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And Nvidia GeForce Now. I'm wildly impressed by Nvidia's streaming solution.



By the way, Nvidia GeForce Now is free right now. Go sign up for their free beta and a couple months later you'll get an invitation

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/wa...


Is it available for Linux? I can only find info about Windows PC and Mac. One of the main appeals to me of streaming services is I don't need Windows to play the latest games, in theory at least...


It's not and probably won't be any time soon, if ever.

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1034029/pc/geforce-...


Is it naive to think these services might ever work through the browser and be truly cross-platform? Like I'm just streaming a video almost?


Probably when Stadia is released, you’ll be able to pay directly through Chrome.

Especially with how ubiquitous Chromebooks are, and how the original beta for Stadia was given to players through Chrome, it’s pretty much a certainty.

Since Microsoft and Sony have a more vested interest in keeping their traditional consoles afloat, you might have less luck with them.


I remember when Nvidia first launched GeForce Now in 2015 with their attempt at mobile gaming using the Android Shield. It was a good idea in principle, so I was sad to see it not do as well.

Glad that Nvidia is pivoting to moving the service back to a full computer setting. The Shield while cool, really could have done with a better screen.


One of my friends has a Shield, and let me play with it for a while (on and off). I really liked it- everything was so snappy and it was so powerful.

I wish nVidia would bring it back, TBH.


The only thing they pivoted on was their pricing model. GeForce now was just them beta testing on shield users. Once they were feature complete they flipped on the switch for PC and started charging more money.


They're charging money? I'm in a closed beta for free.




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