According to a recent report from The Verge’s Tom Warren, Microsoft is working on a free-tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming. According to the report, the tier will include access to certain games without a Game Pass subscription including games that will be available through Free Play Days and Xbox Retro Classics. However, the plan will also include ads with Warren’s sources claiming that “internal testing includes around two minutes of preroll ads before a game is available to stream,” and that Microsoft is currently testing a limit of one hour for each session with up to five free hours a month. However, the report claims these limits could change in the future. Lastly, the company plans to launch the free tier through a public beta with a full launch coming months later.
These rumors come after the recent new tiers and price hike of several Game Pass tiers. The tiers include Essential, Premium, and Ultimate. The Essential tier will replace the Core tier while the Premium tier has replaced the Standard tier. The Ultimate tier is the only plan that will see a price increase. The plan will be increased by 50 percent from $19.99 per month to $29.99 per month.
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