Nvidia now offering day passes for $4 and $8. But at least we got G-Sync and Reflex right? Right?

[filpo]

Summary
Gamers who never experienced the GeForce NOW service in its Ultimate tier will now have a new option. Rather than committing to monthly subscriptions, one is now given an option to enable game streaming for a single day. NVIDIA is introducing Game Passes that come in two tiers, the standard Priority one and the Ultimate for the best experience.

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Current pricing

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• Free (1-hour long sessions, ad supported)
• Day Pass:
  • Priority Day: $3.99 (24 hours)
  • Ultimate Day: $7.99 (24 hours)
• Membership
  • Priority: $9.99 (1 month)
  • Priority: $49.99 (6 months) 
  • Ultimate: $19.99 (1 month) 
  • Ultimate: $99.99 (6 months)

G-Sync and Reflex additions

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An update for GeForce NOW Windows and macOS adds support for G-Sync in the cloud. By pairing it with new NVIDIA Reflex support for 60 and 120 frames per second streaming options, Ultimate members can experience ultra-low-latency streaming that’s nearly indistinguishable from using a local PC

My thoughts

While reading this it really does seem like an amusing thing. Adding a $4 day pass while a 1 month membership is only $6 more? No doubt someone will buy it, which is why some people are going to be upset about it. I know I am. 

 

Sources

NVIDIA now offers one-day rentals of GeForce RTX 4080 rigs for $8 via GeForce NOW - VideoCardz.com

GFN Thursday: Day Passes on GeForce NOW | NVIDIA Blog

Edited March 11 by filpo

[podkall]

What better way to experience GeForce NOW, than toDAY?

[porina]

I'm struggling a bit on the use case for these. How about something in your PC just died. You ordered a replacement but it arrives tomorrow. You have to game NOW but all you have is a potato backup. Streaming to that could keep you going temporarily? It would be nicer if they offered this as time used offering. So you bought 24h, you get 24h of logged in use, not from when you activate it.

 

BTW add on unlimited data plans on mobile phones are not so different. On my current provider, it is:

1 day: £3 (3.0/day)

3 day: £5 (1.7/day)

7 day: £10 (1.4/day)

30 day: £17 (0.6/day)

 

If you don't need it for the duration, you're not getting the full value of it. I recently bought the 30 day extension because I needed to fill a gap of 12 days when I didn't have wired internet due to moving house. Two 7 days packs cost more than one 30 day, although the effective cost of when I actually needed to use it was £1.4/day. It is still active now and I thought I might try outdoor streaming to Twitch as something I might get into later.

[podkall]

1 minute ago, porina said:

I'm struggling a bit on the use case for these.

[Fasterthannothing]

47 minutes ago, porina said:

I'm struggling a bit on the use case for these. How about something in your PC just died. You ordered a replacement but it arrives tomorrow. You have to game NOW but all you have is a potato backup. Streaming to that could keep you going temporarily? It would be nicer if they offered this as time used offering. So you bought 24h, you get 24h of logged in use, not from when you activate it.

 

BTW add on unlimited data plans on mobile phones are not so different. On my current provider, it is:

1 day: £3 (3.0/day)

3 day: £5 (1.7/day)

7 day: £10 (1.4/day)

30 day: £17 (0.6/day)

 

If you don't need it for the duration, you're not getting the full value of it. I recently bought the 30 day extension because I needed to fill a gap of 12 days when I didn't have wired internet due to moving house. Two 7 days packs cost more than one 30 day, although the effective cost of when I actually needed to use it was £1.4/day. It is still active now and I thought I might try outdoor streaming to Twitch as something I might get into later.

Yeah actually a 24hr balance type system would be pretty cool. Then you could buy a few days worth for say vacation or business trips where you want to game without dragging around a PC.

[Shreyas1]

4 hours ago, porina said:

I'm struggling a bit on the use case for these. How about something in your PC just died. You ordered a replacement but it arrives tomorrow. You have to game NOW but all you have is a potato backup. Streaming to that could keep you going temporarily? It would be nicer if they offered this as time used offering. So you bought 24h, you get 24h of logged in use, not from when you activate it.

