India, Jan. 21 -- Xbox seems to be preparing a new cloud gaming option that could change how players access games on the platform. Over the past week, some Xbox users noticed a new notification in the Xbox app that read: "1-hour of ad-supported play time per session." While Microsoft has not officially announced a launch date, the alerts suggest that the company may roll out this free, ad-supported tier in the near future.

According to The Verge report, Microsoft has been testing ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming for several months. The testing is currently limited to Xbox Insiders, and early trials restrict play sessions to one hour at a time, with a maximum of five free hours per month. Users encounter short preroll advertisements, roughl...