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Actual physical hardware is always the best option though.
Xbox game pass now on GFN
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Yeah nothing will beat actual physical hardware but apparently GFN is apparently the closest thing at the moment.
That's actually a solid cost effective plan and I'm sure the kids won't notice the latency unless they only play multiplayer gamesI am tempted to give GFN a go.
I am ok for now on my 3080 and dare I say my misses uses a 1080ti and that seems ok for 1440p, however for the Kids this seems a no brainer.
It will save me a fortune on upgrades
If you decide to go ahead with GFN, please post your thoughts on it.
I'm on holiday at the moment and would have signed up right away but I didn't bring any Xbox controllers with me so not sure how I would have gamed on GFN using an iPad on smartphone. For future holidays though, I'll be definitely bringing a controller with me to try out GFN.
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Yes true. However is tempting if two users have described it as silky smooth.
I am fortunate enough to have a gaming laptop. Like most, they are heavy, noisy and have a poor battery life. But the gaming experience is very good, and has a freesync panel which helps with tearing. I'd love to try on an ultraportable laptop and compare.
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So, here's me playing Just Cause 4 on Geforce Now on my Samsung S23 Ultra using the GFN overlay game pad this morning...
Hadn't properly tried GFN to mobile until now.
All games seem to load without issue, even ones like X4 are playable using the overlaid keyboard albeit not perfect.
Witcher III Wild Hunt is wholly playable too on Mobile with RT Ultra settings (gamepad hidden for screenshot)
The biggest takeaway is the Geforce Now app doesn't seem to have a heavy impact on battery life, certainly seemingly less than regular local app gaming, so same positive battery experience as on the MS Surface Pro.
Hadn't properly tried GFN to mobile until now.
All games seem to load without issue, even ones like X4 are playable using the overlaid keyboard albeit not perfect.
Witcher III Wild Hunt is wholly playable too on Mobile with RT Ultra settings (gamepad hidden for screenshot)
The biggest takeaway is the Geforce Now app doesn't seem to have a heavy impact on battery life, certainly seemingly less than regular local app gaming, so same positive battery experience as on the MS Surface Pro.
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I'm enjoying the abity to stream to alternative devices like my MS Surface + Phone & iPad from the same account and my games library, especially where there is no chance of comparable performance or in some cases access to the games on those device platorms either.
Plus output to Monitors and TVs round the house as needed @2k/4k with a suitable device interface.
There is something very satisfying and wholesome owning your own hardware though.
Buying or building a gaming PC or Laptop to the 4080 GFN membership tier isn't a cheap pursuit. It would be interesting to see benchmarks in competitive gaming re latencies etc assuming GFN across range of device types and connection options ie devices hardwired, wireless & mobile tethered.
My experience of gaming laptops is the good ones are great but still need to be plugged in to game when needing the hardware enabled. I gave up truly portable PC gaming at a RTX2080 laptop a couple of years ago when X4 still struggled unless on power.
Geforce Now has superseded gaming laptops for me now. I haven't had a Desktop PC for 15 years, moving to consoles then gaming laptops as they became more capable.
I must caveat that GFN has a good portion of my Steam Library available. If it didn't then it wouldn't be any real value.
@hdpcgamer I'm currently on the middle membership ie first with RTX equipped.
On home network or a strong 4g/5g then no lag that affects me.
For £10.99 and ability to unsubscribe it's not a big commitment to try.
I would recommend the £17.99 RTX4080 membership but it depends on your gaming demands. I don't need it at the moment.
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I tried it around 18 months ago, 'priority' plan so just meant you could jump the queues for a decent rig but not the best.
Quality was amazing, beat the tomb raiders and darksiders on my phone using an nacon MG-X pro, all looked beautiful on my pixel 6 Pro with no noticeable lag. (250mb connection)
I imagine buying a 4k monitor and this subscription with a NuC is an epic way to get in on 4k gaming cheap.
My main gripe with the service is the game library, it's okay, but could be better. Which now is obviously improved with the game pass integration.
I'm debating on buying a 4k monitor to go with an Am5 build I'm doing, but I can't deny that I'm unsure as the hardware you need to run 4k is bloody expensive. £180 for the year for 4k membership and a cheap pc I've already got seems really good, but I love Returnal right now which isn't on it
compared to about £1000 minimum for the desktop which is guaranteed to depreciate more than the £180 membership cost.
Quality was amazing, beat the tomb raiders and darksiders on my phone using an nacon MG-X pro, all looked beautiful on my pixel 6 Pro with no noticeable lag. (250mb connection)
I imagine buying a 4k monitor and this subscription with a NuC is an epic way to get in on 4k gaming cheap.
My main gripe with the service is the game library, it's okay, but could be better. Which now is obviously improved with the game pass integration.
I'm debating on buying a 4k monitor to go with an Am5 build I'm doing, but I can't deny that I'm unsure as the hardware you need to run 4k is bloody expensive. £180 for the year for 4k membership and a cheap pc I've already got seems really good, but I love Returnal right now which isn't on it
compared to about £1000 minimum for the desktop which is guaranteed to depreciate more than the £180 membership cost.
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I don't have a 4k monitor so the middle tier looks like the one to go for and is priced fair for what you get imo.
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So... Bit the bullet, ultimate plan at £17.99pm, 4k 144hz monitor, it's outrageously good for the cost. My 5700g outputs 4k at 120hz on the onboard so it's a super cheap option, though I'm not sure how it does this as everywhere states 60hz.
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Just an update, I've been playing Remnant: from the ashes via the ultimate plan, put in 4 hours so far, not one bit of pixelation / lag - locked 120fps 4k ultimate quality with around 18/19ms ping, it feels like it's running locally, I don't even understand how they can do it!
All things with cloud gaming need to be tried for yourself.
It's all well and good someone telling you how good it is, but because it's fully connection dependant, you need to try it.
I had a perfect experience with Stadia while playing with a controller on the TV or Mobile; PC with KB&M wasn't so great.
Always give the free GFN tier a try, just click a game and then go make a cup of tea or something and you shouldn't have much longer to wait in the queue.
I've not tried the 4080 tier myself as my laptop of more than enough of a powerhouse for the games I play. But with 240hz, it can only be better than what I experienced with Stadia.
I mainly use the free GFN tier to try out some Windows games that I can't get running on my Linux machine.
It's all well and good someone telling you how good it is, but because it's fully connection dependant, you need to try it.
I had a perfect experience with Stadia while playing with a controller on the TV or Mobile; PC with KB&M wasn't so great.
Always give the free GFN tier a try, just click a game and then go make a cup of tea or something and you shouldn't have much longer to wait in the queue.
I've not tried the 4080 tier myself as my laptop of more than enough of a powerhouse for the games I play. But with 240hz, it can only be better than what I experienced with Stadia.
I mainly use the free GFN tier to try out some Windows games that I can't get running on my Linux machine.
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