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/stache1313 16h ago

100 hours a month is at least somewhat reasonable. That's an average of 3 hours and 20 minutes a day.

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u/OverlySexualPenguin 16h ago

that is UNREASONABLE!

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u/TheBugThatsSnug 16h ago

If this is an unreasonable amount of time to stream a game with only a controller and screen, no other hardware, basically, then you probably should get some hardware to play longer without streaming.

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u/GaryOster 13h ago

Did... did you just assume this guy's budget?

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u/TheBugThatsSnug 13h ago

Its enough budget to subscribe to a service where you wait in line to play a game for a set amount of hours. Its like renting your tv or computer, youd save more time and money just getting your own.

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u/stache1313 15h ago

This is just cloud gaming. If you spend that much time gaming you probably have other ways of gaming.

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u/Admirable_Zombie5245 16h ago

It’s more than fine? Gaming is my favorite hobby and I’d probably play at max 3 hours a day during vacations and in satisfied

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u/Im_Unsure_For_Sure 15h ago

Not sure what your personal criteria for satisfaction has to do with anything.

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u/Delann 15h ago

Bro, that's 1/6 of the fucking day every day. Assuming you sleep at least 6 hours and work at least another 6, you'd literally need to spend a third of all your free time gaming. And thats me being generous, most people would at least work 8 hours. Plus you still gotta eat, wash, probably commute, etc. If you have that kind of time you're either unemployed or are cutting corners somewhere else, either way, that's a lot of time.

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u/Im_Unsure_For_Sure 14h ago

Imma bout to blow your fuckin mind brother - weekends exist.

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u/chop5397 15h ago

Anything more than 3 hours a day is an addiction.

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u/stache1313 15h ago

Also this is an average. If you play an hour a day during the week and 8 hours each day on the weekend that is an average of 3 hours a day.

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u/Ch33s3m4st3r 15h ago

Or you know a lot of free time?

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u/Delann 15h ago edited 14h ago

It's 1/6 of the day, EVERY day. At that point you're either unemployed, slacking off or not sleeping enough. Not saying 15 hours a month isnt low but come on.

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u/Ch33s3m4st3r 13h ago

Before I had kids it was not unusual to have freetime around 7pm to 11pm. Workday ended 3-4pm, chores, training, food and then whatever I wanted. On weekends even more freetime.

But these days I do agree with you that 100hr/month is plenty. I just also understand how someone can dedicate that time to gaming without sacrificing other areas of life nor would I call it an addiction. Just different priorities.

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u/nox66 15h ago

If you get a game you really like and have a lot of free time, you might spend 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday playing it. Four weekends a month, and you've already basically hit the limit.