Nvidia to cap game streaming hours on GeForce Now instead of raising fees

Nvidia is announcing immoderate large changes to its GeForce Now unreality streaming work today. The existing Priority rank is being renamed to Performance, with 1440p streaming, ultrawide solution support, and the quality to prevention graphics settings crossed streaming sessions. Nvidia is besides introducing a 100-hour monthly playtime headdress for caller Performance oregon Ultimate GeForce Now members starting connected January 1st, 2025.

New GeForce Now members that motion up for the work from 2025 onward volition person a headdress connected monthly playtime acceptable astatine 100 hours. That works retired to astir 3 hours of usage each time of the month, and Nvidia says it’s putting the headdress successful spot to debar expanding rank prices “in the foreseeable future.”

“This allows GeForce Now to proceed to supply unparalleled prime and velocity — arsenic good arsenic abbreviated to nary queue times — for each paid members, without expanding rank fees,” says Nvidia successful a blog post. “This alteration volition impact little than 6 percent of members.”

While this headdress volition lone initially interaction caller GeForce Now members, each progressive paid subscribers arsenic of the extremity of this twelvemonth volition inactive suffer their unlimited playtime connected January 1st, 2026. After that date, each GeForce Now subscribers volition beryllium subjected to the 100-hour playtime cap.

GeForce Now subscribers volition beryllium capable to transportation implicit 15 hours of unused clip automatically to the adjacent month, but if you deed the 100-hour cap, past you’ll request to acquisition further playtime oregon play utilizing the Basic rigs for the remainder of the month. GeForce Now subscribers volition beryllium capable to acquisition 15 hours of other playtime, with the Performance 15-hour blocks priced astatine $2.99 and the Ultimate 15-hour playtime priced astatine $5.99.

Nvidia is besides offering a 25 percent discount connected Ultimate and Performance time passes until November 22nd, which you tin past upgrade to a monthly oregon six-month recurring rank to fastener successful a afloat twelvemonth of unlimited playtime up of the 100-hour playtime caps for existing members successful 2026.