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I assume this is in response to Stadia?

by lawrenceyan 7y ago

Waterluvian 7y ago
And Nvidia GeForce Now. I'm wildly impressed by Nvidia's streaming solution.
- lawrenceyan 7y ago
  I remember when Nvidia first launched GeForce Now in 2015 with their attempt at mobile gaming using the Android Shield. It was a good idea in principle, so I was sad to see it not do as well. Glad that Nvidia is pivoting to moving the service back to a full computer setting. The Shield while cool, really could have done with a better screen.
  - deckar01 7y ago
    The only thing they pivoted on was their pricing model. GeForce now was just them beta testing on shield users. Once they were feature complete they flipped on the switch for PC and started charging more money.
    - Waterluvian 7y ago
      They're charging money? I'm in a closed beta for free.
  - HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
    One of my friends has a Shield, and let me play with it for a while (on and off). I really liked it- everything was so snappy and it was so powerful. I wish nVidia would bring it back, TBH.
- shpx 7y ago
  By the way, Nvidia GeForce Now is free right now. Go sign up for their free beta and a couple months later you'll get an invitation https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/waitlist/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/wa...
  - kingosticks 7y ago
    Is it available for Linux? I can only find info about Windows PC and Mac. One of the main appeals to me of streaming services is I don't need Windows to play the latest games, in theory at least...
    - shpx 7y ago
      It's not and probably won't be any time soon, if ever. https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1034029/pc/geforce-now-and-linux-pc-/ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1034029/pc/geforce-...
      - kingosticks 7y ago
        Is it naive to think these services might ever work through the browser and be truly cross-platform? Like I'm just streaming a video almost?
        lawrenceyan 7y ago
        Probably when Stadia is released, you’ll be able to pay directly through Chrome. Especially with how ubiquitous Chromebooks are, and how the original beta for Stadia was given to players through Chrome, it’s pretty much a certainty. Since Microsoft and Sony have a more vested interest in keeping their traditional consoles afloat, you might have less luck with them.
ssully 7y ago
Safe assumption since the first paragraph says they are doing this to better compete against Google
tzakrajs 7y ago
Stadia has overcome the speed of light, so yes it's a viable product now and needs a response. /s
- skohan 7y ago
  There might be cases where Stadia will be too high-latency for some games/gamers, but I would wager it will make huge inroads in the untapped market of people who want to play games but can't or won't invest in gaming hardware.
  - tzakrajs 7y ago
    Let’s revisit this in a year.
    - skohan 7y ago
      Sure thing
  - gsich 7y ago
    yes, instead they buy phones for 1k.
    - skohan 7y ago
      And now they will be able to play AAA games on those phones.
      - gsich 7y ago
        just saying that for 1k you get a decent PC too. besides it's not the "real" experience.
        xena 7y ago
        Most people will buy a 1K phone they can take with them than a 1K PC they can't.
anongraddebt 7y ago
Perhaps this was mentioned on a different HN post/thread, but Azure facilities/farms are more widely distributed from a global-geographic perspective than either GCP or AWS. For game streaming, this should - in theory - provide a slight edge in speed.
vlunkr 7y ago
I assume if they're announcing now they've been working on the deal for a lot longer than Stadia has been around.

I assume this is in response to Stadia?

Waterluvian 7y ago

And Nvidia GeForce Now. I'm wildly impressed by Nvidia's streaming solution.

lawrenceyan 7y ago
I remember when Nvidia first launched GeForce Now in 2015 with their attempt at mobile gaming using the Android Shield. It was a good idea in principle, so I was sad to see it not do as well. Glad that Nvidia is pivoting to moving the service back to a full computer setting. The Shield while cool, really could have done with a better screen.
- deckar01 7y ago
  The only thing they pivoted on was their pricing model. GeForce now was just them beta testing on shield users. Once they were feature complete they flipped on the switch for PC and started charging more money.
  - Waterluvian 7y ago
    They're charging money? I'm in a closed beta for free.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
  One of my friends has a Shield, and let me play with it for a while (on and off). I really liked it- everything was so snappy and it was so powerful. I wish nVidia would bring it back, TBH.
shpx 7y ago
By the way, Nvidia GeForce Now is free right now. Go sign up for their free beta and a couple months later you'll get an invitation https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/waitlist/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/wa...
- kingosticks 7y ago
  Is it available for Linux? I can only find info about Windows PC and Mac. One of the main appeals to me of streaming services is I don't need Windows to play the latest games, in theory at least...
  - shpx 7y ago
    It's not and probably won't be any time soon, if ever. https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1034029/pc/geforce-now-and-linux-pc-/ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1034029/pc/geforce-...
    - kingosticks 7y ago
      Is it naive to think these services might ever work through the browser and be truly cross-platform? Like I'm just streaming a video almost?
      - lawrenceyan 7y ago
        Probably when Stadia is released, you’ll be able to pay directly through Chrome. Especially with how ubiquitous Chromebooks are, and how the original beta for Stadia was given to players through Chrome, it’s pretty much a certainty. Since Microsoft and Sony have a more vested interest in keeping their traditional consoles afloat, you might have less luck with them.

ssully 7y ago

Safe assumption since the first paragraph says they are doing this to better compete against Google

tzakrajs 7y ago

Stadia has overcome the speed of light, so yes it's a viable product now and needs a response. /s

skohan 7y ago
There might be cases where Stadia will be too high-latency for some games/gamers, but I would wager it will make huge inroads in the untapped market of people who want to play games but can't or won't invest in gaming hardware.
- tzakrajs 7y ago
  Let’s revisit this in a year.
  - skohan 7y ago
    Sure thing
- gsich 7y ago
  yes, instead they buy phones for 1k.
  - skohan 7y ago
    And now they will be able to play AAA games on those phones.
    - gsich 7y ago
      just saying that for 1k you get a decent PC too. besides it's not the "real" experience.
      - xena 7y ago
        Most people will buy a 1K phone they can take with them than a 1K PC they can't.

anongraddebt 7y ago

Perhaps this was mentioned on a different HN post/thread, but Azure facilities/farms are more widely distributed from a global-geographic perspective than either GCP or AWS. For game streaming, this should - in theory - provide a slight edge in speed.

vlunkr 7y ago

I assume if they're announcing now they've been working on the deal for a lot longer than Stadia has been around.