68 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2020
GEFORCE NOW
GeForce Now fully launched and obliterated Google
Stadia’s value proposition, Activision Blizzard’s games
are being yanked from the service at the publisher’s
request, effective immediately.
No more playing Overwatch on your old laptop. No
more Diablo III on your phone. No more playing the
latest World of Warcraft raid boss in way better fidelity
than your potato PC can normally handle. No more
real-time ray tracing from the cloud in Modern Warfare.
Nvidia announced its removal with the following
statement: “As we take GeForce Now to the next step
in its evolution, we’ve worked with publishers to on
boarda robustcatalogueofyourPCgames.Thismeans
continuallyaddingnewgames,andonoccasion,having
to remove games – similar to other digital service
providers. Per their request, please be advised
Activision Blizzard games will be removed from the
service. While unfortunate, we hope to work together
with Activision Blizzard to re-enable these games and
morein thefuture.Inadditiontothehundredsof
gamescurrentlysupported,wehaveover1,500games
thatdevelopershaveaskedtobeon-boardedtothe
service.Lookforweeklyupdatesasto new games we
are adding.”
On the plus side, since Bungie recently broke away
from Activision Blizzard, you’ll still be able to play
Destiny 2 on GeForce Now. The game is central to
Google Stadia’s £8.99 per month Pro subscription,
but you can play it for no cost whatsoever on GeForce
Now, as the base game’s free-to-play and Nvidia offers
a totally free tier. Still, Activision Blizzard’s withdrawal is
a major disappointment. Sure, GeForce Now still offers
