Xbox Caps Cloud Gaming, Final Fantasy Expands, and Guild Wars 3 Goes Small

Xbox is introducing time limits on cloud gaming for Game Pass members, a move that lands alongside reports that Game Pass is getting worse and more expensive. The two developments together paint a difficult picture for Microsoft's subscription service, which has long positioned cloud access as a key selling point over console ownership.

Final Fantasy had a busy day on multiple fronts: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation was confirmed to include story DLC starring two fan-favorite characters, pre-order details and editions are now live, and the broader Final Fantasy lineup picked up new release dates, a demo, and a trilogy bundle spanning several upcoming games. Sony's September State of Play packed in additional announcements, and Crimson Desert used the moment to reveal its first story DLC, which adds ship exploration, alongside a Sims-inflected expansion called Chartering The Unknown.

Guild Wars 3 surfaced with some notable design choices — the team at ArenaNet is deliberately scaling back encounter sizes compared to Guild Wars 2, with large combat scenarios capped at around 20 players, trading MMO-scale spectacle for wall-running and what developers describe as surprisingly weighty combat. Konami also held a showcase of its own, and Blood of Dawnwalker launched to day-one issues its developers are already working to address.