NVIDIA Takes GeForce NOW out of Beta - available with a free limited version
GeForce NOW game stream service from beta. There is a free variant with play sessions of a maximum of one hour and a paid variant without limits, which temporarily costs 5.49 euros per month.
The paid version costs € 5.49 per month right now. The free version offers sessions with a maximum duration of one hour. The raytracing effects are stripped out of in the non-paid version. For the monthly amount you will receive sessions of a maximum of six hours, RTX effects switched on and priority access. This is 90 days free to try. System requirements for NVIDIA's GeForce Now are as stands:
- 15 Mbps internet connection (25 Mbps recommended). A 5 GHz network is preferred if using wireless.
- Any Windows PC running Windows 7 (64-bit) or higher, 4 GB of system memory, a 2.0 GHz dual-core X86 CPU or higher and a GPU that supports DirectX 11.
- Any Mac with macOS 10.10 or higher.
- Any Nvidia Shield TV (2015, 2017, 2019; Base and Pro models).
- Any Android phone running Android 5.0 (L) or higher and 2 GB of system memory.
- A Bluetooth gamepad is strongly recommended, including the Shield controller, Razer Raiju and Junglecat Mobile, or Steelseries Stratus Duo.
For the free model, you get top pay 60 minutes and get a timer on-screen displaying how much game time is left. If the hour has passed, you'll be forced out and you'll need to wait in a queue to get another hour again.
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Supposedly they are using their previous Pascal-based servers for the free tier - or at least want the option to, when RTX instances are being used by paying customers.
The premium tier also has 3 free months to try.
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I dunno .... Most people know what RTX is ... Are probably interested to see what it looks like if they haven't already so would probably pay the extra just too see what it looks like.
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Isnt this just a nvidia version of stadia?
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Supposedly they are using their previous Pascal-based servers for the free tier - or at least want the option to, when RTX instances are being used by paying customers.
The premium tier also has 3 free months to try.
Ah, makes sense.
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Taking RTX out of the free version... not sure that's smart. Better show people what they'd get and try to lure them in.