GFN Thursday Updates - November 7, 2024
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Nvidia’s streaming service GeForce Now will soon limit players to 100 hours per month
Existing members won’t be affected for another year
Nvidia has announced that it plans to implement a limit to how long players can use its GeForce Now game streaming service.
In a post on the GeForce Now Reddit page, the company announced that starting in 2025 players will have an allowance of 100 hours per month.
It says these limits will affect members of both its Performance and Ultimate subscriptions. Performance is $9.99 a month and offers 1440p streaming, ray tracing and 6-hour session lengths, while Ultimate is $19.99 a month and offers 4K 120fps / 1080p 240fps, HDR, ray tracing and 8-hour session lengths.
“At the start of next year, GeForce Now will roll out a 100-hour monthly playtime allowance to continue providing exceptional quality and speed – as well as shorter queue times – for Performance and Ultimate members,” the company explained.
“This ample limit comfortably accommodates 94% of members, who typically enjoy the service well within this timeframe.”
Nvidia also said that up to 15 hours of unused playtime will automatically roll over to the next month, theoretically giving players up to 115 hours, and that if players exceed their monthly limit they can pay an extra $2.99 for 15 hours of Performance streaming, or $5.99 for 15 hours of Ultimate.
Although the 100-hour limit begins “at the start of next year”, Nvidia says existing active paid members, or those who sign up for a membership before December 31, will not be affected for another year, meaning the limit will only apply from January 2026.
“As long as a member’s account remains uninterrupted and in good standing, they’ll continue to receive unlimited playtime for all of 2025,” it explained.
Players with a Founders membership will “stil have unlimited playtime hours for life”, Nvidia says, but if they upgrade to another membership such as Ultimate the limit will be applied.
The service’s Free membership – which is ad-supported, has the longest queue times and only offers players one hour of gameplay per sessions – will not get the 100-hour limit.
