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NVIDIA explains why it has removed Activision Blizzard Games from GeForce Now
Last week we reported that Activision Blizzard games had been removed from NVIDIA’s streaming service, GeForce Now. There wasn't really an explanation leaving customers wondering as to how what and why.
According to NVIDIA, the removal games was due to a misunderstanding between the green team and Activision. It turns out that the video-game giant wanted a commercial agreement with Nvidia before they proceeded -- and the situation stemmed from a simple misunderstanding, Nvidia said on Thursday.
Because Activision participated in the beta test of the service, Nvidia thought that agreement extended to the initial trial period after GeForce’s Feb. 4 launch. The service, which hosts games online and sells superscriptions to players, is now available to the general public. Nvidia has been offering a free 90-day trial to its initial crop of customers, which it calls "founding members."
Activision Blizzard has been a fantastic partner during the GeForce Now beta, which we took to include the free trial period for our founders membership. Recognizing the misunderstanding, we removed their games from our service. We hope hope we can work with them to re-enable these, and more, in the future - Bloomberg.
So Activision Blizzard wanted to negotiate a new commercial agreement before its games were available on GeForce Now. NVIDIA had stated that it does not currently plan to have commercial agreements with game publishers. Obviously, this displeased Activision and the publisher decided to remove its games from this service. GeForce Now is a streaming gaming service, subscribers pay $4.99 a month to stream games from Nvidia-owned data centers.
NVIDIA could re-enable the games, however, there isn’t any ETA on when that may happen.
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#5761551 Posted on: 02/18/2020 05:54 PM
How come Rockstar, Capcom and Square-Enix also pulled out? Just a coincidence too?
How come Rockstar, Capcom and Square-Enix also pulled out? Just a coincidence too?
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#5761619 Posted on: 02/18/2020 11:09 PM
I wonder if Nvidia could get around such things by changing the terms of GeForce Now to say you are simply "renting hardware and services to play your own games on" or something like that (be it paid or free) in which case they could let the users install any of their games they want to play (it would be the same as playing your game on your friend's PC, in an internet cafe, remoting in on your own PC from outside, etc..). The user would be responsible what games they'd install in their "rented space". Of course, they couldn't advertise any games as "included" then, but I guess agreements could be made for that, too.
I wonder if Nvidia could get around such things by changing the terms of GeForce Now to say you are simply "renting hardware and services to play your own games on" or something like that (be it paid or free) in which case they could let the users install any of their games they want to play (it would be the same as playing your game on your friend's PC, in an internet cafe, remoting in on your own PC from outside, etc..). The user would be responsible what games they'd install in their "rented space". Of course, they couldn't advertise any games as "included" then, but I guess agreements could be made for that, too.
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#5761622 Posted on: 02/18/2020 11:35 PM
the games on GeForce Now and other streaming services are not the "same" as the ones you own.
they are owned by the streaming providers or their partners.
you are paying to access a copy of the game on the providers server. You will not get the same accomplishments you've earned on your copies unless you re-do them.
think of this as hanging out at a friends place (where the mom makes you pay for the internet).
Oh man look at that, has no idea what he's talking about. Comes in here all authoritative with underlined segments for all of us
the games on GeForce Now and other streaming services are not the "same" as the ones you own.
they are owned by the streaming providers or their partners.
you are paying to access a copy of the game on the providers server. You will not get the same accomplishments you've earned on your copies unless you re-do them.
think of this as hanging out at a friends place (where the mom makes you pay for the internet).
Oh man look at that, has no idea what he's talking about. Comes in here all authoritative with underlined segments for all of us
who have actually used the product
.
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#5761673 Posted on: 02/19/2020 05:40 AM
Yeah let's calm it down.
Oh man look at that, has no idea what he's talking about. Comes in here all authoritative with underlined segments for all of us
who have actually used the product
.Yeah let's calm it down.
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Uh with Geforce now you're literally logging into a remote desktop, logging into your account and playing a game that I purchased on whatever platform. The progress I make on the geforce now game is identical when I log into my local computer and play the same game. The achievements are the same. Everything is the same.
This could be different for other services but for Geforce Now that's how it works so I'm not sure why you're saying it's not.
@Astyanax is right that the data itself is cached locally on Nvidia's servers and perhaps there is some legal issue with that - but I'm definitely playing the game I purchased on my account and it's the same game that's sitting on my computer.
I actually finished Hellblade by swapping between the Geforce Now Beta and my local steam copy through dozens of various sessions with the game.
hrrm...
egads, you're right. i only played "Cuphead" on GeForce Now (concerned over lag)..
"shadow of Mordor" IS up to date