Today, there are a number of offers to run our favorite games on remote and state-of-the-art configurations. You can deploy these systems on any computer compatible with the intended program. NVIDIA goes even further, with the SHIELD case. This peripheral makes it possible to do without a PC or a Mac, by connecting to any screen. On paper, this box can be considered the most powerful game console on the marketknowing that the connection to GeForce NOW suggest using a GPUs RTX4080 with his subscription Ultimate.
The GeForce NOW cloud gaming offer is one of the most advantageous on the market.
In absolute terms, it is also the least expensive solution by comparing the price of the consoles of Microsoft And sony. At least if we do not take into account the subscription to GeForce NOW Ultimate (20 €/month). It takes 143 € for a SHIELD TV boxor €200 for the SHIELD TV Pro model. If you want to add a joystick, it’s 70 € more. We are therefore well below the cost of the market leaders. It should be remembered, however, thatit is necessary to have a very high speed internet connectionin order to take full advantage of this system without the risk of cuts.
It is the subscription price which, over the months, adds to the bill. Again, knowing that the RTX4080 alone is worth more than 1,000 euros, we are wide before arriving at this amount from year to year. Without forgetting that the configuration will evolve with the offer, knowing that a few months ago, it was the series of 3080 which was deployed at the same price. On the other hand, the first drawback lies in the available catalog. In effect, not all titles are compatible with the service. You may not be able to play your current game if it is not listed in the catalog. Currently over 1,640 games are playable with GeForce NOWit increases from week to week.
Added to this is potential partnership with Microsoft and its subscription Game Pass. If nothing is official yet, it’s a safe bet that an agreement will be signed in the coming months. The two firms have everything to gain from joining forces in this market, which will also greatly benefit users. Therefore, we could take advantage of the catalog Bethesda, Microsoft of course, without forgetting Activision And Blizzard in the near future. Suffice to say that there would not be much room left for the competition, which could well sign in turn to follow the movement…
As mentioned above, it is essential to have an excellent Internet connection. It also happens that the quality of the image is altered from time to time. We had the opportunity to see it on Cyberpunk 2077including in particular during a stream of Ghost. Overall there are no major issues to point out with GeForce NOW, except for outages related to maintenance (which are rare and prevented). At any rate, you can test the offer for free, subject to a queue and a maximum session of one hour. If you don’t need a RTX4080 and 4K resolution, the €10/month offer allows you to benefit from the technology RTX Nevertheless. On our side, we will use GeForce NOW regularly during our streams of gameplay.