Nvidia GeForce Now: Two-minute review

GeForce Now (GFN) is a monstercloud game streaming service.

Spend nothing and there’s going to be a couple of big caveats.

The bottom line here is, yeah, GFN is portable as heck.

The Geforce Now Game Library.

Of course, your experience on any tier is going to depend on how stable your internet connection is.

Otherwise, I had no major issues playing in4Kat 120fps without an Ethernet cable.

That was with the Ultimate Tier, which gives exclusive access to Nvidia’s RTX 4080 servers.

Geforce Now being played on a mobile phone.

And as far as hardware goes,Amazoncan’t contend with GeForce Now.

4K streaming at 120fps is the cherry on the cake.

That’s especially true considering it’s the same price as the RTX 3080 tier was previously.

Geforce Now installed on a computer.

Compared to the monthly price, these are a little pricey for just 24 hours of game time.

Multiplayer games also allow you to start a Luna Couch session.

In particular, there are a lot of competitive online games compared to other streaming services.

It makes the free tier far less appealing for us sandboxers.

Should I use GeForce Now?

Vanilla gamers won’t have to worry.

Also consider…

Still not sure that you’re desperate for 4K gaming at 120fps?

Heres how GeForce Now compares to two other cloud game streaming services.

It doesn’t allow for 4K gaming, however, and is available in far fewer countries.

For more information, check out our fullAmazon Luna review.

For more information, check out our fullXbox Cloud Gaming review.

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First reviewed August 2024