[Insider Gaming]Microsoft Preparing To Launch Free Xbox Cloud Gaming Service with Ads
PauloRoberto
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"... limit of one hour for sessions, with up to five hours free a month..."
Thids is not a free service tier MS, this is a time limited trial! Can you name things correctly, at least ?!
Thids is not a free service tier MS, this is a time limited trial! Can you name things correctly, at least ?!
laynelane
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Making Game Pass unaffordable in many countries of the world is a 'great' way to get something like this off the ground. I noticed in the new tiers, you get a better Cloud experience dependent on how much you pay. That's probably the end game - monetizing everything right down to frame rate, resolution, etc. Offering it free with ads is probably also meant to hook people into streaming - they won't buy games, will own nothing, and then eventually comes the introduction of fees and tiers.
I'm very thankful there are strong competitors to MS' offerings. Always have been, but now more than ever.
I'm very thankful there are strong competitors to MS' offerings. Always have been, but now more than ever.
EverydayBeast
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M$ isn't really popular right now, and cloud gaming free but with ads doesn't sound very fun.
sodstall
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It was either when stadia or Xbox one X was coming out that i remember the promo attitude early on was all like "ugh load times, am i right???" or "gosh arnt elevators just the worst thing ever". Now i get their weird fascination with it since those load windows just became like 30sec ad spots.
MacReady13
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I'm so happy to see so many people who were bragging about "the best deal in gaming" now getting their just desserts! So many of us could see this shit happening from a mile off. Now if only you'd purchased games instead of feeding the beast…!!!
GHG
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$360p
Magic-DEI-Hire
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Absolutely not. Ads do not belong anywhere near video games, much less interrupting the interactive experience.
HerjansEagleFeeder
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Of course they do, they know nothing else than copying the competition (GFN). Somehow they still manage to make the shittier version despite coming in last.
Kenneth Haight
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Moridianae
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Gamers will overwhelmingly reject this, I think.
Magic-DEI-Hire
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They had better.
Punished Miku
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For just cloud access, it's a good deal honestly. I'd much rather have that as an option than pay any amount of money in Ultimate per month for cloud. It's one of those novelties I'd only use for just a tiny bit in the off chance I'm not at home.
The real story here is that Ultimate is again paying every month for this shit when they don't even use it. I have used it maybe 3x a year for 30 min or less, and it is fine. I'd rather watch 2 min of ads 3x a year and pay nothing for cloud.
The real story here is that Ultimate is again paying every month for this shit when they don't even use it. I have used it maybe 3x a year for 30 min or less, and it is fine. I'd rather watch 2 min of ads 3x a year and pay nothing for cloud.
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Crispy Gamer
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This is just the beginning soon you'll have to pay to not have ads in your videogames it'll be considered "added value" to have an ad free gaming experience smh
Putonahappyface
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The final death rattle.
ecosse_011172
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Nothing gets me hotter than "reduced artifacts".
Dr.Morris79
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Not sure about that but you can get Free games now for $360 a year.
Fake
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ChorizoPicozo
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Tobimacoss
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GFN free tier already does it.
Very likely. Redphx, the creator of Better xCloud, found 720, 720HQ, 1080, 1080HQ, 1440 tags in xcloud web app code. Since that screenshot doesn't mention 720, it's likely for the free tier.They quietly did this as well the other day:
What's the free tier going to get? 720p?
Opening the game isn't interactive experience, the Ad roll starts at beginning of session.
Nvidia GFN was the first, with their free tier with ads. Although Stadia should've been the first, but the world's biggest AD company was incompetent.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
They are monetizing a demo!
Say what you will but they know how to make money...
Say what you will but they know how to make money...
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
I've never used 5 hours of cloud a year. So that's actually not bad.
GHG
Member
Thanks for the official response.
Tobimacoss
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Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
This says it is possibly 5 hours free month, then 2 min lead time of adds per hour.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
So it would interrupt your game if you play more than an hour. Microsoft is really going scorched earth it seems. This feels like it's all Satya. Phil, Matt and Sarah are no longer in charge.
All these big corporations have aways viewed their consumers AKA gamers as tools and subject for them to manipulate and milk as much money as possible. It's up to us to navigate through the maze of their manipulation tactics to find the best ways to enjoy our hobbies without breaking our wallets.
diffusionx
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how long until Jez, Timdog, and Colt Eastwood say this is a game changer for the industry.
They need some positive Pr.
They need some positive Pr.
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Astray
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Dude Timdog had a massive meltdown earlier today and ranted about Elon Musk buying the Xbox platform and it potentially being a great idea.
He later deactivated lol. I think he heard something on the grapevine.
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