rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
GFN can have less lag than consoles.
GeForce Now…when did this become so good?
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Dorfdad
Gold Member
I been saying this haters are just spouting off. I been following this closely and it's improving very fast. Infadtructure to homes is the last real hurdle. If your in an area with an isp that has decent latency cable/fiber single player games are basically indistinguishable 90% of the time.
If you haven't tried it in years your perpetuation may just change. Free trials are not recommended as they are just very basic
The fact that COD / Overwatch are in the service and actually playable is wild.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
For everything else than gaming you can go around with bottom tier PC for $200, stop using the "it can do everything argument". Gaming alone adds 95% of the price.
OverHeat
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Digital Audio Workstations? Video editing? 3D modeling? Running multiple VMs?
I personally use my own PC for work, Photoshop, making music, making ebooks, digitizing magazines, plus browsing the web and gaming. I would be very, VERY unhappy with a bottom tier $200 PC. Please don't speak for me.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Even with added latencies with a good connection, you're probably still lower than even AMD rigs. Natively Nvidia cards have incredible latency. Something you don't see talked much in reviews. Even without reflex as this fornite test.
A 6700 XT running at 211 fps 1080p still manages to have more latency than the 3070 Ti's 109 fps at 4k. Nearly double FPS for worse latency. Go figure that one out.
But unplayable for sure. /s
N1tr0sOx1d3
Given another chance
At least I'll save £4000 on a gaming rig that I'll have to spend yet again in 5 years if I want the latest bells and whistles.
coolmast3r
Member
You don't have to spend that kind of money on a new PC because a) a good gaming PC that performs better than PS5 and XSX cost far less than 4000 pounds, and b) no one is forcing you. If you are easily satisfied by a severely compromised gaming experience, good for you though.
Lmao, "the only issue".
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
As has already been pointed out, GFN latency is actually oftentimes lower than native console latency already. And it's only going to get better.
midasmulligan
Member
8ms playing halo infinite mp if I remember correctly
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
Geforce Now Ultimate basically proves if you run a game at a high enough frame rate in the cloud the latency is fine.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Yep. It's largest drawback now is that there's still a somewhat limited library of games.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Granted they just added gamepass library into it so that is an armada of games.
It's just it needs more support from all devs. I'm eager for when games like Resident Evil 9 or the new monster hunter are on there day one.
Sethbacca
Member
I'll have to try it again at some point, but every time i've tried streaming it just doesn't feel good.
Topher
Identifies as young
Really depends on the game. I played half of Octopath Traveler on xcloud on my phone while on a business trip, no issues. Would I want to play Starfield on xcloud? Oh hell no. For me, cloud is a matter of convenience, not the default way I ever plan on playing games.
iHaunter
Member
Which I hate because the CEO of nVidia is a douche-nozzle. But GFN is a lot better than XCloud.
MarkMe2525
Banned
playing games at supremely high end system settings on a handheld = idiot
Shake Your Rump
Banned
Isn't the whole value of cloud gaming in not having to spend $1000 on a GPU?
midasmulligan
Member
No, misread my post, I was referring to the 4080 experience offered by GFN
Gamezone
Gold Member
Streaming will not become a valid thing until I can stream my entire Xbox library trough xCloud and my entire Steam library trough GeForce Now or some other alternative. Microsoft and Valve should make streaming mandatory for those who want to release their games on their platforms.
Pimpollo818
Member
+1 I tried the 1 month for $10 summer deal and can echo the OP's sentiment: I'm genuinely surprised by how good this products is
-you don't need to download the game
-games boot up in seconds
-games run with 4080 config so you can almost max any game you play (e.g. I tried this to play KCD and Cyberpunk. KCD doesn't run at a steady 60 FPS on Ultra Settings @ 1440p so I've had to turn that down but still happy with it. Will be playing Cyberpunk after finishing KCD)
-I think Geforce Now is a perfect product for those with aging PCs like mine. I'm waiting to upgrade from my 1080 GTX to the new 5 series. However, I don't see this as being a go to solution and I still fully plan on spending 1k - 2k on my next GPU. Why? You never know when Geforce Now will be compatible with new games (how the fuck is Elden Ring not an eligible game to play? publisher shenanigans or what?) + it may not be compatible with old games you want to replay, especially with mods.
-I imagine Geforce Now will become more mod friendly but time will tell.
-you don't need to download the game
-games boot up in seconds
-games run with 4080 config so you can almost max any game you play (e.g. I tried this to play KCD and Cyberpunk. KCD doesn't run at a steady 60 FPS on Ultra Settings @ 1440p so I've had to turn that down but still happy with it. Will be playing Cyberpunk after finishing KCD)
-I think Geforce Now is a perfect product for those with aging PCs like mine. I'm waiting to upgrade from my 1080 GTX to the new 5 series. However, I don't see this as being a go to solution and I still fully plan on spending 1k - 2k on my next GPU. Why? You never know when Geforce Now will be compatible with new games (how the fuck is Elden Ring not an eligible game to play? publisher shenanigans or what?) + it may not be compatible with old games you want to replay, especially with mods.
-I imagine Geforce Now will become more mod friendly but time will tell.
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kiphalfton
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