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The Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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NVIDIA have today released the Beta for their new Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, available as a Flatpak so it should run across most x86-64 systems. Thanks to NVIDIA I was able to get some early testing in to see how the experience holds up, with NVIDIA providing Ultimate-plan access.

What actually is it? GeForce NOW is a cloud gaming service from NVIDIA. It allows you to play games streamed from their servers to your devices. This includes various free to play games and games you own from your own libraries across Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox PC Game Pass, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect and EA. There's currently over 4,500 games available.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The hate comes from the fact that these companies don't want you to own a gaming computer or any computer anymore. These tech companies want you to rent forever and never own anything because owning doesn't make them all the money.

Combine that with the AI driven memory shortage and NVIDIA moving away from making gaming video cards and cutting their MSPR program it's clear that they don't want you to own anything going forward and just be only steaming on their servers and not just having it be an option.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I know, I said I get the hate but I don’t have a gaming computer anyway so it was pretty awesome nonetheless

If ai crashes out we can buy all the cards when the data centers go under and sell them all back