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/EdgeBandanna 14h ago

This is what I've been saying about cloud gaming forever. Even if the latency is somehow cleaned up, it will only work for people on top end connections, ultimately limiting how mich of an impact it will have in the space.

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u/rand0mtaskk 13h ago

Yeah I mean I’m on gigabit and it’s shit still. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/huntingwhale 6h ago

Yup, I pretty much only use it for turn based rpgs.

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u/Shadowrak 4h ago

There is a limiting factor called the speed of light. You can try to hide latency when you are there, but nothing beats shorter distance information travels.

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u/hogswristwatch 2h ago

I play constantly on weak hotel WiFi or phones 5g. Works great.