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Xbox Limits Cloud Gaming Hours in Game Pass Tiers

In a weekly roundup from PocketGamer.biz, the editorial team discusses recent mobile gaming news. The main story is Xbox's announcement that it will impose monthly hour limits on cloud gaming for Game Pass subscribers, starting with a 15-hour limit for Ultimate, 10 for Premium, and 5 for Essential, with the option to buy more time. The move is seen as a setback for cloud gaming's growth narrative. The roundup also includes an interview with DoubleDown Interactive's Faith Price on D2C growth and AI costs, and the unveiling of a new Pokémon animated movie, 'Pokémon: Wild Card', inspired by the trading card game, set for a 2027 release. The summary is based on the individual stories but the article itself is a multi-topic weekly digest.

• Xbox will introduce cloud gaming hour limits in November, with 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate, 10 for Premium, and 5 for Essential subscribers.
• The move is attributed to rising costs of cloud gaming infrastructure as usage grows.
• A new Pokémon animated movie, 'Pokémon: Wild Card', inspired by the trading card game, is confirmed for a 2027 release.

2045 ECD Christopher McKee: Avoid the Safe Idea

Christopher McKee, executive creative director at agency 2045 and a juror for the Drum Awards Festival, argues against choosing 'safe' creative ideas and outlines how his agency uses AI for non-creative tasks. McKee has led campaigns for brands including Land Rover, Xbox and CommBank and has won more than 200 industry awards, including multiple Cannes Lions and a D&AD Yellow Pencil. He advocates investing more in the medium and PR—ideas that people will share—rather than only buying media frequency. McKee says AI helps with briefs, consumer research and administrative tasks but that humans remain responsible for creative thinking.

• Christopher McKee is executive creative director at 2045 and a juror at the Drum Awards Festival.
• McKee has led campaigns for brands including Land Rover, Xbox and CommBank and has received over 200 award-show recognitions, including multiple Cannes Lions and a D&AD Yellow Pencil.
• McKee says his agency uses AI for tasks like writing briefs, compiling consumer research, and timesheets, but not for creative work.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Targets Higher Margins by 2030

Asha Sharma, Microsoft’s new head of Xbox, outlined in an internal memo goals to widen Xbox’s margins to surpass rivals by mid-2030 and to bring margins back in line with peers by next year. Sharma — who replaced Phil Spencer in February — signaled strategic moves including investing more in Minecraft, pursuing global partnerships (including in China), expanding casual games via Activision Blizzard’s King, and holding studios and functions accountable for player and revenue growth. The memo follows a 10% quarterly revenue decline for Xbox and comes amid prior actions: subscription price cuts for Game Pass, layoffs and divestitures of studios, and Microsoft’s 2023 acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

• Asha Sharma wrote an internal memo targeting industry-leading profitability for Xbox by mid-2030.
• Xbox reported a 10% quarterly revenue decline in the referenced quarter.
• Sharma said Xbox will invest more in Mojang’s Minecraft and expand partnerships globally, including in China.

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