Nvidia Geforce Now Streaming Service Exits Beta- End of Stadia?
The Game streaming services topic is so hot, that everyone wants to have the pie. This technology is touted to offer phenomenal growth with the advent of 5G service that hardware-based game consoles are considered a dying breed. (Even though Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft Disagree for this generation). However, Microsoft is placing its bet everywhere it can with its xCloud Game streaming service and Xbox Series X consoles along with Sony who have PS5 and PlayStation Now, Google has entered with Stadia and Now Nvidia has finally exited its beta program and joined the game streaming through the cloud.
NVIDIA GeForce Now, the streaming service lets you play the games you own on any compatible platform including PC, Mac, NVIDIA Shield, and Android devices. This supports games purchased from Steam, the Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and Uplay. Apart from owned games, you can also play some free games which will be offered on time to time. Thus this is not the NetFlix of Games.
This service is compatible with over 400 titles, which even though sounds good in number but is a limited deal. People who love and play some typical games might not be available with this service.
The service supports Android phones with 2GB RAM or more and Android 5.0 or later. Also, NVIDIA recommends Android users to connect their devices to a 5GHz Wi-Fi network for the best gameplay experience. Net Speed wise you need a 15 Mbps connection or better, 30 Mbps for 1080p60 streaming. 50 Mbps is the recommended speed by Nvidia There’s no 4K or 1080p120 options yet.
Price wise there are two options, The Standard Service is free and requires Geforce Now account. This access will be given less priority from the premium subscribers. Also, one can game for 1 hour per day only using this service.
For $5 per month, users can subscriber can become a premium member and will get priority along with ray tracing support and 6 hours per day game session. The subscriber will get 90 days free trial.
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