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My name’s Mauricio and in this video, we’ll be taking a look at Nvidia’s GeForce Now
cloud gaming service and why you should wait before signing up for an account.
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Since the disappointing launch of Google Stadia, companies have been dashing to stake their
claim as the best cloud gaming service.
Nvidia has been picking away at the market for awhile, with a long beta period for its
GeForce Now service.
Thankfully, it’s out now, though it comes with some performance limitations.
We tested a slew of titles using GeForce Now, including Doom, Darksiders Genesis and Counter-Strike
Global Offensive.
Nvidia’s promise of delivering 1080p gaming at sixty frames per second is true, as we
were able to play all of the aforementioned titles without any hiccups.
We noticed some input lag, though.
It wasn’t backbreaking for most games, buttrying anything competitive was a challenge.
We also gave it a go on Android, testing Dead Cells, Doom and Counter-Strike using a WiFi
signal.
The best thing we can say about the Android experience is that it works.
The limited range of WiFi lead to stutters and artifacting in the video stream, often
breaking the experience entirely.
GeForce Now is free, though, so it’s easy for us to overlook some of these issues.
The base plan gives you access to supported games at 1080p and sixty frames per second.
However, free users can only play for an hour at a time and have to queue depending on the
volume of players.
The paid Founders plan isn’t very expensive at only five dollars per month for the first
year.
That subscription brings with it six hour play sessions and priority access to games,
meaning you shouldn’t have to queue.
This rate should increase after a year, though Nvidia hasn’t announced future pricing just
yet.
GeForce Now is cheap, but it doesn’t actually include any games like PlayStation Now.
You’ll need to own a digital license on platforms like Steam to play the games GeForce
Now supports.
The list of supported games is lengthy, with classics like Batman Arkham City and new games
like Borderlands 3.
However, there are a lot of games missing.
For example, Square Enix doesn’t have any presence on GeForce Now, meaning games like
Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider are off the table.
Several publishers have already revoked support for GeForce Now, as well, including Bethesda
and Activision Blizzard.
At the time of recording, it’s unclear if more publishers will follow suit.
What we know for sure is that GeForce Now seems to have a target on its back when it
comes to game support.
With Bethesda and Activision pulling support for the platform, it’s hard to expect titles
like Grand Theft Auto Five to show up.
That said, Ge Force Now supports a number of smaller titles that other platforms skip past.
Mordhau and Celeste are two such indie games that services like Stadia pay little mind
to.
All together, GeForce Now is an inexpensive cloud gaming service that hits it out of the
park in terms of performance.
The quality on desktop is unmatched, though the mobile experience could use some tweaking.
GeForce Now’s largest issue is support for games.
Compared to a service like Shadow, the problem is clear.
Shadow actually offers a full Windows 10 desktop in the cloud, meaning if you can play a game
on your computer, you can play it with Shadow.
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Nvidia might want to consider something similar like Shadow to bypass the issues its coming
up against with publishers.
For free, there’s no harm in giving GeForce Now a shot.
You can find a link to sign up in the description below as well as our written review on the
service.
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