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  "id": 5376939,
  "title": "Microsoft will open Xbox Cloud Gaming to non-Game Pass users via a pay-as-you-go model; Ultimate subs will be limited to 15 hours per month of cloud gaming (Tom Warren/The Verge)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/microsoft-will-open-xbox-cloud-gaming-to-non-game-pass-users-via-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T17:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/989211/microsoft-xbox-cloud-gaming-pay-as-you-go-option"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft is trying once again to tempt people without an Xbox into its ecosystem. … Microsoft says it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming …",
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      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Sony Says It Won't Pass Tariff Refunds Back to PlayStation Customers, and Dismisses Fan Arguments as 'Speculative and Illogical'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sony-says-it-wont-pass-tariff-refunds-back-to-playstation-customers",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:19:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Both Microsoft and Sony say they're under no obligation to pass tariff refunds on to customers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/both-microsoft-and-sony-say-theyre-under-no-obligation-to-pass-tariff",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:13:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}