GeForce NOW Gained 1 Million Subscribers Within A Week Of Launch

[Lindatje]

NO.

It’s a flop.

 

[HwGeek]

I subscribed for the 5$/m- because its free for 90 days .
I live in Israel so the best ping I can get is from EU3 and its around 65ms.
I have 1Gbs/100Mbs fiber with no data cap but the high ping to GFN servers kills the fun, it's playable in some games (WOT/Apex) but not in R6 for example.
my problem with them is regarding their own servers- I get bad connections during games + their 4C/4T cc150 is not meant for multiplayer games, the FPS drop in full action is ***.
I really hope they will add local server here because 1Gbs Fiber/VDSL2 100Mbs is very cheap (I pay ~$8 for 1Gbs) and same on 4G mobile- unlimited plans with 100GB data cap is under $10.

For me I want to use it on my Notebook, no overheathing, max 1080P quality(50Mbs stream) and long run on battery (like watching video).
Ofc it's not ment to replace my Desktop.

 

[Regeneration]

Mommy said you must take a break after 1-hour or you'll be grounded.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I cannot see myself using it during travel, as I am busy with sighsteeing and photography more.

You assume everyone travels for holiday. Also, what about rainy days?

 

[Bones]

GeForce NOW Gained 1 Million Subscribers Within A Week Of Launch

NVIDIA hasn't been shy about the success of its GeForce NOW service, noting that its number of subscribers has reached over 1 million just a week after

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dayum.

what do you guys think ?
would you ever consider that as an option ?

I certainly won't.

And in other news......
Today Nvidia demonstrated the number of fools on the web is far greater than had previously been thought to be according to previous research.

We did try to reach out to Nvidia for comment but they said they could not currently give any comments about the issue due to the analysis of results was incomplete at this time and they also said they were working diligently to complete tabulating profits results from this.
More on this story later.....
Now, back to you Jim.

 

[notb]

For online shooters it does not matter. One match does not last that long. Rinse and repeat.

True. But you'd still have to play using different users because, AFAIK, you can't connect 2 GeForce NOW accounts to a single Steam etc. So it's an unnecessary complication.
As I said: one still has to sign in every hour. So why use multiple accounts if one is enough? I just don't see any advantage.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Only question is do you always have to start the game over from the beginning after one hour has elapse

 

[Ferrum Master]

You assume everyone travels for holiday. Also, what about rainy days?

One Russian once told me, he was from Siberia, he often amuses about our complaining. Translation doesn't rhyme that good, but the idea is - There ain't no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. The UK as a travel destination should be blacklisted as such because of the bad weather xD.

Also valid point while traveling, my batteries won't handle it. No time for charging often, you have to move on. At the hotel room or booking/airbnb flat during night you barely charge up powerbanks and other batteries for camera and flash. All wall AC sockets are usually stuffed(you are not the only one needing to charge up if you don't travel alone). I like the idea of mobile gaming while being cramped in transport, because the time is wasted there anyways... but this service cannot help me about that.

 

[TheLostSwede]

One Russian once told me, he was from Siberia, he often amuses about our complaining. Translation doesn't rhyme that good, but the idea is - There ain't no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. The UK as a travel destination should be blacklisted as such because of the bad weather xD.

Also valid point while traveling, my batteries won't handle it. No time for charging often, you have to move on. At the hotel room or booking/airbnb flat during night you barely charge up powerbanks and other batteries for camera and flash. All wall AC sockets are usually stuffed(you are not the only one needing to charge up if you don't travel alone). I like the idea of mobile gaming while being cramped in transport, because the time is wasted there anyways... but this service cannot help me about that.

Think about people that have long commutes to work and rather than spending several hours a day commuting, rent a cheap apartment near work. For them this could be a good solution if they fancy some gaming. Currently I'm spending some time with my elderly parents and it works for me in this situation, as they have good enough broadband and I have a power socket right next to me. I'm sure there are several more situations like this where it could be a viable option. As I said, I wouldn't use it at home, as it makes no sense, but it does at least allow me a decent enough experience in this situation. I doubt it'll work well on hotel Wi-Fi though, so it's most likely not going to be a good experience when on holiday.

As for weather, I nearly blew away yesterday, the storms in Europe are no joke at the moment and I'm nowhere near the bad parts. No worries about the UK, they don't want anyone visiting anyhow, hence Brexit...

Hi,
Only question is do you always have to start the game over from the beginning after one hour has elapse

Obviously not, as GeForce Now launches your Steam, Epic Games, Origin, etc. client and your games can be saved and loaded just like they can on your PC. I guess Nvidia saves the games on their side (from what I've seen) and the game client saves it to the cloud as well (when supported).

