Amazon and Microsoft pivot cloud gaming strategies to target different players
Gamers participating in the Xbox Insider Program can join the test with a one-hour session limit. It applies to games that are already in a user's library. Xbox has not created a tier of its Game Pass subscription service that contains advertising, but consumers have shown interest in such offerings.
- ▪Gamers participating in the Xbox Insider Program can join the test with a one-hour session limit.
- ▪It applies to games that are already in a user's library.
- ▪Xbox has not created a tier of its Game Pass subscription service that contains advertising, but consumers have shown interest in such offerings.
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| Original publisher | CNBC — Top |
| Canonical URL | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/amazon-microsoft-cloud-gaming.html |
| Publication time | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:06:50 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-23T20:11:52.789Z |
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Gamers participating in the Xbox Insider Program can join the test with a one-hour session limit. It applies to games that are already in a user's library. Xbox has not created a tier of its Game Pass subscription service that contains advertising, but consumers have shown interest in such offerings. Netflix's ad-supported service tier has picked up tens of millions of users, CNBC reported in 2024.Amazon entered the cloud gaming market during the Covid pandemic, as gaming was gaining popularity with people spending more time at home. The digital commerce company debuted Luna in 2020, three years after Microsoft had introduced Game Pass, and one year after cloud challenger Google revealed its own cloud streaming option, Stadia. Google discontinued Stadia in 2023.
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