Fortnite players who access the game through Microsoft's xCloud service without a Game Pass subscription may have their play time limited, according to a new datamining leak. While the reported information doesn't make it sound like Fortnite players through xCloud will be cut off entirely, they could face a cap on their minutes of play time per session if the rumors are true.
Microsoft announced its xCloud streaming service for games in October 2018, releasing a preview version a little over a year later. Launching its completed version in September 2020, xCloud is primarily linked with Microsoft's Game Pass subscription service for Xbox consoles and PC, but players can also access the cloud service through other devices, including mobile phones, Meta Quest headsets, and some Amazon Fire TV devices.
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Users of xCloud can access Fortnite without needing a subscription to Game Pass, giving them one point of access to join online matches in the popular battle royal from Epic Games. However, a recent leak of reportedly datamined code by the Twitter account of third-party open-source tool Better...
