Nvidia's streaming service, GeForce Now, found something great there finally got out of bet last week after years of testing – especially compared to the last launch of Google Stadia's failure. But if the library maintains hemorrhaging games, you may have a hard time getting people to sign up.
Without warning, Nvidia announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that activation Blizzard was banning all of its games except GeForce Now. The list – like 20 titles – includes 10 different Call of Duty Calls from 2007 & # 39; s Call of Duty 4: Modern Wars in 2019 & # 39; s Call of Duty: Modern Wars, and other published activated games such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and interesting Blizzard titles like Hearing and The escape.
Streaming app storage "means adding new games and, in some cases, removing games – such as other digital service providers," Nvidia said. “At their request, please be advised that Blizzard activation will be removed from this activity. Although unfortunately, we hope to partner with Activation Blizzard to make these and more games in the future. "
GeForce Now is not the perfect analog for digital registration. Alternatively, while platforms like Netflix regularly stream content within their libraries, they allow customers to discuss what's coming and going in the near future. In this case, Activision Blizzard games left GeForce Now the same day when Nvidia announced their departure from the service.
It's still unclear why the games have disappeared now, one week after GeForce Now was officially launched, especially since many Blizzard activation titles were being played during the service beta. Their departure from GeForce Now may have something to do with the exclusive streaming deal that Activation Blizzard signed with Google last month, where the esports competition will only be broadcast on YouTube and its games will rely on Google Cloud as the "favorite provider" of their network infrastructure. Could Blizzard activate its games on GeForce Now because they want to move it to Stadia in the future? We asked Nvidia and Blizzard activation for comment, and we'll update this article with any information we receive.
At a forum held in December, Nvidia said "there are both technical and technical issues that need to be addressed when delivering the game." But while Nvidia should work with publishers to bring games to GeForce Now, the company may be hitting different types of licensing agreements than, say, the Xbox Game Pass. That's due to one big catch with GeForce Now: It only lets you stream games that you already own, with the support of markets like Steam, Uplay, and Epic Games Store.
Users can try the app for free in parts of one hour, or sign up for a one-year "Founders" membership, which is free for 90 days and $ 4.99 a month for the next nine months – so, subscribers pay for access first, and it's unclear if Nvidia compensates the game publishers for making their headlines. available on GeForce Now. Either way, the service has had some disappointing credit: Games from third-party publishers like Capcom, Electronic Arts, and Square Enix were in beta but weren't available when it was launched, and now you can add Activision Blizzard to that list.
No one subscribing to a much-needed streaming service like Hulu or Disney Plus hopes to own the content, and in the meantime, most of them probably understand that next month they can always bring news about their favorite movie or TV show leaving the platform. But in the rare case of GeForce Now, not mentioning games and paying subscriptions ensures continued access to the stream.
Here is the full list of Blizzard activation titles that are no longer available on GeForce Now:
Activation
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Wars
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Call of Duty: The Endless War
- Call of Duty: Modern Wars (2019)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (multiplayer)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (single player)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (multiplayer)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (single player)
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Duty fence: WWII
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Blizzard Entertainment
- Devil 3
- Hearthstone: Warriors of War
- Heroes of the Storm
- The escape
- StarCraft Returns
- StarCraft 2: Legacy void
- The World of War: The Battle of Azeroth
- The World of Ancient Warfare
