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Nvidia GeForce Now is putting video ads before play sessions on their free tier (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by Astronautical@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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This is just peak enshittification at this point.

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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 63 points 8 months ago

I'm honestly surprised to learn they still offer a free tier, I'm not sure why? What advantage is letting users play for free?

[-] ISOmorph@feddit.de 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Standard tactic since the early 2000s. Provide a service for next to nothing by dumping insane amounts of cash into it. Competition either can't hold up or is straight up bought up. Fast forward 5 years and you're the only real player left. Then you're a monopoly and can set the prices as you see fit. Best example of this is uber, but amazon and youtube have done it too

[-] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There's really not any competition in the exact same line of business as them anymore. Amazon's Luna kinda? But not really, you have to buy new copies of games there - or subscribe to them. Other services like moonlight you have to host yourself.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Same reason drug dealers give out samples

[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

why drug dealers? not really known for their samples except in DARE films. I think Costco would be a better example. are they doing that again btw?

[-] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works -1 points 8 months ago

Costco stopped samples for like barely a month, at least where I was at.

[-] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 7 points 8 months ago

Win the race to the bottom

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