 

[Vayra86]

Think about people that have long commutes to work and rather than spending several hours a day commuting,

That is not how and where these services are targeted though. They just target gamers at large and there is nothing in there specifically aimed at your use case at all. In fact, long commute means you are probably switching carrier/network access points and this will incur lag spikes and disconnects.

Does not make it impossible or anything, just saying, your projected use case might not at all be the agenda here.

 

[notb]

Only question is do you always have to start the game over from the beginning after one hour has elapse

Game statistics and saves (or last state - in games without manual saving) are kept on GeForce Now and also copied to your license account (e.g. Steam).
So, obviously, you can play a game both on NOW and on your PC.

On Nvidia's side this is instant and available in their whole network (in case you reconnect to a different server for another session).
Saving to your game account - from what I've seen - is not instant and I'm not sure what happens when you lose connection. Most likely: it'll be synced next time you play the game on GFN.
I can confirm this empirically next time I play.

 

[TheLostSwede]

That is not how and where these services are targeted though. They just target gamers at large and there is nothing in there specifically aimed at your use case at all. In fact, long commute means you are probably switching carrier/network access points and this will incur lag spikes and disconnects.

Does not make it impossible or anything, just saying, your projected use case might not at all be the agenda here.

Says who? That's your opinion. And most gamers wouldn't want GeForce Now for any other reason, if they own a decent enough PC.
You clearly didn't read my entire comment, but whatever

 

[Xzibit]

Hi,
Only question is do you always have to start the game over from the beginning after one hour has elapse

PCWorld did a review on the GFN and they made it a point that you had to manually save or else you had to restart from you last save session of the game service. If the game didn't have auto save.
If you forget you have to start all over from the last known session of the gaming service.

 

[Readlight]

Nothing works, incorrect keyboard.

 

[ThrashZone]

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Think about people that have long commutes to work and rather than spending several hours a day commuting, rent a cheap apartment near work. For them this could be a good solution if they fancy some gaming. Currently I'm spending some time with my elderly parents and it works for me in this situation, as they have good enough broadband and I have a power socket right next to me. I'm sure there are several more situations like this where it could be a viable option. As I said, I wouldn't use it at home, as it makes no sense, but it does at least allow me a decent enough experience in this situation. I doubt it'll work well on hotel Wi-Fi though, so it's most likely not going to be a good experience when on holiday.

As for weather, I nearly blew away yesterday, the storms in Europe are no joke at the moment and I'm nowhere near the bad parts. No worries about the UK, they don't want anyone visiting anyhow, hence Brexit...

Obviously not, as GeForce Now launches your Steam, Epic Games, Origin, etc. client and your games can be saved and loaded just like they can on your PC. I guess Nvidia saves the games on their side (from what I've seen) and the game client saves it to the cloud as well (when supported).

Hi,
Likely why a lot of engines will drop support and begin their own streaming service so they can more control everything plus cut nvidia out of the pie.
All i see is nvidia complicating the gaming engines lives and taking in the bucks with just a small cut going to the engines.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Hi,
Likely why a lot of engines will drop support and begin their own streaming service so they can more control everything plus cut nvidia out of the pie.
All i see is nvidia complicating the gaming engines lives and taking in the bucks with just a small cut going to the engines.

Sorry, but have you even tried the service and understood how it works?
You have to OWN the game in question to start with, so whoever wants to use the GeForce Now service, has to pay money for the game to whatever service it's sold on first.
Then you can use GeForce Now to play it on a potato PC if that's all you have, as your Steam, Origin, Epic, etc. launcher runs in a VM on Nvidia's servers.
You log in as usual, then the game is loaded and you can go ahead an play it.
Your comment in this case seems to involve a clear misunderstanding of how it all works. Nvidia is charging for the use of their custom, remote VMs and then stream the "output" to your device of choice.

 

[silkstone]

Sorry, but have you even tried the service and understood how it works?
You have to OWN the game in question to start with, so whoever wants to use the GeForce Now service, has to pay money for the game to whatever service it's sold on first.
Then you can use GeForce Now to play it on a potato PC if that's all you have, as your Steam, Origin, Epic, etc. launcher runs in a VM on Nvidia's servers.
You log in as usual, then the game is loaded and you can go ahead an play it.
Your comment in this case seems to involve a clear misunderstanding of how it all works. Nvidia is charging for the use of their custom, remote VMs and then stream the "output" to your device of choice.

