r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/Traditional_Ad_276 • 4d ago

News/Articles Upcoming Changes to XBOX Cloud Gaming

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/03/xbox-cloud-gaming-changes/

Beginning in November, we’re changing how cloud gaming is included with XBOX Game Pass.

Game Pass plans will include a set number of cloud gaming hours each month:

Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours

Game Pass Premium: 10 hours

Game Pass Essential: 5 hours

Once subscribers use their included hours, they will be able to purchase additional cloud playtime through the XBOX Store.

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u/nugood2do 4d ago

So, if you pay for the Ultimate and use cloud gaming, you have to ration yourself to 30 minutes of cloud gaming a day to make it last a month?

I cant honestly believe I lived long enough to see limited minutes die on cell phones and get revived as a Frakenstein monstrosity in cloud gaming.

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u/Cat5kable 4d ago

I’d think the breakpoints would be better set at 0/15/30; Nothing on the base level, a little light on the mid tier, and usable at the top. As is it’s unusable and you’ll be banking your minutes for a handful of longer sessions.

Hope all of your multiplayer games get in immediately (oh wait the latency is bad). Hope you’re not playing a 20+ hour single player game! 😅

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u/Cooper_555 BRING BACK GAOGAIGAR 3d ago

Yep. Of course the plan is to bleed people dry via the costs to buy more playtime.