United Kingdom, Nov. 27 -- Xbox Cloud Gaming usage has jumped 45 per cent year over year, Microsoft has said.

The company reported the masssive surge in cloud-streamed playtime among Game Pass subscribers, a sharp jump that reflects both the service's global expansion and its new, more flexible pricing structure.

It's a significant milestone for a platform that only shed its "beta" label this summer.

Microsoft has said console players are also leaning heavily into the cloud, spending 45 per cent more time streaming games from their Xbox hardware, while usage on phones, tablets, PCs and smart TVs climbed 24 per cent.

The company points to recent rollouts in India - now the world's fastest-growing gaming market with more than 500 millio...