Xbox Game Pass will get a Google TV app ‘in the coming months,’ likely only for TCL

September 1, 2026 · 9:00 am 10 sources

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• ‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
  The Guardian · September 1, 2026 09:00
  Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal toll On the morning of 6 July, an email went out from Asha Sharma, the chief executive of Xbox, to all of the…
• Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
  BBC News · September 4, 2026 11:48
  Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and would allow it to invest more in its performance

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• Microsoft is enabling a Windows 11 security feature that can hurt gaming performance
  The Verge · September 2, 2026 08:57
  Microsoft is getting ready to roll out its memory integrity security feature of Windows 11 to more devices next month. The kernel-level protection feature is designed to stop malicious code or drivers running on a Windows 11 machine, but Microsoft previously warned it can also impact PC gaming…
• Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers
  The Verge · September 3, 2026 17:00
  Microsoft is announcing some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, less than a year after opening up cloud gaming to its Xbox Game Pass Premium and Essential tiers. While all Game Pass plans have included unlimited cloud gaming over the past year, from November this will be limited to just 15…
• Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option
  The Verge · September 3, 2026 17:00
  Microsoft says it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming in November, without the need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The change to a pay-as-you-go model is part of some sweeping changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, and is designed for people who don't use cloud access enough to warrant a…
• Xbox is introducing time limits to game streaming
  Engadget · September 3, 2026 18:15
  Anything but your console or PC can be an Xbox for 5-15 hours a month.
• Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
  Ars Technica · September 3, 2026 21:10
  Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
• Xbox app is coming to TCL TVs just as Microsoft rolls out pay-as-you-go cloud gaming
  The Verge · September 4, 2026 13:25
  Microsoft is partnering with TCL to bring its Xbox app to supported TCL smart TVs. The Xbox app lets you connect to Xbox Cloud Gaming and stream Game Pass titles or select games you own as part of a subscription. The Xbox app will arrive on TCL TVs at some point "in the coming months," […]

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• Xbox Cloud Gaming will limit players to 15 hours per month before they have to pay more
  9to5Google · September 3, 2026 18:35
  Microsoft is making a change to Xbox Cloud Gaming that will place a limit of 15 hours a month or less on players before they have to pay more for cloud gaming. more…
• Xbox Game Pass will get a Google TV app ‘in the coming months,’ likely only for TCL
  9to5Google · September 4, 2026 14:05
  Following a prior teaser that was the better part of a year ago, Microsoft has finally acknowledged its work on a Google TV app for Xbox Game Pass on TCL TVs, but it’s still “months” out from the sound of it. more…