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With GeForce NOW a Billion Cheap PCs Can Now Taste Gaming, Too
Your underpowered PC can now pack the punch of high-performance GeForce GTX GPUs with GeForce NOW. Starting today, the game-streaming service, which launched a successful beta last summer, is available as a free beta compatible with most Windows-based desktops and laptops.
GeForce NOW can connect gamers to their library of games from many of the top digital stores - and starting today that includes Uplay PC, Ubisoft's PC games portal.
"Ubisoft is excited that gamers playing acclaimed franchises such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on Uplay PC can now enjoy outstanding play experiences on PCs and Macs thanks to NVIDIA's futuristic GeForce NOW service, without needing a high-end PC," said Chris Early, vice president of Partnerships and Revenue at Ubisoft. "NVIDIA is powering a high-quality experience that now streams a selection of Ubisoft's top franchises."
The New Way to Game
GeForce NOW gives gamers the freedom to enjoy high-performance PC gaming just about anywhere. It connects a wide range of Windows and macOS computers to supercomputers in the cloud, streaming 1080p graphics at up to 120 frames per second.
Since the heavy-lifting happens in NVIDIA's data centers, you can play the latest PC blockbusters at max settings, with smooth frame rates, even on PCs with low performance integrated graphics.
Simply connect to your library of games from popular digital stores, like Uplay PC and Steam, and start playing. Free-to-play games can also be installed directly.
GeForce NOW gets you playing faster than ever, as the system maintenance tasks are handled for you. Patches and driver updates are installed automatically, and cloud saves are enabled for cross-platform play.
GeForce NOW receives regular updates, including service enhancements, new games and additional data centers, the 10th most recently opening in Amsterdam.
Availability
The service is currently available in pubic beta for Windows- and Mac-based desktops and laptops in most of North America and Europe. The GeForce NOW app has been localized in French and German, with local language support for many top and diverse gaming experiences including PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, Arma 3, Garry's Mod, Fortnite and more.
"It's really fun to be able to play Paragon and Fortnite using NVIDIA's GeForce NOW service," said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games. "The games stream very smoothly, even on my Macbook Air, giving you the feeling you're playing natively. Well done, NVIDIA!"
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#5508704 Posted on: 01/09/2018 12:35 AM
It works pretty well actually. It was free for a while if you bought a Shield console and every game I tried worked better than I expected. There will probably be too much latency for fighting games and some FPS's but overall it works well if you have a fast enough connection.
Not something I would ever use but it's good for people without a decent gaming PC.
I never understood how game streaming worked. I mean, it's my understanding that you're PC is only receiving a compressed video and audio stream from some server out there, yeah? Wouldn't this introduce unplayable amounts of latency, especially for fast shooter games? Maybe I'm just getting old.
It works pretty well actually. It was free for a while if you bought a Shield console and every game I tried worked better than I expected. There will probably be too much latency for fighting games and some FPS's but overall it works well if you have a fast enough connection.
Not something I would ever use but it's good for people without a decent gaming PC.
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#5508710 Posted on: 01/09/2018 12:58 AM
well, they have competition with Blade. the equivalent of owning an i-5 (4 core, 8 thread) with a gtx 1070. proprietary software and their own brand new server farms allege lag free service by limiting service to within a geographic zone for each server farm.
right now they're setting up down the road from me (the closer to Nvidia to lure people away no doubt).
time will tell, but a chromebook and a yearly sub is quite a bit less than a ryzen/1070 system.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/4/16846046/blade-pc-game-streaming-shadow-cloud-computer-ces-2018
well, they have competition with Blade. the equivalent of owning an i-5 (4 core, 8 thread) with a gtx 1070. proprietary software and their own brand new server farms allege lag free service by limiting service to within a geographic zone for each server farm.
right now they're setting up down the road from me (the closer to Nvidia to lure people away no doubt).
time will tell, but a chromebook and a yearly sub is quite a bit less than a ryzen/1070 system.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/4/16846046/blade-pc-game-streaming-shadow-cloud-computer-ces-2018
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I never understood how game streaming worked. I mean, it's my understanding that you're PC is only receiving a compressed video and audio stream from some server out there, yeah? Wouldn't this introduce unplayable amounts of latency, especially for fast shooter games? Maybe I'm just getting old.