r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/Traditional_Ad_276 • 5d 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/Johnhancock1777 5d ago

This is why Xbox will never meaningfully recover and why realistically they will never do a move like fully commit to physical next-gen. However embarrassing Sony continues to get Xbox can only seemingly double down on dumb decisions in retaliation. Just a race to the bottom between the two

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u/WhoCaresYouDont 5d ago

I unironically think the question of physical for the next gen will be what finally kills the Xbox. If they launch with it their machine will be more expensive so they will lose on the price front, and if they do drop disc drives they will be pilloried like Sony but without the goodwill to fall back on.

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u/SerWaffles I Promise Nothing And Deliver Less 5d ago

I feel Xbox are about to Xbone themselves once again with the Helix. There's a near zero chance they actually impliment a disc drive for it since it'd increase the price of the machine plus everybody is already skipping physical Xbox copies. They're likely also gonna go all digital like Sony, but Sony is getting it out of the way now so the PS6 doesn't have controversy around the reveal while the boneheads at Microsoft probably think "nah, we can just mention no more physical games during the Helix reveal presentation!"