Cloud Gaming News
The latest Cloud Gaming coverage curated for game developers.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is pushing back on spin-off talk, saying flatly that “Xbox is not for sale.” The denial lands as Microsoft keeps reshaping the division …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that global game content revenue is forecast to climb from $204.4 billion in 2025 to $229.1 billion by 2030. S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan sees PC and Asia-Pacific …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Microsoft has patented an ad-credit system for PC and Xbox games that would surface ads during natural pauses like loading screens or menus. Players would get ad-free …
Xbox Insiders are getting a batch of console updates that touch startup, profiles, search, Remote Play, cloud gaming, and party chat. The most practical changes for developers are higher-quality Remote …
Xbox is bringing its app to select TCL Smart TVs in the coming months, letting players stream supported games through Xbox Cloud Gaming without a console. For developers, that widens …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Xbox will cap Game Pass cloud playtime starting in November 2026, with Essential at 5 hours, Premium at 10, and Ultimate at 15 per month. After that, players …
Xbox is ending unlimited Cloud Gaming access for Game Pass subscribers and moving to a capped-hours model. That changes the value proposition for teams targeting streaming-first play, especially where session …
Ars Technica reports that Xbox is ending the “unlimited” era for Game Pass cloud play, with monthly streaming caps arriving in November. Ultimate gets 15 hours, Premium 10, and Essential …
Xbox Cloud Gaming is moving to monthly playtime caps for Game Pass subscribers starting in November: 15 hours for Ultimate, 10 for Premium, and 5 for Essential. Microsoft says only …
Entity has raised $5.8 million to build a browser-based gaming platform aimed at delivering console-quality play with no downloads or installs. The Dublin startup is targeting an early 2027 launch, …
Ars Technica reports that Cold Iron Studios has shut down the cloud version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Nintendo Switch, leaving buyers without refunds. The base game launched at $30, …
Unity has added dedicated support for Netflix Games, aiming to make shipping to Netflix’s ecosystem less of a custom integration job. The update focuses on cloud-gaming optimization, cross-platform builds, and …
Xbox is widening its cloud-gaming footprint again, this time landing on VIDAA OS smart TVs from 2024 to 2026, including supported Hisense models. For developers, that means another living-room endpoint …
The EU has cleared the Saudi-backed buyout of Electronic Arts, removing a major regulatory hurdle for one of gaming’s biggest pending acquisitions. In parallel, Xbox is testing ad-supported cloud streaming, …
Microsoft is testing one-hour Xbox cloud streaming sessions that are free but ad-supported for Xbox Insiders. The move lowers the entry cost for cloud play, but it also signals a …
Xbox is testing an ad-supported cloud streaming option that lets Insiders play select owned games for free, with one-hour sessions and pre-roll ads. The pitch is lower-friction access on devices …
Amazon has folded Luna into Prime Video for Fire TV users in the US and UK, giving subscribers a built-in cloud gaming entry point. The move puts more than 100 …
Amazon is folding Luna into Prime Video, giving Prime members a direct path to play games inside the video app. The company says it now has more games in development …
Xbox is extending Game Pass Starter to Meta Horizon+ subscribers, bundling 50+ games, 10 hours of cloud play, and rewards into Meta’s VR subscription. The move keeps Horizon+ pricing at …
Meta Horizon+ subscribers in supported regions are getting a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass, adding another distribution path for Microsoft’s subscription library on Quest. The bundle includes access to …