Xbox Cloud Gaming’s pay-as-you-go option starts at $3.99 for 10 hours

<figure> <img alt="Illustration of Xbox and play logos" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22478836/acastro_210429_1777_0004.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft announced last month that it will let <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/989211/microsoft-xbox-cloud-gaming-pay-as-you-go-option">anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming</a> in November, without the need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The new pay-as-you-go model will require players to purchase bundles of cloud hours, and now Microsoft is revealing today that bundles will start at $3.99 for 10 hours of cloud playtime.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Xbox Insiders who don't have a Game Pass subscription will be able to start purchasing cloud playtime today, ahead of a broader rollout next month. Insiders can access "introductory" launch pricing bundles:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>10hrs for $3.99</li> <li>25hrs for $7.99</li> <li>50hrs for $11.99</li> </ul> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">All of these cloud hours will include ad-free cloud g …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1015321/xbox-cloud-gaming-pay-as-you-go-cloud-hours-pricing">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>