Some Major Changes Are on The Way
NVIDIA has announced that they will be making some pretty significant changes to their GeForce NOW cloud gaming service.
The first major change is that the Priority membership will be renamed to the Performance membership. However, don’t go thinking that a name change is the only thing that will be changed here, as this membership tier will also be getting a performance boost.
Performance tier members will be able to experience:
- Updated 1440p resolution – previously 1080p
- Support for ultrawide resolutions
- Performance members will be able to save their in-game graphics settings
Despite the improvements, the new Performance membership will be the same cost as the outgoing Priority membership.
An Interesting Change
Now comes a more interesting change that GeForce NOW will be implementing. Starting on January 1st, 2025, GeForce NOW will be introducing a new 100 hours maximum monthly playtime limit. New members who sign up for a Performance or Ultimate membership will see their playtime limit initially capped at 100 hours.
There are some caveats here, though. Current GeForce NOW members who have an active paid subscription will not see this change come into effect until January 1st, 2026. NVIDIA is giving these members an extra 12 months of unlimited access as a thank-you.
Each month, members will also be able to roll over 15 hours of their unused playtime. For example, let’s say you only play GeForce NOW for 50 hours one month; you will then have 115 to use the following month. This will be limited to a maximum of 15 hours each month. A new section will be added to your account portal so that you can track your playtime.
Should you hit your 100-hour playtime, you will be able to purchase extra playtime via your GeForce NOW account portal. These will be available in increments of 15 hours and will be priced at $2.99 for Performance members and $5.99 for Ultimate members.
You can also continue to play on GeForce NOW after your 100-hour limit without purchasing extra playtime, but this would be done on the basic rigs of GeForce NOW’s free tier.
Why The Change
GeForce NOW has continued to improve the service over the years with no real or significant increase to the subscription costs. NVIDIA has stated that the move to the 100-hour playtime cap is to simply prevent them from having to raise subscription prices.
NVIDIA has also stated that the new playtime limit will only affect around 6% of the active paid members.
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Jan. 1st 2026 will be my last day on GFN then.