Xbox Officially Confirms Cloud Gaming’s New Pay-As-You-Go Prices

By Ashely Claudino · Polygon · Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 13:30 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma continues to make significant changes as part of a major reset to rebuild the brand. Nearly 2,000 employees have been let go, and three more rounds of layoffs are expected between October and January. In addition to mass layoffs, gaming services are also being affected, with Xbox Cloud Gaming adding a pay-as-you-go policy. Paid Xbox Cloud Gaming services will begin in November, and prices have now been revealed.

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