The North American company has participated in the beta of this service in streaming, but had not agreed to extend keep the games.
By surprise, without eating or drinking it, Nvidia announced that all Activision Blizzard video games had been removed from GeForce Now, the company's new cloud service. At that time, none of the companies clarified the reasons for that decision, something that Nvidia has just described as a "misunderstanding." The truth is that Activision had participated in the initial beta, but there was no agreement on the continuity of their games once that period expired.
However, Nvidia assumed that the titles would remain available, something that has not finally happened. "Activision Blizzard has been a fantastic partner during the GeForce Now beta," the company says in an official statement. All in all, Nvidia was convinced that all those titles, including Overwatch or Call of Duty: Black Ops IV, would remain during the trial period. "After recognizing the misunderstanding, we eliminate their games from the service in the hope of being able to include these and others in the future," they conclude.
Bought You bought it, you own it. 📢 Play the games you already own & continue building libraries from the same stores you already use every day. Because we're an open platform.
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The Google Stadia and Project xCloud answer
The future is in the cloud, say many personalities from the video game industry. Given this situation, many companies are moving in that direction, to the point that Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, thinks that in a few years the competition will be neither Sony nor Nintendo, since these companies have not Invested too much in streaming. Be that as it may, both Google Stadia and Microsoft's Project x Cloud are taking their first steps.
On the other side of the board is Nvidia GeForce Now, a service that allows access to a portfolio of titles, but which differs from Google Stadia at a very specific point: it does not have its own store, but it draws on the games that They have in your digital library. That way, if you have bought it and it is in the service you will have the opportunity to play it in the cloud.
GeForce Now has a free plan, although after an hour it is logged out and forces you to re-enter the data. The Founders subscription, which costs € 5.49 per month, also includes a free 90-day trial.
