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GeForce Now: Rent-a-virtualized badass gaming PC

Jan 5, 2017#1

GasBandit

http://techreport.com/news/31230/nvidia-geforce-now-game-streaming-comes-to-mac-and-pc#metal

So, if I'm reading this right, 20 bucks will buy you 25 hours on a virtualized desktop of a machine with a GTX 1060 (or 15 hours on a 1080), and the only requirement is Windows or Mac, and a 25 megabit internet connection. Play current games on your old Pentium!

I really don't see how this is going to function without excruciating input lag... buuuut, I might drop a 20 just to see how it works on my laptop for giggles.

Jan 5, 2017#2

Dave

#Metal, indeed.

Jan 5, 2017#3

PatrThom

Stuff like this (essentially "thin client" gaming) has been teased for a long time, but yeah, it sounds like it would be the same as gaming via satellite, with massive lag, unless someone manages to find a way to bring infiniband networking to the average consumer household.

--Patrick

Jan 5, 2017#4

Denbrought

Sounds like Gamefly Streaming for /r/pcmasterrace, somewhat.

Jan 5, 2017#5

Ravenpoe

For half that I'll let you come to my house and play on my 1080. But you have to buy passage to Florida on your own, and I hold no liability for what happens to you while in Florida.

Jan 5, 2017#6

Bubble181

Ravenpoe said:
For half that I'll let you come to my house and play on my 1080. But you have to buy passage to Florida on your own, and I hold no liability for what happens to you while in Florida.

Sooooo...... a $10 discount, but crocodiles and humidity? No thanks.

Jan 5, 2017#7

Ravenpoe

Bubble181 said:
Sooooo...... a $10 discount, but crocodiles and humidity? No thanks.

But you can meet Florida Man!

Jan 5, 2017#8

Bubble181

Ravenpoe said:
But you can meet Florida Man!

I think I've learned everything I want to know about him from the newspapers

Jan 5, 2017#9

PatrThom

And don't forget Twitter!

--Patrick

Jan 5, 2017#10

GasBandit

It'd be useful (assuming it works as advertised) to me for things like trips to visit relatives where I'd like to show off this or that game but my 10-year-old laptop isn't up to the challenge.

Of course, it might work well at my Dad's house, but my Grandpa who steadfastly refuses to get any kind of TV or Internet access package (he uses rabbit ears for TV. RABBIT EARS), maybe not so much.

Jan 5, 2017#11

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
It'd be useful (assuming it works as advertised) to me for things like trips to visit relatives where I'd like to show off this or that game but my 10-year-old laptop isn't up to the challenge.

Of course, it might work well at my Dad's house, but my Grandpa who steadfastly refuses to get any kind of TV or Internet access package (he uses rabbit ears for TV. RABBIT EARS), maybe not so much.

As someone who lives in an area where fast internet simply DOESN'T EXIST this service doesn't excite me at all.

Jan 5, 2017#12

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
my 10-year-old laptop isn't up to the challenge.

You're in luck!

Acer Teases Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop at CES 2017

--Patrick

Jan 5, 2017#13

Gruebeard

Ravenpoe said:
For half that I'll let you come to my house and play on my 1080. But you have to buy passage to Florida on your own, and I hold no liability for what happens to you while in Florida.

If I'm going to Florida, I'm gonna spend Spring Break on the beach realizing I'm fucking old, not in your basement being nerdy.

Jan 5, 2017#14

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
You're in luck!

Acer Teases Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop at CES 2017

--Patrick

Yeah, I don't wanna drop 2 grand on a laptop whose muscle I'll only need one week every two years or so.

Jan 5, 2017#15

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Yeah, I don't wanna drop NINE GRAND on a laptop whose muscle I'll only need one week every two years or so.

FTFY

--Patrick

Jan 5, 2017#16

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
FTFY

--Patrick

Yeah, even less so.

Jan 5, 2017#17

Ravenpoe

Gruebeard said:
If I'm going to Florida, I'm gonna spend Spring Break on the beach realizing I'm fucking old, not in your basement being nerdy.

There's no such thing as basements in Florida. We're below sea level.

Jan 5, 2017#18

jwhouk

Rabbit ears don't work very well anymore, so I understand...

Jan 5, 2017#19

GasBandit

jwhouk said:
Rabbit ears don't work very well anymore, so I understand...

Nothing at that house does, IMO. But grandpa pinches pennies so hard Lincoln's zits pop.

Jan 5, 2017#20

bhamv3

As someone with a strong willingness to spend frivolously as well as a spotty Internet connection, I'll stick with my own GTX1070 thanks.

Jan 5, 2017#21

Ravenpoe

bhamv3 said:
As someone with a strong willingness to spend frivolously as well as a spotty Internet connection, I'll stick with my own GTX1070 thanks.

My soul brother!

Jan 5, 2017#22

Terrik

Bubble181 said:
I think I've learned everything I want to know about him from the newspapers

I'm not so bad, really.

Jan 5, 2017#23

Dei

Terrik said:
I'm not so bad, really.

That's a lie.

Jan 6, 2017#24

figmentPez

GasBandit said:
It'd be useful (assuming it works as advertised) to me for things like trips to visit relatives where I'd like to show off this or that game but my 10-year-old laptop isn't up to the challenge.

I'd be surprised if a laptop that old could decode the video stream.

Jan 6, 2017#25

GasBandit

figmentPez said:
I'd be surprised if a laptop that old could decode the video stream.

It works pretty well using Steam in-home streaming. I've used it to play everything my desktop can play.

Jan 6, 2017#26

Eriol

Ravenpoe said:
As someone who lives in an area where fast internet simply DOESN'T EXIST this service doesn't excite me at all.

I've been there. Fortunately I have moved back to civilization and Gigabit gets hooked up next week.

Seriously, I did feel your pain. 7Mbps down for 2.5 years.

Jan 10, 2017#27

sixpackshaker

GasBandit said:
Nothing at that house does, IMO. But grandpa pinches pennies so hard Lincoln's zits pop.

My Scottish forefathers were so tight, they invented copper wire while fighting over a penny.

Jan 10, 2017#28

GasBandit

sixpackshaker said:
My Scottish forefathers were so tight, they invented copper wire while fighting over a penny.

Hah, I've allegedly got Scottish on that side of the family. Mayhaps that's from whence this comes.

Jan 10, 2017#29

mikerc

sixpackshaker said:
My Scottish forefathers were so tight, they invented copper wire while fighting over a penny.

Oh, you did not just go there...

Mar 20, 2017#30

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Yeah, I don't wanna drop 2 grand on a laptop whose muscle I'll only need one week every two years or so.

Hey, are you still looking for a laptop? I know a company that might have what you're looking for:

--Patrick

Mar 20, 2017#31

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
Hey, are you still looking for a laptop? I know a company that might have what you're looking for:

--Patrick

My moonrunic is rusty... does... does the laptop come with the tiny japanese girls?

Incidentally I put myself in the beta for GeForce Now and have heard zilch about it since

Mar 21, 2017#32

bhamv3

PatrThom said:
Hey, are you still looking for a laptop? I know a company that might have what you're looking for:

--Patrick

I'll take five, thanks.

Mar 22, 2017#33

PatrThom

bhamv3 said:
I'll take five, thanks.

How about a behind-the-scenes video, instead?

--Patrick

Mar 22, 2017#34

Eriol

PatrThom said:
How about a behind-the-scenes video, instead?

It's always fascinating to me just how many takes visual media takes to get "perfect" or nearly so. And then it reinforces whenever I see live performances (theatre especially) just how many times they've practiced to get it that good in-person.

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