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Xbox Cloud Gaming Imposes Streaming Limits to Only 15 Hours Per Month—What Happens After?

Xbox Cloud Gaming imposes limits to its streaming features, with the highest tier getting only 15 hours per month.

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Microsoft invents new level of 'own nothing and like it': 5 to 15 hours of playtime a month for Xbox cloud gaming, but you can "purchase additional cloud playtime"

We're bringing game rentals back with help from the monkey's paw

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Microsoft announces cap on Xbox Cloud Gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers, admits most aren't using it much anyway

Gotta find revenue wherever you can, I guess.

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State of Decay 3 is four times bigger than previous titles and solves my biggest frustration with survival games

SOD3 is 4x bigger and hits Game Pass in 2027 with multi-base building and mad max-esque vehicle customization

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Microsoft is introducing hourly limits on Xbox Cloud Gaming starting in November — here's how it all works

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will now only get 15 hours of Xbox Cloud Gaming use per month, although you'll be able to buy more.

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The wireless Scuf Valor Pro controller will remind you why comfort is one of the most important aspects of choosing your gaming peripherals

The Scuf Valor Pro has really distinct levels of comfort for a licensed Xbox controller, and that may be more important than its pro features.

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Here's all the Xbox-related game news and trailers revealed at PlayStation's September 2026 State of Play livestream

Sony has recently hosted their September 2026 State of Play livestream, showcasing a ton of PlayStation games that are also coming to Xbox and PC consoles. Here's all the Xbox and PC shown at the event.

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The Xbox Network is once again having major outages where users can't sign in and play games that require profile logins (Update: Fixed)

Reports of Xbox Live suffering outages preventing players from logging in and playing their games have recently started flooding in. Microsoft is aware of the situation and is currently investigating a way to fix it.

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Confirmed: Over 800 Xbox discs are supported by the disc-to-digital program, and growing. Here's the list.

A new database tracking Xbox's new disc-to-digital program shows just how big the scale of the operation really is.

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Former id Software producer says the team faced the 'worst crunch' in the series' history on Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations: 'There were days where I didn't see my son'

"There were two months where I was working something like at least 12 hours every day."

PC Gamer

Skyrim and Fallout made Bethesda devs feel "safe" from mass layoffs before Xbox ended decades-long careers in two-minute meetings

“I don't know how you create games at the quality level we were without the institutional knowledge that’s been lost"

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Another Call of Duty title joins Xbox Game Pass as Cyberpunk 2077 leaves it for September's first wave of games coming and exiting the service

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games coming and leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2026; the biggest highlights include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, RuneScape Dragonwilds, and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.

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Brütal Legend, one of my favorite but underrated Xbox games ever, is FINALLY getting a sequel after nearly two decades — but only with our help

Double Fine Productions has launched a new Kickstarter campaign in which one of the stretch goals is that they'll make Brütal Legend 2 if it reaches $100M. As a fan of the original Brütal Legend who's been waiting for a sequel to this underrated gem for years, it's a cause…

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Fans are using Xbox's disc-to-digital feature to save long-delisted titles like the Deadpool game, Rock Band 4, and Transformers: Devastation

Thankfully, delisting doesn't mean it's gone forever in some cases

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Here's how Xbox disc-to-digital works in practice (with video): A HUGE game preservation win

Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now live for Xbox Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings. I made a quick video to demonstrate how it works in practice.

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‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox

Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal toll

Tom’s Guide

Xbox Helix will battle PS6 with 'great family of devices' — here's what Microsoft needs to do to win gamers back

In an interview during Gamescom 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said that Project Helix will be a "great family of devices." Here's what that could mean.

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After ditching discs, PlayStation continues replicating Xbox's very bad 2013 by going all in on TV

"They've gone full Xbox One"

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This is your last chance to buy a Switch 2 before Nintendo raises prices to $500

A Nintendo Switch 2 price hike hits in September

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Fable is "15-20 hours" long, Xbox confirms, but you can "literally play it forever" if you treat it more like a life sim than an RPG

"The life systems are limitless, so you can play them for as long as you want"

Windows Central

I went hands‑on with Fable at Gamescom, and this reboot finally feels like it has a clear identity — but it'll also be a true test of the 'Xbox Tax'

Hands-on with Fable at Gamescom proved its combat is incredible; now it just has to survive the internet's Xbox Tax.

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Microsoft executive vice president bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." — Maybe take some responsibility? 🤔

Microsoft EVP overseeing Office and LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky posts an oddly oblivious self-own. The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.

What Hi-Fi?

Bose’s disappointing Dolby Atmos soundbar, Naim drops a surprise, McIntosh’s glowing new preamplifier and more

Another interesting week of hi-fi and home cinema news and reviews

Xbox is at least making it easier to transition to an all-digital future

Xbox is letting you turn supported physical games into digital versions, giving your old discs a bit more life

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Xbox is preparing a "family of devices" for next-gen Project Helix, according to CEO Asha Sharma

"All of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency"

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