r/gaming • u/Force_Hammer • 17h ago

Microsoft to impose time limits on Xbox cloud gaming subscribers as costs continue to climb

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-cloud-limits.html
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u/Adventurous-Hunter98 17h ago

Arcade but much worse, i would still prefer arcades because economy was better when they were popular

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u/cheesegoat 15h ago

At least arcades were honest about it. 25 cents for a few minutes of gameplay, longer if you were good at the game.

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u/fourthdawg 5h ago

Also arcades are genuinely fun if you play them with your friend since most of them still relies on local split-screen or LAN-like experience.

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u/khinzaw 17h ago edited 17h ago

Weren't the oil crisis and accompanying recessions happening during the golden age of arcades?

Edit: damn, sorry for asking a question

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u/ZombieMage89 16h ago

Yes, in 1990 we had an oil crisis due to the gulf war and a recession, though by modern standards that recession was mild and cyclical.

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u/khinzaw 16h ago

Well the one I was referring to was the 1979 oil crisis and accompanying recessions.

The peak time for American arcades was 1978-1983.

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u/Adventurous-Hunter98 16h ago

we are living the same things over and over again

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u/michel_v 15h ago

No we’re not. The recessions in the past would affect part of the billionaires. Now each recession just strengthens that thieving class of vermin.

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u/AbeRego 15h ago

The Great Depression was pretty famously fine for billionaires the ultra wealthy... This isn't new. Whatever there's a downturn in the economy the rich are able to scoop up capital for cheap. It's how it's always been.