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On September 3, 2026, CNBC reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Xbox division will impose monthly time limits on cloud gaming for Game Pass subscribers starting in November, ending years of unlimited access. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are capped at 15 hours per month, Premium subscribers at 10 hours, and Essential subscribers at 5 hours.

Microsoft is expanding the availability of Auto SR (Super Resolution) to Copilot+ PCs based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors.

According to Xbox’s Software License Agreement, if you try to circumvent the console’s “technical limitation, security, or anti-piracy system,” your console can be rendered permanently unusable immediately or after an update. That said, it’s uncertain if that means that Microsoft will directly brick your Xbox Series X or if the company is warning against messing with…

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Asha Sharma is taking an unusually blunt approach to fixing Microsoft’s struggling Xbox business. The 38-year-old executive has no background in videogames, but is already pushing through layoffs, strategic changes and a major reset for the gaming division MC Tech Desk September 13, 2026 /…

Microsoft is ending unlimited Xbox Cloud Gaming for Game Pass users. Starting in November, Game Pass Cloud Gaming will have a monthly hour limit. Even the top-tier Game Pass Ultimate plan will be limited to 15 hours of cloud streaming per month, with lower tiers receiving even fewer hours. To stream longer, gamers will need…

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate pricing has been up and down over the last 12 months, with a huge increase last October and a price drop to $22.99 per month in April. Some customers are now getting it for less, with a reported discount of nearly $7 per month.

TL;DR: Microsoft reorganized into Agents & Infra and Devices & Consumer, moving Xbox to the consumer segment while keeping its reporting metrics unchanged; Xbox will focus on content and services revenue (games, in‑game content, Game Pass, cloud gaming, ads, subscriptions) and plans paid and ad-supported xCloud options plus a disc-to-digital program. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 /…

Sony and Microsoft have filed motions to dismiss class action lawsuits accusing them of not passing on tariff refunds to consumers.

The European Commission has added ChatGPT to the small club of online services it polices most closely, making OpenAI’s chatbot the first AI assistant to fall under the strictest tier of the Digital Services Act. In the same decision on Monday, Brussels designated Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms. The compliance headaches that…

Lawyers representing Sony and Microsoft have argued, in two separate lawsuits, that the platform holders are not obligated to pass tariff refunds back to consumers. Sony and Microsoft have had to raise prices of their PlayStation and Xbox consoles in 2025 in response to US-imposed tariffs. The US Supreme Court ruled the tariffs illegal earlier…