 

BTW add on unlimited data plans on mobile phones are not so different. On my current provider, it is:

1 day: £3 (3.0/day)

3 day: £5 (1.7/day)

7 day: £10 (1.4/day)

30 day: £17 (0.6/day)

 

If you don't need it for the duration, you're not getting the full value of it. I recently bought the 30 day extension because I needed to fill a gap of 12 days when I didn't have wired internet due to moving house. Two 7 days packs cost more than one 30 day, although the effective cost of when I actually needed to use it was £1.4/day. It is still active now and I thought I might try outdoor streaming to Twitch as something I might get into later.

Maybe you're on a work trip, and your laptop can't run games. Instead of getting a new laptop for the few days of the work trip you pay 16 dollars for 4 days of gaming. That's one case I can think of 

 

this isn't the intended use case but you can use this to get non-gaming friends into games you might like, that they don't have the hardware to run. Like a trial service

[Salted Spinach]

So its a paid 1 day trial.

"Up to"

"Up to"

"Up to"

[Brooksie359]

I could see this being something one might use for travel or other one off events that wouldn't justify anything more than a one day subscription. 

[Lunar River]

lets go back to the time of free demos so you could try something out before you buy it.....

[LAwLz]

8 hours ago, filpo said:

Create the problem, sell the solution

What problem did Nvidia create that this tier solves? I don't really understand. 

 

 

3 hours ago, Salted Spinach said:

So its a paid 1 day trial.

"Up to"

"Up to"

"Up to"

 

1 hour ago, Lunar River said:

lets go back to the time of free demos so you could try something out before you buy it.....

They also offer a completely free tier. It just has more limitations, like ads. 

 

 

The only thing here that I don't get is the price. 4 dollars seems too munch when an entire month is 10 dollars. 

Maybe if it was 1 dollar I'd get it. Although I really don't get the reactions people in this thread or the comments have. 

[filpo]

53 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

What problem did Nvidia create that this tier solves? I don't really understand. 

 

9 hours ago, filpo said:

• Free (1-hour long sessions, ad supported)
•  

I.e. they added ads to their free tier

[porina]

6 hours ago, Shreyas1 said:

Maybe you're on a work trip, and your laptop can't run games. Instead of getting a new laptop for the few days of the work trip you pay 16 dollars for 4 days of gaming. That's one case I can think of 

The problem with that is the monthly rate is cheaper from the 3rd day on. The day rate is only cheaper if you only intend to use at most 2 days in a month.

[Avocado Diaboli]

I can't imagine a scenario where I'd have an emergency that would require me to play games right the hell now, regardless of where I am, that I would consider paying for a day pass game streaming service. At that point, gaming sounds more like an addiction.

[Lunar River]

4 hours ago, Avocado Diaboli said:

At that point, gaming sounds more like an addiction.

it already kind of is for some people and it's rather sad.

[suicidalfranco]

I'm Not the target audience, would most likely not game than throw away the equivalent of a pint, but for people on a pinch I can see the use case

[Brooksie359]

6 hours ago, Avocado Diaboli said:

I can't imagine a scenario where I'd have an emergency that would require me to play games right the hell now, regardless of where I am, that I would consider paying for a day pass game streaming service. At that point, gaming sounds more like an addiction.

Yes because the only possible way someone would pay 4 dollars to play some games is if it was an emergency. It couldn't possibly be because they are traveling for work and happen to want to play some games one day and 4 dollars would allow them to do that. People pay 8 dollars for coffee so . 

[LAwLz]

7 hours ago, filpo said:

I.e. they added ads to their free tier

I am not sure what issue you are talking about Nvidia creating.

Them giving away a free tier which has ads, and also offering a tier which you pay for and don't get ads is in my opinion not Nvidia "creating an issue and selling the solution". It's just them offering various services of different quality.

Unless you think the issue is "the service has to make money somehow" in which case, yes, having to fund the service is certainly an issue. Although I think it's weir dot say that it is an issue that "nvidia created".

