GeForce Now is evolving, with both good and bad news in between. In 2025, new players will be limited to 100 hours of play per month, a limit which will be active for old subscribers also in 2026. In return, the Priority offer for playing in 1080p becomes Performance and gives access to 1440p, at no additional cost . Nvidia explains that this 100 hour threshold allows it to improve the service and maintain its servers without increasing the price of the platform.
Nvidia is announcing a number of changes to GeForce Now, one of which may disappoint gamers with a lot of gaming time. Starting January 1, 2025, new subscribers will have access to 100 hours of play per monthwhereas until now there were no limits. This represents more than 3 hours of play per day on average, which means that the majority of users are not affected. According to Nvidia, less than 6% of members will be affected by this new measure.
For others, the pill may be difficult to swallow. It will be possible to add 15 hours of playing time to these 100 hours by checking out. Prices are announced at 2.99 USD for the new Performance offer and at 5.99 USD for the high-end Ultimate formula, in addition to the monthly subscription. Prices in euros for France have not yet been communicated. Nvidia also specifies that up to 15 hours of unused gameplay over a month can be added to the envelope for the following month.
A new Performance subscription for 1440p
From January 1, 2026, all GeForce Now subscribers will be limited to these 100 hours of monthly gameplayand not just the new ones. It is still possible to subscribe to GeForce Now before January 1, 2025 to keep the whole of 2025 without limits. Players will be able to accurately track their playing time via a new interface. This will indicate the total playing time over the current month, the number of open sessions, and will also specify the time spent on each game and for each session.
Nvidia indicates that this limitation makes it possible to reduce its costs and not have to increase the price of subscriptions to the platform, which this time would impact all players, even the least active. “Rather than raising prices for everyone, implementing a high monthly maximum playing time will keep prices unchanged for the near future”specify the Greens. This threshold will also help to maintain “short to no waiting times”depending on the brand.
Fortunately, there is also some good news. The Priority offer becomes Performance and brings some improvements along the way, without a price increase. The maximum definition goes from 1080p to 1440p4K still being reserved for Ultime members. Ultra-wide screens are also becoming supported in Performance, whereas they were only supported with the Ultimate offer until then. In addition, both subscriptions allow you to save your graphics settings in the game over the course of streaming sessions.
New GeForce Now compatible games
Like every Thursday, Nvidia also publishes the list of games joining the GeForce Now catalog:
- Planet Coaster 2 (New version on Steam, November 6)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (New release on Steam, November 6)
- Empire of the Ants (New version on Steam, November 7)
- Unrailed 2: Back on Track (New release on Steam, Nov. 7)
- TCG Card Shop Simulator (Steam)
- StarCraft II (Xbox, available on PC Game Pass, Nov. 5. Members must activate access)
- StarCraft Remastered (Xbox, available on PC Game Pass, Nov. 5. Members must activate access)
Finally, Nvidia is lowering the price of its day passes by 25% until November 22, 2024 in order to make players want to try the service. The Performance day pass is therefore available at the price of 3.29 euros instead of 4.39 euros and the Ultime day pass for 6.59 euros compared to 8.79 euros. As its name suggests, it provides access to GeForce Now for 24 hours. This can be a good option to ensure that the platform works well, before signing up for a six-month subscription if the experience is successful.
