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arstech said:Imagine it: a video game streaming service that lets you log on to the cloud, access games you already own on multiple storefronts (including free-to-play fare), and play them on any Windows, Mac, or Android device. You'd need nothing more than a broadband connection. You'd get snappy, low-latency performance, including tolerable stats on your router's 5Ghz wireless band. And you could access all of this for free.
All of this was what we had hoped to get out of Google Stadia, which arrived in November with promises of a tantalizing "Netflix for games" model. But that streaming service's launch was immediately hobbled with device restrictions, pricing confusion, and a terribly limited (and closed) games library. Instead, the above description comes courtesy of an utter surprise, launching today in both free and paid tiers: Nvidia's GeForce Now.
RIP Stadia? Nvidia’s newly launched cloud-gaming service is (mostly) a stunner
GeForce Now works with hundreds of games you may already own, includes free tier.
arstechnica.com
You can play for a limited time for free (and maybe with a waitlist), but if you pay US$5 you're good to go
Google has fucked up really bad