Nvidia’s GeForce Now Day Pass rents you an RTX 4080 GPU-powered gaming PC for 24 hours
Nvidia is offering gamers a new way to use its GeForce Now streaming service in the form of a Day Pass. Team Green previously announced that this was going to happen with GeForce Now in January, but the passes are currently available. Previously, you had to sign up for a subscription to enjoy the full […]
Nvidia is offering gamers a new way to use its GeForce Now streaming service in the form of a Day Pass.
Team Green previously announced that this was going to happen with GeForce Now in January, but the passes are currently available.
Previously, you had to sign up for a subscription to enjoy the full power of the cloud gaming service – as opposed to the discounted free service which is very limited, with long wait times (and it now contains ads to boot).
However, the Day Pass lets you use the full GeForce Now service – and even the high-end RTX 4080-powered offering – for a day, as you might guess, for a small outlay.
How much? Nvidia charges $7.99 for an Ultimate Day Pass and $3.99 for a Priority Day Pass in the US (or £7.99 and £3.99 in the UK).
These passes match existing Priority and Ultimate subscriptions (which are monthly, or you can sign up for 6 months at a discount).
For those unfamiliar with the plans, Priority is GeForce Now’s standard offering offering 1080p cloud gaming at up to 60 frames per second (fps) with a maximum session duration of 6 hours. Ultimate ups the ante with an RTX 4080 cloud-based rig that can do 4K gaming at up to 120fps (or 240fps if you’re not using 4K) and a slightly longer session duration of 8 hours.
Keep in mind that what you get in terms of streaming quality will obviously depend on how good your internet connection is and how fast it is (or not, as the case may be).
However, it’s also worth noting that Nvidia tells us: “Day passes are available in limited quantities each day, so buy one before the opportunity passes.” »
Analysis: A tough day of play
This is a welcome development for those considering entering the world of cloud gaming, as it allows you to test the waters for just one day.
By day, Nvidia means a full 24 hours, so those willing to not sleep too much can really get their money’s worth. (We’re not suggesting a 24-hour marathon gaming session, mind you, for many reasons – unless you’re doing it for a good cause like charity or something).
Being able to test the full service in this way for a few dollars (for the standard offering) is a great idea, because no matter how much you research or read about the quality of GeForce Now, there is no substitute. to run it for a long time on your own Internet connection to see how the service works.
Be careful, the price of the Day Pass Ultimate (RTX 4080) may be a little too high for the comfort of some players.
As day passes are only available in “limited” quantities on a day-to-day basis, this could be, from Nvidia’s perspective, a useful way to offload unused capacity from game servers, perhaps.
The downside for existing GeForce Now users could be that if the Day Pass proves popular, it could mean longer wait times for them. (And if the wait times get longer, we’d hate to imagine what that will mean for free users who already need the patience of a gaming saint).
Remember that with GeForce Now, you rent the hardware to play, but not the games themselves: you must also own them (on Steam or Epic Games Store for example), and they must be supported by the Nvidia cloud service. Of course.
