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The controversy over GeForce Now, explained


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On 3/10/2020 at 3:04 AM, Remarkableriots said:

How is it anti-consumer?


Giving consumers consumers only the option of not having access or to pay twice (or more) if they want to play the title they already purchased on a different platform is in no way favorable to consumers and only serves to generate more revenue for the business. Particularly in the age of digital distribution where there is close to no cost to allow the title to be used on different platforms by the end user.

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3 hours ago, sblfilms said:


Giving consumers consumers only the option of not having access or to pay twice (or more) if they want to play the title they already purchased on a different platform is in no way favorable to co summers and only serves to generate more revenue for the business. Particularly in the age of digital distribution where there is close to no cost to allow the title to be used on different platforms by the end user.

 

It's not an entirely different platform ecosystem, to be fair.  It's the same platform streamed in from somewhere else.

 

Here's another competitor that keeps the desktop interface intact.

 

 

 

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I agree with some of the sentiments expressed here, GeForce Now isn't a new platform like Google Stadia.

 

One way of looking at it, is that users are merely paying to rent a "virtual computer" and paying to stream games from it.  One could argue (and I think convincingly), that this is very similar to renting a second computer in your basement that you use to stream games to another device (which you can absolutely do with Steam).  The only difference is that it is a virtual computer in Nvidia's data centre.

 

I don't see how this is anti-developer.  IMHO, this gives them extra market potential on their existing Steam platform.

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22 hours ago, foosh said:

Yes, nVidia would have liability. It's that simple. Just like Apple has liability with what you upload to your iCloud.

Apple is not liable for what you upload to iCloud. All that content falls under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. There are exceptions for specific illegal stuff and for intellectual property claims, but in general providers are not liable for user created content on their platforms.

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43 minutes ago, TwinIon said:

Apple is not liable for what you upload to iCloud. All that content falls under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. There are exceptions for specific illegal stuff and for intellectual property claims, but in general providers are not liable for user created content on their platforms.

 

not saying that apple will get arrested or anything but they will be required to assist if needed, and most likely after going thru many legal hoops.

 

this is part of my job.

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