Nvidia's Streaming Woes Highlight The Uncertain Risks Of Cloud Gaming
10,779Nvidia has a streaming service, GeForce Now, and the actual platform seems a much better deal than the more famous - and criticized - Google Stadia. Unfortunately, the service has had some major problems with keeping an intact library of supported games.
Shortly after GeForce Now exited its trial period, Activision and Bethesda pulled their games from the service. With Activision, 20 games were lost in a single day, without advance warning. Similarly, all of Bethesda's games except Wolfenstein: Youngblood are unavailable to stream.
As publishers continue to experiment with how to make more money from cloud gaming, Nvidia's issues highlight the problems a cloud-based future will have. It's a similar issue to streaming television right now - too many companies wanting too much money.
When service can change or diminish at any time, and when it's easier to lose track of which service has what games, cloud gaming is hard to stay excited about.
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