Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
Xbox is implementing monthly time limits for its cloud gaming service, restricting Ultimate subscribers to 15 hours per month. The company cites rising infrastructure costs and the need to maintain service performance as the primary reasons for the change.
Why it matters
This move highlights the growing strain on data center infrastructure caused by the simultaneous demand for cloud gaming and AI processing.
Image source, Getty By Laura Cress Technology reporter Published 12 minutes ago Xbox is introducing strict monthly time limits for Game Pass subscribers who stream games online through its cloud gaming service.
The changes, which come into effect in November, will see a subscriber to the £16.99 Ultimate monthly plan able to stream games for up to 15 hours a month - before having to purchase additional cloud play time.
Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and they would allow the firm to "continue to invest" in the service's "reliability and performance".
While some questioned , external whether the service was used by many to begin with, others called out , external the additional limits for subscribers.
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