Game Pass streaming limits are coming: 15 hours a month, but you can pay for more
THE SO WHAT
Capping Game Pass cloud streaming at 15 hours with paid overages is Microsoft shifting from “all-you-can-eat” to metered usage economics. Any subscription product with heavy infra costs — including AI — should expect similar pressure to introduce soft caps and upsell tiers once adoption normalizes.
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