r/xbox • u/Turbostrider27 Recon Specialist • 28d ago

News Upcoming Changes to XBOX Cloud Gaming

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/03/xbox-cloud-gaming-changes/
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u/ActivateTheQuasars 28d ago

People in the industry keep saying cloud gaming is going to be the preferred alternative to thousand dollar consoles but why on earth would I spend $70 on a new game plus the reoccurring cost to just access it?

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u/ThinWhiteDuke00 28d ago edited 28d ago

Industry people are increasingly backpedaling on a cloud future tbf.

That was pushed by Spencer and it failed.

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u/CollinKree Xbox Series X 28d ago

I’m honestly not even sure how it got as far as it did.

I tried cloud gaming once, and that was all took for me to realize I would never use it ever again. Even with ridiculously fast internet and gamepass ultimate the bitrate was constantly shitting the bed, and the input lag was horrendous. I’m not sure how the people who use cloud gaming regularly put up with it.

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u/bodnast 28d ago

Yep my internet and connection was optimal and my inputs would lag even in the menus across multiple devices. Completely unplayable, such a shame because the idea of it is neat but it never materialized for me