Summary
GeForce Nowhas announced that it will begin capping playtime to 100 hours a month, with gamers who need more required to pay extra. Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform officially launched in February 2020 after over four years in beta, and so far,GeForce Nowhas proven to be one of the more successful and long-lived services of its type.
One unique element of GeForce Now is that it is not an online store, but rather a service that gives gamers cloud streaming access to titles they already own via other digital storefronts like GOG, Epic Games Store, and Steam. Some Xbox Game Pass releases are also available to stream on Nvidia’s platform, with the catalog of titles constantly growing. In July,Xbox.com enabled integration with GeForce Now, allowing gamers to seamlessly choose between Nvidia’s service or Xbox Cloud Gaming to launch their supported Xbox PC titles.
When Does GeForce Now’s 100-Hour Playtime Cap Begin?
Cost to Purchase Additional Playtime Hours
Founders members will continue to enjoy unlimited playtime hours for life, as long as they do not allow their membership to lapse. This special group of GeForce Now members can also upgrade to Ultimate, where they will have the playtime cap, and revert to their Founders tier at will in order to regainunlimited play.
Understandably, the response to this change to GeForce Now is not being well received by all members, even though many acknowledge that they won’t necessarily be affected by the 100-hour playtime limit. Some have expressed worries that this marks the beginning of a continuing trend to paywall access or features, such as incrementally charging for raytracing or 4K. Others have pointed out that this could serve as a precedent for other streaming services like Netflix to similarly implement a use cap. For those who were perhaps considering signing up for Nvidia’s cloud gaming service and are now hesitant,GeForce Now offers a day passthat lets fence-sitters try it out before deciding.