From what I read on the service, it doesn't seem like a bad idea, if you aren't a hardcore gamer. For example, I'd like to be able to play CyberPunk when it comes out at highest settings and with RTX enabled. Shelling out for a $1000 just for this would be a little over the top and I'll likely wait a couple of years after release until hardware prices come down. With how Geforce Now is advertised, it makes it seem that I'd be able to play on release day for just $5 +the cost of the game, which I'd own outright.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

nope, laptops are cheap for travel , and just no at home

 

[robot zombie]

I don't have a lot of faith in streaming games these days... always just seems to fall flat on its face at the starting line.

GeForce Now is interesting, though. As a streaming service... I mean, does anybody expect it to stand up? Nvidia's gonna be the company to really bring game streaming to the forefront? Could they even believe that themselves? I really wonder if they even do. They'll try to make their money on it at least, but I wouldn't be surprised if it mostly existed as a way for people to try RTX first hand, on their RTX servers.

I mean, they do make RTX cards, too. Making graphics cards is a thing they do. Streaming service would have to at least be a lower priority. Unless... they could sell a streaming service that also helps them sell graphics cards.

Or looked at it another way, it's simply brand extension. Another avenue for their RTX moniker to proliferate in. If they don't leave the black and more people get RTX hooked into their reality, and think positively of it in itself, Nvidia still kind of takes a W. The more 'RTX' things people get into, the better things are for the brand.

Even in short term, it still has benefits. Like, say the service sucks and it's a terrible experience... but maybe incidentally you do find the RT stuff is something you want to be able to fully experience. So what do you do? Buy an RTX card. "Man, if I only I could have this for real, without this lag and interruption."

I dunno, this IS Nvidia we're talking about. They could be ambitious enough to think they could have a majorly successful streaming service. But I think even they would need to have a good reason to jump on this now, with the general impression people have of streaming games right now. It's a difficult thing to get people fully interested in. They pick it up, talk about it, and forget about it. So I can only assume there are some different strategy elements to it.

 

[Xzibit]

Another thing is they wanted to extend their vGPU model. They saw that their android gaming GRID model was too expensive, Changed it to GFN free Beta and pivot to vGPU VM without the burden of licensing/distribution agreements from publishers. They go public and publishers want licensing/distribution agreements and Nvidia is puzzled since its a vGPU VM service.

Publisher has final say how its work gets distributed. Nvidia was hoping it get a free pass and reign in the money while gaming services carry the burden of the licensing/distributing agreements.

 

[eidairaman1]

You assume everyone travels for holiday. Also, what about rainy days?

What about when the service is offline and you still want to play a game, that is what laptops are for...

I Boycott this service

 

[TheLostSwede]

What about when the service is offline and you still want to play a game, that is what laptops are for...

I Boycott this service

You're free to do so and I'm simply saying it's an option that's available in certain situations. It works well enough for me in my current situation and I can see it being useful for other people too.
Again, if you'd read my entire replies in this thread, you would've seen that I said that it's not something I'm planning on using long term, nor would it ever replace my desktop PC.
My laptop is five years old and doesn't have a dedicated GPU, so I can't really game on it. GeForce Now allows me to do so, although I have access to an external screen here which helps a lot too, as a 12.5" is simply not big enough for anything even half serious.

What I don't get is the anger and outrage in this thread. No-one is forced to use it, so why waste so much time slagging it off, especially if you haven't tried it?

 

[authorized]

I don't get the hate either. As opposed to Stadia which is quite a ridiculous proposition and is doomed to fail, nvidia's approach is the only sensible one so far. The main point is that you play games you already own, so they are not tied to the service. If it goes down or you're not interested anymore, or with any other problem, you don't lose anything. Personally I don't find the use for it, but because it has a free option I could still try it, if only to see for myself how game streaming works in practice on my connection. And for $5 I could see RT without having to buy the RTX gpu.

 

[londiste]

A lot of people seem to get it wrong. All Geforce Now does is stream you an output from a VM (with a proper GPU). It does not really require any changes to the games, it runs something that looks like a standard-ish enough version of Windows, you log in with your own Steam (or whatever) account and play games you already own.

What I don't get is the anger and outrage in this thread. No-one is forced to use it, so why waste so much time slagging it off, especially if you haven't tried it?

Yeah, this is what I don't get. Streaming services are not the solution for me either but I have tried most of them, they are pretty serviceable and Geforce Now is one of the better ones at the moment. There are people and use cases that favor streaming and supply would not exist without demand. There is a free account version, give it a try just to see what it is and how it works.

 

[kings]

So much hate...

As this is a forum for enthusiast people, of course few will want this, but for the more causal gamers it´s a viable alternative.