Nvidia Geforce Now is official from today. The company was testing the service from a few years allowing millions of volunteers around the world to test the service. Finally, after years of testing the cloud gaming service, Geforce Now is Official.

What is Geforce Now?

Geforce Now is a game streaming service that allows you to play PC games online over the internet. You can call it Netflix of gaming. Not really, there is a small difference which we will explain later. Lets first understand, for whom Geforce Now or any other cloud gaming service actually is beneficial.

The whole idea of cloud gaming is if you do not own a high-end gaming computer/laptop or a gaming console like PS4/Xbox, you just need to have a basic PC/laptop or an android phone and you can play high-end PC games on your low-end PC or android phone. You just need to have a decent and stable internet connection.

Cloud gaming is targeting those who do not want to invest in high-end gaming PCs or consoles and those who wish to play high-end games on the go.

So how Geforce Now is similar yet a bit different than Netflix? See Netflix charges you a monthly subscription and in return, they provide you a number of movies, tv shows, and other Netflix content to stream for free.

On the other hand, Geforce now gives you a platform to stream play your favorite games and charges you monthly to use the platform. They do not provide you any game in the package.

But this is very important to notice that creating serves for cloud gaming is much more expensive than you can think of and in return, they are charging very less to just maintain and keep their servers up and running.

Once you download the GeForce now app, you will see a list of games, you can buy any of the game you want to play from the store of the game owner and play it on GeForce now. For instance, you want to play Player Unknown’s Battle Ground (PUBG).

Go to the Steam website and buy the game there. Once you purchase the game, come back to GeForce now application and click on the play button after finding the game, you now will be redirected to Steam store where you bought the game, you can log in to the Steam account you used to purchase the game and you will be able to play the game without having a high-end PC. Your game will be streamed online.

You can also download the Geforce Now application on your android phone and play the games the same way. Isn’t it amazing to play PC games like GTAv, Watch Dogs 2, Witcher 3 on your mobile phone or a potato PC?

It would be nice buy to an Xbox or PS4 controller when playing on the phone but if you do not have a controller, Geforce Now provides in-game touch screen controls on android phones. It means that your phone’s screen will work as a controller.

This way Geforce Now became the cheapest service and most convenient service to play PC games on almost any device.

Geforce Now Subscription Fee

Since we know that it is one of the best cloud gaming services available today, we would also be excited to know its price. The company has decided to provide you two plan types.

One is a standard free plan in which you get 1 hour of gameplay per month. If you want to test the service, you can sign up for this free plan.

Another is a paid plan of $4.99/month in which you will get 6 hours of gameplay per month and a priority server for the best gaming experience.

In this paid plan you also get access to the RTX graphics so if you want to play games on high graphic settings with the most realistic graphics, you will be able to get it on Geforce Now without spending thousands of dollars for a high-end gaming rig.

Geforce now allows you to play games in several settings and variable frame rates, starting from 720p all the way up to 1080p. You can also adjust the bitrate to decide on the quality of your stream as per your internet speed or leave it on auto mode to let Nvidia decide.

Geforce Now VS Google Stadia VS PlayStation Now

There are three major cloud gaming players available in the Industry right now. However, it looks like Geforce Now dominates both Google Stadia in terms of quality and responsiveness of the stream and price.

To get Google Stadia right now you will need to buy the founder’s edition Google Chromecast dongle along with the Stadia remote for $125 and only then you will be able to get started with Stadia. The monthly fees of Stadia are $10 in which they give some free to play games.

Another service called Playstation Now gives a tough competition to Geforce Now if you talk about getting the best for the buck. Playstation Now offers hundreds of games from PS4, PS3, and PS2 for just $9.99/month, $24.99 / 3 months, and $59.99 / Year. It is best to buy the yearly subscription if you love Playstation games.



Top Reasons to Buy Geforce Now Over Any Other Service

Geforce Now is for those who do not want to spend too much money and play their favorite games without having a gaming PC.

Geforce Now has Ray-tracing which no other service provides today.

Geforce Now has a huge library of PC games and they are adding more games on a daily basis.

Geforce Now is more efficient if you have a limited internet plan with a data cap.

It is the cheapest service available that lets you play high FPS games with almost zero latency

We tested the Geforce Now service during its beta testing a few weeks ago and we have only one word for it, It’s flawless!

Geforce Now Gameplay

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Bonus:

Nvidia is giving three months free subscription of its Founder’s pack that costs $4.99. So if you sign up today, you will be able to enjoy a 3 months trial of this founder’s pack. Hurry up and give it a try 🙂