 

I am honestly kind of surprise they have a free tier at all. 

[Senzelian]

Cheaper than a visit to the cinema.

[ZestyJalapeno]

I went to buy Bubble Tea the other day, a small was £4.60, and a large was £5.50. Why would I buy the small when the large was twice the volume almost but only 90p more? So I went to buy the large. 

 

I didn't finish the large. I wasn't even that thirsty.

 

Same thing. Nvidia have created themselves an upsell avenue that ensures capture into the higher tiers whilst degrading (somewhat) the free tiers. They're not a trillion dollar company for nothing. 

[Salted Spinach]

The free tier is meant to make users think

 

"Wow this service actually works, but the ads and short session limit really get in the way"

 

And not

 

"Wow this service actually works. There is no downside so I shall just keep using it and never have to spend for gaming again"

 

One would be delusional to think Mr. Leather jacket is going to hand out free lunch for perpetuity.

 

Although I agree the day pass pricing appears to be deliberate strategy to get people on a subscription.

 

It does address those who might be thinking "Hey Nvidia any options if I only need access for a day?" or "I refuse to sign up for a subscription"

[Mark Kaine]

interesting... however nvidia would need to pay *me* to use their laggy nonsense "game streaming" service ...

 

i get it, its a good thing for people without a computer,  but for everyone else this will never catch on (hopefully) 

[Mark Kaine]

On 3/8/2024 at 9:46 AM, Avocado Diaboli said:

I can't imagine a scenario where I'd have an emergency that would require me to play games right the hell now, regardless of where I am, that I would consider paying for a day pass game streaming service. At that point, gaming sounds more like an addiction.

i mean, gaming *is* an addiction,  but yeah, for whom is this really? want to play on an airplane?  eh, get a laptop or a vita or something  (that's what i do, i have both ! :D) 

i really think this is more meant for casuals that wanna try this gaming thing, they'll also probably think the 3 hours latency for any button presses is normal lol, everyone else would probably avoid game streaming at any cost...

 

and "but it works for me" is not a good argument,  physics say this literally cannot work properly unless you're like sitting 20m from the cdn, then yes god speed to you ig lol. 

 

 

Spoiler

now i actually wanna try this "service" on an airplane... 

 

[Motifator]

Gaming is not an addiction. Depends what you're playing. If you're playing a whole set of cards to hit the 21, it's technically called gambling.

What is truly an addiction is, a thing you can't stop doing. This is basic human psychology.

I only even ever play Xplane 12, and don't play the blackjack btw...

[Brooksie359]

On 3/10/2024 at 5:39 AM, Motifator said:

Gaming is not an addiction. Depends what you're playing. If you're playing a whole set of cards to hit the 21, it's technically called gambling.

What is truly an addiction is, a thing you can't stop doing. This is basic human psychology.

I only even ever play Xplane 12, and don't play the blackjack btw...

Gaming can be addictive but so can alot of things. I know people who had an addiction to running to the point that they had trouble stopping even when they had shin splints. Really anything can be addictive to some degree especially if it triggers chemicals in the brain like dopamine or for running it could be endorphins. Honestly one of the most common addictions that people don't even think about is sugar. I would imagine there are alot of people who are addicted to sugar. 

[Motifator]

2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Gaming can be addictive but so can alot of things. I know people who had an addiction to running to the point that they had trouble stopping even when they had shin splints. Really anything can be addictive to some degree especially if it triggers chemicals in the brain like dopamine or for running it could be endorphins. Honestly one of the most common addictions that people don't even think about is sugar. I would imagine there are alot of people who are addicted to sugar. 

Yeah I turned almost fully vegan some time back in terms of food. 

Sugar? Well, you could see me with lots of.. bubbly orange juice, avocados, etc... not much else. 

Yes, you would be correct in saying anything can be an addiction. But gaming in itself alone is not addiction. Technically, not being able to get your rear up from the PC desk, is the addiction... if you're in your 35's...