Nvidia have a subscription system that is similar to PS+, you pay a monthly fee and have access to several games as part of your fee. These are PC games, which are streamed to Shield devices.
YOU DO NOT NEED A PC. Games are streamed direct from the cloud. You will obviously need an internet connection though
If you own a Shield you can have a 3 month free trial, after which the monthly fee is $7.99. However you can cancel at any time, so make sure you cancel before 3 months are up!
What's also interesting is that the trial is per shield device, so if you have more than one you could have more than one trial
There are 65 games currently available, most of which are fairly old but a lot of good titles. See next post for a link to all of them, but they include:
Batman: Arkham Origins / Asylum / City
Various Lego titles
Borderlands
Dead Island
Witcher 2
Tomb Raider
To sign-up:
1. Go to your SHIELD device
2. Log in to GeForce NOW
3. Start playing PC games instantly
When you sign-up you do need to give credit card details. I believe these will only be used if you do not cancel after the 3 month trial is up
Happy gaming!!
Top comments
JarrodWRX
23 Jul 164#13
Anyone who owns one would know about this as it is on the screen every time I turn it on
gr8h8me
23 Jul 164#25
I can't believe this was posted. it's blatant when you get shield
gb1999 to JarrodWRX
23 Jul 163#14
I've owned two for several months & only found out today!
is this similar to what onlive was a few years back?
gb1999 to scholesy27
23 Jul 161#5
Not sure tbh. Suspect this is the shield equivalent.
Give it a go but I doubt it. The trial is per shield device, so guessing it logs the serial number of the shield when you sign up
If this was in freebies then people would complain that it's not free as you have to own a shield to get it, which costs money...
sgtdrake to scholesy27
23 Jul 16#24
It's the almost the same just different company
stelo
23 Jul 16#3
I have already used mine 3 months. Is it possible to make another account with different email?
woldranger
23 Jul 161#4
Shouldn't this be in freebies?
tjc2005
23 Jul 162#6
Problem is, they don't have a very good selection of games. That's why, since I bought the thing over a year ago, I still haven't activated my trial.
milky228 to tjc2005
23 Jul 16#7
Only one game P.O.L.L.E.N is worth more than the subscription fee and that was met with mixed reviews, if space marine is still in the top 10 featured your streaming service might need some new games.
gb1999 to tjc2005
23 Jul 16#11
I think there are a lot of good games available myself. Only problem is that there are no new games in the selection. Still to be able to play any of them on a table without needed to download and install them is great IMO
fr3dy77_sp33d
23 Jul 16#8
superb deal!
Spark
23 Jul 16#9
Do you have to give them payment details for this and it is easy to cancel?
gb1999 to Spark
23 Jul 161#10
Yes good point. I meant to put in the post you do need to give credit card details when you sign-up. I will add now thanks.
Cancelling is easy according to the FAQ:
HOW DO I CANCEL MY MEMBERSHIP?
You can cancel your membership on your SHIELD device under GeForce NOW > Settings > Billing
BOGGLE00
23 Jul 16#12
I subscribed when I bought my shield in January and have just cancelled it (which is a simple process).
The reason was that the game selection is very poor. Tomb Raider is still one of the most popular "new" games. They stopped releasing free to members games instead opting for charging around £10-20 for that weeks release.
There's no denying it's an ambitious project with relatively successful results (the streams run at 1080p at 60fps) which rarely suffer but with no multiplayer and no licences for the most popular games it wasn't for me.
I ended up buying a PS4 to resolve this but with that said the shield is a brilliant set top box, just very limited for gaming unless you use the gamestream option.
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Can't see this has ever been posted?
Nvidia have a subscription system that is similar to PS+, you pay a monthly fee and have access to several games as part of your fee. These are PC games, which are streamed to Shield devices.
YOU DO NOT NEED A PC. Games are streamed direct from the cloud. You will obviously need an internet connection though
If you own a Shield you can have a 3 month free trial, after which the monthly fee is $7.99. However you can cancel at any time, so make sure you cancel before 3 months are up!
What's also interesting is that the trial is per shield device, so if you have more than one you could have more than one trial
There are 65 games currently available, most of which are fairly old but a lot of good titles. See next post for a link to all of them, but they include:
Batman: Arkham Origins / Asylum / City
Various Lego titles
Borderlands
Dead Island
Witcher 2
Tomb Raider
To sign-up:
1. Go to your SHIELD device
2. Log in to GeForce NOW
3. Start playing PC games instantly
When you sign-up you do need to give credit card details. I believe these will only be used if you do not cancel after the 3 month trial is up
Happy gaming!!
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Give it a go but I doubt it. The trial is per shield device, so guessing it logs the serial number of the shield when you sign up
If this was in freebies then people would complain that it's not free as you have to own a shield to get it, which costs money...
Cancelling is easy according to the FAQ:
HOW DO I CANCEL MY MEMBERSHIP?
You can cancel your membership on your SHIELD device under GeForce NOW > Settings > Billing
The reason was that the game selection is very poor. Tomb Raider is still one of the most popular "new" games. They stopped releasing free to members games instead opting for charging around £10-20 for that weeks release.
There's no denying it's an ambitious project with relatively successful results (the streams run at 1080p at 60fps) which rarely suffer but with no multiplayer and no licences for the most popular games it wasn't for me.
I ended up buying a PS4 to resolve this but with that said the shield is a brilliant set top box, just very limited for gaming unless you use the gamestream option.