The idea of cloud gaming has been around for more than two decades. Still, it took 10 years for OnLive to launch a fully working cloud gaming service in 2010. OnLive didn’t last long and was later acquired by Sony to build its own cloud gaming service. Since then, many cloud gaming companies have sprung up, including NVIDIA’s GeForce Now.
If you want to enter the world of cloud gaming, NVIDIA’s GeForce Now is a perfect service to try. We will go into GeForce Now features and pricing in this post. In addition, you will learn about the registration and installation process.
What is NVIDIA GeForce now?
NVIDIA GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service provided by the largest GPU manufacturer in the world. It allows you to play games by running them on a cloud server with gaming capable hardware. You can play it on a laptop, desktop or mobile device, even if it doesn’t have the hardware capabilities to run it.
In layman’s terms, NVIDIA GeForce Now will run the game on another computer and stream it to your device. You can control the game with your input devices (keyboard/mouse or game controller). Since all this communication is over the internet, you need a solid internet connection with minimal latency. To learn more about why you should be using NVIDIA GeForce Now, check out our guide.
What plans does GeForce have now?
NVIDIA GeForce Now offers three subscription levels, but is only available in select countries. If you live in the US, UK and Central Europe, you can easily access the service. But if GeForce Now is not available in your area, you can simply use a gaming VPN to change your IP address and use the service. For more information, check out our guide to the best VPNs for online gamers.
Here are the subscription levels offered by NVIDIA GeForce Now:
- Free: You get free access to GeForce Now with limited play time and basic access to basic servers. It takes a while to find a server to play if you use this free tier.
- Priority: This subscription level offers priority access to premium servers for $9.99 per month. You can play on premium rigs with RTX compatible GPUs. The session duration of a single playthrough increases to six hours and you can game in 1080p at 60 FPS.
- RTX3080: The name speaks for itself. You get access to premium servers with GeForce RTX 3080 rigs. This allows you to play games in 4K with 120 FPS with up to eight hours of sessions. You have to pay $19.99 per month for this subscription level.
NVIDIA also previously offered a Founder’s membership tier that was just $5 per month. But NVIDIA replaced this membership plan with the Priority plan and increased the price to $9.99 per month. You must first register for NVIDIA GeForce Now before installing the app on your device (laptop, desktop or mobile). If you are trying to join from a region where GeForce is currently unavailable, please change your IP address using a VPN to a country where the service is available.
To register for GeForce Now, repeat the following steps (we’ll use the free tier as an example):
- Launch any browser on your system and go to the official NVIDIA GeForce Now membership page.
- Scroll down and click on the Participate button under the Free membership section. It will redirect you to the NVIDIA login page.
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- If you have an existing account, you can enter the email address and password and register. Or you can use your Google, Apple, Facebook or Discord account to login.
- Then enter your display name and date of birth. Complete the captcha process and click the Create account knob.
- NVIDIA will ask you to subscribe to data logging and email recommendation services. You can skip this one and click the . click Submit button to create your account.
- The checkout page will open with a “Congratulations, you’re in!” message. This means that you have successfully registered for GeForce Now.
- Do not close the browser now, as we will demonstrate the installation process using this page in the next section.
The registration process for the NVIDIA GeForce Now service is complete. Please note that the steps mentioned above are only for accessing the free tier. If you want better game streaming quality and faster access to premium rigs, you should buy the Priority or the RTX 3080 membership plan.
Install NVIDIA GeForce now
The checkout page contains the links to download NVIDIA GeForce for all supported devices. To install the app on your system:
- Choose the device you want to use GeForce Now on. Click on the To download button under the Windows PC icon. The installation file will be downloaded in your browser.
- Open the File Explorer and navigate to the folder location that contains the NVIDIA GeForce Now installation file.
- Double click to start the installation process.
- The installer starts. You do not need to accept an EULA or choose the installation location. Once the installation is complete, the NVIDIA GeForce Now app will launch.
- Go to the top right corner of the app and Click on the Login knob. It will open the NVIDIA login page in a new browser window.
- Click on the NVIDIA to continue logging in. Enter your account information.
- Once the login is successful, the NVIDIA page will prompt you to close the browser window.
- You will be automatically logged in to your NVIDIA GeForce account in the app. You will see your display name in the top right corner.
NVIDIA GeForce Now is ready for action on your system. You can connect your Steam, Ubisoft and Epic Games account in the app and start your cloud gaming journey.
Enjoy cloud gaming now with GeForce
NVIDIA GeForce Now lets you play games on multiple devices without installing them. You can play certain games you own on Ubisoft, Epic Games and Steam with GeForce Now.
There are 1300+ games available on the service as of now and the number continues to grow. You can try the free tier and if you like it you can upgrade to the Priority or RTX 3080 membership for access to better hardware and longer play sessions.
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