Xbox Is Placing Month-to-month Time Limits on Cloud Gaming

Don’t overlook to look at the clock when you play!

Beginning in November, Microsoft’s Xbox will put month-to-month cloud-gaming limits on its Game Pass plans, the corporate introduced in a weblog put up. Right now, eligible subscribers can stream video games and not using a month-to-month hour restrict.

“We recognize that introducing limits is a meaningful change, particularly for players who regularly spend more time gaming through the cloud,” the corporate wrote. “We expect this upcoming change to impact 4% of Game Pass subscribers.”

Starting in November, the $22.99-a-month Game Pass Ultimate subscription will embody 15 hours of cloud gaming every month. Premium members who pay $14.99 a month will get 10 hours, whereas Essential members will get 5 hours with their $9.99 month-to-month subscriptions.

Players who burn up these hours will be capable to purchase extra cloud time by means of the Xbox Store.

Cloud gaming has given house owners of older Xbox {hardware} a solution to play some video games designed for newer methods with out shopping for a wholly new console. It has additionally let Game Pass subscribers strive video games from the catalog earlier than paying for the complete obtain.

Xbox stated it was making the change as a result of “the cost of providing cloud gaming grows” as gamers use the service extra and play for longer.

Gamers have confronted rising prices for {hardware}, video games, and subscriptions amid hovering reminiscence and storage prices.

Xbox did not instantly reply to Business Insider’s questions concerning the value of extra playtime.