Yesterday afternoon one of the big bombings in relation to the purchase of Activision Blizzard was confirmed. To everyone’s surprise, Microsoft announced a collaboration agreement with Nvidia to bring all Xbox games to GeForce Now, and thus combat the monopoly accusations that the CMA had leveled in the field of streaming game services. And best of all, this will bring a direct benefit to those in Redmond, since it has been revealed that Nvidia GeForce Now subscribers will have to pay Microsoft for the use of their games.
Although all of you who use the Nvidia service will not be surprised, those who are unaware of how GeForce Now works may not understand the reason for this. Well, as Reuters has pointed out, Phil Eisler, Nvidia vice president and general manager of GeForce Now, confirmed that Nvidia GeForce Now subscribers will have to pay Microsoft if they want access to their games.
Nvidia GeForce Now subscribers will have to pay Microsoft for Xbox games
According to Eisler’s words, Nvidia will pay absolutely nothing for access to Xbox games, being a deal similar to the one that Epic Games has with the company to sell its games through the Epic Games Store. But then, how is the agreement supported? The answer is really simple: buying Xbox games anywhere.
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To have access to the games on GeForce Now, it is necessary that the title, in addition to being compatible with the service, is already in our possession through PC, either on Steam or on the Epic Games Store. Therefore, to enjoy Xbox games, Nvidia GeForce Now subscribers will need to pay Microsoft in advance for the cost of the game in questionto later be able to execute it through the service.
This is a big difference compared to xCloud, which offers us the Xbox Game Pass catalog with the simple payment of the subscription (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in this case). However, the agreement turns out to be the best option for Microsoft’s interests, since in addition to getting rid of one of the opponents to the purchase of Activision Blizzard, it also adds another market to which to take advantage of its software. A true master move at the business level.