this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2026
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Isn't "Geforce Now" the background service that you have to sign into? I'm glad that Nvidia is taking Linux seriously, but this was never useful on Windows. (for me)
I suppose some Linux users may find it useful, and having a choice is always better. But this is the kind of software I don't miss since I switched.
You sign into it, they run the game on their machine, and give you a magically low-latency connection to that server.
They just got it working reasonably well for most users.
Of course, they also just announced hour caps for usage and extra charges in blocks of 15 hours.
But we all know it's going to get shit as soon as it reaches enough users, right?
We understand that not owning anything will lead to more exploitation, yes?
Tell me I'm not alone here.
That's indeed where they're headed. I was just clarifying what the service was. I wouldn't pay for the service. I buy/play what I can run. When I do buy a game, I try to move toward non DRM titles, if I do buy a drm title and there's a stripped version, i'll always tuck it away in case steam ever loses their mind.
You are not alone.
Person you're responding to, even in their own comment, hinted at it at the end.
If I'm already paying for a service, I should damn well be able to use it for days, not showering, not eating, wearing diapers, dehydrating myself, on end if I so choose to.
Yeah the cap they introduced is damning. They just cut it back a touch... Oh, if you want to play a lot, you have to pay just a little bit more. It wasn't enough to make them bank or pay for 15 more hours of server costs; it was a toe in the water to gauge the community's appetite to pay more for less.
crickets
I don’t know about any background services; it’s their cloud gaming service. It would be a benefit for the people who want to switch to Linux but have a game or two they want to play that can’t be run on Linux, because of things like kernel level anti-cheat or whatnot.
I think it's also a great option for games that don't run well on the steam deck due to lacking performance.