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/Psharp10 17h ago

This is why I bought a gaming computer and now only buy games on steam ... Steam is the best gaming platform of all time .

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u/adkenna PC 17h ago

I fear for Steam post Gabe, it will join everything else and abuse it's popularity.

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u/unKappa 16h ago

Apparently he’s training his own kid. We’ll see I guess.

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u/Spugheddy 16h ago

Can he not have clauses baked in to ownership transfers etc? I feel as well as he has managed everything so far I do hope he has plans already in place.

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u/HoboJerkdown901 15h ago

I don't know about company ownership transfers, but I know that when it comes to land ownership, you're not allowed to put any kind of perpetuities regarding the land in your will. You can't just say " this land that I own shall never be built upon for the rest of time". You can put those kinds of clauses in your will for up to I think 20 years after you die, but after that those contractual provisions expire.

I imagine there's a similar mechanism for business contracts

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u/unKappa 15h ago

Everything this is brought up, I keep seeing that Gaben is doing everything right. Which is rare since every news only gets worst and worst. But Steam is like the only bright spot so far (please dont age like milk)

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u/Exact-Offer-6536 9h ago

There will always be piracy and emulation.

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u/tacomafrs 7h ago

Gabe's kid before half Life 3 is crazy

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u/Magnon D20 16h ago

Afaik gabes son is positioned to be new ceo if gabe steps down as it is. 

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u/intensefern 16h ago

Steam dies with Gaben

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u/n00bmaster4206969 16h ago

I have seen this exact comment over and over and it's getting tiresome. 

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u/QF_Dan 16h ago

Once Gabe leaves, things will never be the same

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u/Mug33k 15h ago

Gabe is an ex-microsoft employee. He quit Microsoft in order to produce video game because at that time, Microsoft didn't see the gaming market on PC as a reliable and viable market.

It is obvious that Microsoft would like to buy Steam. The only thing that stop Microsoft to buy Valve is Gabe.

Gabe is now 63.

Enjoy while it last.