Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service is rumored to launch with two tiers, one of which should offer free access and the other will be a paid subscription of €4 (about $99, AU$3.80) per month on an annual subscription. This information came from Videocardz, a pretty solid source for leaks (usually of the GPU variety, as the name implies), which spilled some purported details of the service.
GeForce NOW Free? Standard access? One hour GeForce NOW FOUNDERS session duration €4.99 / month (for 12 months) ? Priority access? Extended session duration? RTX ON? Time period Free 90 day introduction ? Limited Time Offer We Ask Jensen for More Details Jan 30, 2020 This tweet reveals details apparently redacted from a leaked slide, suggesting that GeForce Now Free will give users standard access for up to an hour of game time. While those who pay €4.99 for the Founders pack will get a longer "extended" session time and "priority access". Presumably, this means that paid subscribers will skip the queue and get right in, while free ticket users will likely have to wait, potentially quite a while, before their session begins. Subscribers also benefit from ray-tracing visuals provided by RTX-equipped servers that Nvidia first introduced in August 2019. Presumably, the "free 90-day introductory period" means subscribers won't pay for the first few days. three months. The bottom line is that the starting price of €4.99 is a limited-time offer, apparently (unless you mean the free introductory period is a limited-time deal, we can only wait).
Is Nvidia confident?
GeForce Now is still in beta testing (free), but the prospect of a free tier for the final product is compelling. Although the lines can be long and reading time is limited at this time, it does at least give people a chance to test the service and see how it works on their broadband connection (a crucial factor). This in itself makes us think that Nvidia is perhaps quite confident in GeForce Now's performance. Certainly some of the early feedback we've seen is relatively positive, with our own experience of the service being that "streaming quality is excellent" (albeit on "balanced" settings). However, as always with cloud gaming, performance will still depend on your internet connection, but GeForce Now offers the attractive possibility of being able to play the latest games on an older PC or laptop (or even on a mobile phone). with Android). Unlike other game streaming services, which offer a library of games, GeForce Now works on the policy of allowing you to play your own games, from Steam or other digital stores. In other words, Nvidia provides (remote) hardware for your existing gaming library, so you don't need to buy (and keep upgrading) an expensive gaming PC to get good frame rates. Or it's definitely theory, anyway. The aggressive price of €4.99 per month (billed annually) is apparently due to the fact that Nvidia is feeling the warmth of Google Stadia, Project xCloud and the apparently incoming Amazon offer that could be coming this year. This all means that Nvidia wants to start racing for the door, assuming the buzz being sold here is about money, so to speak. Time will tell, as always. Via Wccftech