Microsoft reveals pricing for Xbox Cloud Gaming without Game Pass, for Xbox Insiders now and others next month: 10 hours for $3.99, 25 for $7.99, 50 for $11.99
THE SO WHAT
Metered cloud gaming at $0.16–$0.40 per hour is Microsoft testing pure usage-based pricing on consumer compute. For anyone building GPU-heavy consumer services, this is a live reference point for what users may tolerate per hour of streamed compute.
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