tiers had included unlimited cloud gaming access.
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