We’ve heard rumblings of a free version of xCloud for years at this point, but it seems like that’s finally becoming a reality. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.theverge.com/report/791213/xbox-cloud-gaming-free-ad-supported-version” data-url=”https://www.theverge.com/report/791213/xbox-cloud-gaming-free-ad-supported-version” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>According to The Verge, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft is currently testing a limited version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, which will be offered for free without the need for a Game Pass subscription. Historically, xCloud has been limited to Game Pass Ultimate members — which recently data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/microsoft-slaps-game-pass-ultimate-with-a-50-percent-price-hike-pc-game-pass-is-now-almost-38-percent-more-expensive-with-hardly-any-new-benefits” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/microsoft-slaps-game-pass-ultimate-with-a-50-percent-price-hike-pc-game-pass-is-now-almost-38-percent-more-expensive-with-hardly-any-new-benefits”>saw a very controversial price hike — and was expanded to Essential and Plus tiers of Game Pass a few days ago.
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