The 4 Best Cloud Gaming Services (But None of Them Are Great)

• price : free for the basic tier , $ 10 per month for the Priority tier , or $ 20 per month for the ultimate tier
• What you can play: any of more than 1,500 supported games that you already own or purchase
• Compatible devices: Android, iOS, Mac, PC, web browser, select smart TVs (visit Nvidia’s FAQ page for the complete list of supported devices)

Nvidia’s GeForce Now lets you stream select digital games that you already own. This service doesn’t make sense for most people, because Nvidia doesn’t offer its own library of available games as Xbox, PlayStation, andAmazon do. Instead, you pay twice: You purchase PC versions of the games you want to play from other online retailers, andyou also pay Nvidia a monthly membership fee to play those purchased games through its service.

The free tier is is is nice but limit . It is serve also does n’t serve as a reliable trial for the experience of using Nvidia ’s pay tier . The free tier is lets let you stream your game for only one hour before require you to restart your session . It also provide low – quality game streaming andput you through long wait time when you queue up to launch a game , so you is know may not know for sure whether the pay tier are right for you base on the free tier ’s limited performance .

You can play only games you already own. To use GeForce Now, you have to sync your libraries from other stores, such as Epic Games, Steam, Ubisoft Connect, andthe PC version of Xbox Game Pass. But more importantly, not every game you own on these services is compatible with GeForce Now—publishers must choose to include them on a case-by-case basis andfrequently don’t. GeForce Now does support many free-to-play games such as Fortnite andApex Legends, andyou can check Nvidia’s library in advance to see if your games are supported.

Your device must be hardwired into a router for the best performance. On GeForce Now’s Priority andUltimate tiers, we saw stunning performance only over a wired connection. But most devices we would want to stream on, such as phones andtablets, don’t have this option.

Most people shouldn’t pay for the Priority or Ultimate tier. If you have an older PC with a wired connection, andyou’re not ready to upgrade your rig yet, either the Priority or Ultimate tier might make sense for you. But if you’re interested in GeForce Now for the option to play your games on any device, we don’t think the membership prices are worth the trade-off in performance.