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I would have thought the same, but then i tried GeForce Now.

It works Just Fine(tm) (with fiber internet) but guess what's missing: a lot of AAA titles.

So yes, there's a problem with cloud gaming.

Not sure if it's mine or theirs though. I don't have a gaming PC right now, only a PS5. Since we're speaking of ActiBlizzard, i maybe would try Diablo 4 if it were available on GeForce Now. But it isn't and I won't.

Incidentally, I doubt there will be a console Diablo 4 for the PS5 either. They were too far into the acquisition process to not dump non Microsoft platforms.

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> Incidentally, I doubt there will be a console Diablo 4 for the PS5 either.

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/diablo-iv/

Oh I'm a bit surprised. But then it has been in development for a while, they maybe knew the MS deal was going to be contested, so they're hedging their bets.

I don't know if i even want to try playing that with a controller, but maybe... just maybe. Depending on how predatory the game proves to be after 6 months of updates.

Didn't Microsoft agree that Nvidia could stream ABK games on GeForce Now if the deal closed? It seems like it could have helped GeForce Now grow.

Yes but the deal only lasts 10 years, and there's been a hold up, even after a couple of months the games are still not on it. Presumably this is because MS want the games on their windows store instead of being buyable through Steam which is already integrated with GFN. It seems problematic.

10 years is more than enough to attract a player base and establish themselves as a place where games need to be launched.

I'm not sure what you mean by there being a hold up. I assumed the deal was dependent on the ABK deal going through, which the CMA just blocked and they've all but guaranteed that GeForce Now won't get Call of Duty.

Tbh I'm not interested in multiplayer shooters, so they can keep Call of Duty, but a lot of other titles i'm interested in (and sometimes even own on steam) aren't there either.

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