Xbox Cloud Gaming Can have a free, AD-supported version that will be launched as a beta test soon, according to reports on social media. While Xbox Cloud Gaming will still be offered as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the free, ad supported level is reported to be limited to just five hours per month, with a short ad window at the beginning of a game collection.
In short, Xbox Cloud Gaming is one of the benefits in an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This feature allows users to stream entitled games to their devices, with the games running on dedicated servers. Xbox Cloud Gaming can also be used to stream games tied to a user's Microsoft account on compatible devices. However, a cable or fiber internet connection is recommended for using Xbox Cloud Gaming Service. From this writing, the Xbox Cloud Game is from Beta and is now publicly available.
Xbox Cloud Gaming can get a free, AD-supported level
When more titles are added to the Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft looks to expand the service to more customers, albeit in limited capacity. As reported by The Verge, a beta version of Xbox Cloud Gaming would be offered free and supported by ads. This would allow users to play Select games without an active Xbox Game Pass subscription, along with games bound to a user's Microsoft account and free Play Day games. About two minutes of preoll ads would be played before a gaming current begins, and each session would be limited in one hour. The monthly hat on the Xbox Cloud Gaming's ad-supported level would also be five hours, even if the boundaries can be changed before the free level leaves its beta window.
Xbox Cloud Gaming's Greees Service level would be available on Windows computers, Xbox consoles, supported mobile devices and various browsers. However, the beta -launch of the Xbox Cloud Gaming's free level comes at a controversial time for Microsoft. On October 1, the Xbox Game Pass announced a steep subscription price increase at all its levels, together with changing the name of previous core and standard levels to essential and premium respectively. The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, has received its monthly subscription rate from $ 19.99 to $ 29.99.
The price changes in the Xbox Game Pass resulted in many users interrupting their subscriptions from protest. It remains to be seen how effective the free Xbox Cloud Gaming level will be to retain users.
