If I bought the game, why would I be streaming it anyway?

That wouldn’t be bad value if it actually included the games.

I dont think anyone should pay a dime for this, but i also dont see what is so horrendously wrong about it, IF it was only applied to new purchases. Nothing retroactive.

Streaming takes up compute. Maybe if they charged more for the games, but they should actually charge less. But that wont happen either. Regular price for a streamed game with fee is a terrible thing.

You can thank GeForce NOW switching to an hourly limit model that ended up being successful because people are stupid.

That is just the intro price. Soon with will be $5 an hour and go up from there if you want a “premium” experience.

Welcome to the future, my friends, where soon enough you will not be able to own your own at-home compute because it’s too expensive, and instead you’ll just have to pay hourly to use someone else’s compute.

And sunlight/moonlight will only cost you your own electricity to run your computer as you stream.

F that MB BS crap.

Wow, I almost reflexively downvoted this post just because I hate it so much

Computers could have been so cool, instead they’re all just becoming shitty slot machines.

On top of the purchase price? Yikes, no thank you.

Linux sever at home + sunshine for stream. MS can eat a dick.

This is why I am amassing a library of games and media that can all be consumed locally. The day that becomes the default is the day I stop paying for any of that. I don’t need “the new thing” or “you must watch this”. I have plenty of stuff to keep me entertained till the end of time.

The bitch is going to be components but I’m making sure I can work with things across multiple generations and have spares just in case.

How about no?

What games will be billed at an hourly rate that are worth playing that won’t be on Steam or the high seas? Console exclusives that will be available to emulate at some point?