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Posted 17 June 2020
GeForce Now Cloud Gaming FOUNDERS available again - £4.99/month / £12 months at NVIDIA Shop
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Just a heads up that the FOUNDERS GeForce Now is available to sign-up for again (it has been sold out since soon after it came out of BETA). Not sure if this is really a deal or discussion so please move if you want
It states that it's £4.99 for the first 12 months at which point I assume they'll review the pricing again....but at the very least that's £60 for the entire year which seems like a bargain to me.
I was part of the beta but missed out on signing up for founders in time and have been kicking myself since. I signed up a couple of nights ago and have been playing on my SFF HP Elitedesk connected via ethernet and it's been great - lag has been minimal and I've really enjoyed it so far.
Sideloaded the android apk on my Firestick last night to test and there was more lag but some games were still playable - I really think this is a result of being connected via wifi.
For those not sure as to whether they want to dive in I'd recommended signing up for a free account to test performance first, and also to check what games you'll be able to play - this has been the main issue with the service so far as publishers need to sign up to the service to allow their games to be played. Hopefully it'll get better over the next few months but I'm satisfied with my library for the time being.
It states that it's £4.99 for the first 12 months at which point I assume they'll review the pricing again....but at the very least that's £60 for the entire year which seems like a bargain to me.
I was part of the beta but missed out on signing up for founders in time and have been kicking myself since. I signed up a couple of nights ago and have been playing on my SFF HP Elitedesk connected via ethernet and it's been great - lag has been minimal and I've really enjoyed it so far.
Sideloaded the android apk on my Firestick last night to test and there was more lag but some games were still playable - I really think this is a result of being connected via wifi.
For those not sure as to whether they want to dive in I'd recommended signing up for a free account to test performance first, and also to check what games you'll be able to play - this has been the main issue with the service so far as publishers need to sign up to the service to allow their games to be played. Hopefully it'll get better over the next few months but I'm satisfied with my library for the time being.
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sorted byIf anything, it should be the ISP's up in arms, as they're the ones having to fund the increased bandwidth usage that such services create.
I think that the publishers should really be embracing this service as it opens up pc gaming to casual gamers that don't want to invest in an expensive set up. (edited)
Just a streaming service. In principle it links to your existing games library and allows you to stream your games from anywhere.
I have 76mbps runs fine connected directly to router but when I try use powerline adapter it lags like crazy
Same for me.
1080p 60fps I believe
It's ok.. You don't need to. You play games you already own.
Thanks, i did buy ACO on epic but added it to GFN from ubi, ill try the epic version if there.
This is an alternative to Moonlight. With the main computer being in the cloud rather than your own. (edited)
No Geforce local game streaming still works without any subscriptions etc.
To be honest they've got room to play hardball, at a fundamental level all they are doing is spinning up virtualised machines so in theory they could just accept the added step of you needing to log in properly to whatever service and just installing your games. It would just add cost for them as to do it right they would really need to cache game files locally or store your personal installs. It is inconvenient at the minute to have games not available, but Nvidia took several years of operating the service in beta for basically free and have deep pockets so they can wait them out.
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Their FAQS don't really help with this
Basically standard access gives you one hour play time per session. Founders I *think* gives you 8 hours.
Standard is also normal access meaning you're likely to wait in a queue for servers at peak times, whereas founders will put you at the front of the queue.
I've not personally had to queue with either membership, but then I don't use it that much, but personally for a fiver a month I'd rather have priority access and longer gaming sessions if I want them.
Also founders gives you RTX on if you care about those things.
Agreed happening alot now
actually you can use yours steam account but many titles not supported.
Cloud gaming.
The game runs on the cloud, your inputs are sent to the cloud, and the cloud returns a video stream of the game.
Needs a strong Internet connection, but minimal computing power locally.
Essentially you're renting hardware upon which you can run games* that you yourself own (*the platform has to also support said game)
Due to increased latency, decreased image quality, and the limited catalogue of supported titles, if you can afford to own a gaming PC (or even a console) then that'll invariably deliver a far better experience. (edited)
Agreed does nvidia ask all game publishers before releasing a new Graphics card :/
I do find it a bit inconvenient signing into UBISoft every time to play a game, but steam just logs in automatically, so is pretty slick.
I wonder if it's simply because it reduces the amount of visits to their storefront e.g. steam, origin, battle.net launcher etc. and they're worried their revenue will drop as a result.
I've been playing Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey and don't have to keep signing in....although thinking about it I think that's through Epic which has my Uplay linked so might be different?
However, it seems that the service has degraded since I started with it 3 months ago. I'm getting stutters and dropouts, when that never used to happen. I tried Far Cry 5 during the free weekend and the image kept degrading significantly (maybe a lot of other people were taking advantage of the free weekend...)
Oddly enough, the problem seems worse on my PC with ethernet than it is on my laptop with Wi-Fi. The only thing I can think of is that the laptop has faster RAM and is perhaps able to buffer data more effectively...
Anybody successful mapped their PS4 pad and know a fix for this input lag please?
Ah, ok. So founders is just something they call the paid version. Thought it had extra perks, considering "it was out of stock and now back and available"