GeForce Now Will Support Cyberpunk 2077 On Launch Day

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A great way to play if your PC isn't up to the task

If your PC can't handle Cyberpunk 2077's intense system requirements or you can't find a graphics card or CPU to upgrade your PC in time for the December 10th launch, you now have an alternative platform to play on. Nvidia says that its GeForce Now cloud gaming service will support Cyberpunk 2077 on December 10th and it will work whether you buy the game through GoG, Steam or the Epic Games store.

Editor's Note (12/9): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that only the GoG version of the game would work with GeForce Now.

The only unfortunate thing you'll find with GeForce Now is that it is limited to a 1920x1200 resolution and 60hz. Technically, you can get 120Hz support but for that you'll have to drop down to 1280x720.

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There are three categories you can sign up for. The first is the free version, which will limit you to one hour of game time per session. Also, you will be on low priority, meaning people who pay for the service will get access faster if there's heavy traffic on the platform. 

If you pay for the "Founders" membership, that gives you priority access to GeForce Now servers, six hours of session time, and unlocked ray tracing support. For only $5.99 a month, I would highly recommend this option if you want a good Cyberpunk 2077 experience. Finally, there's the six-month Founders membership at just $24.95.

If you can't afford the $25 outlay, $6 a month is still a really good deal to play Cyberpunk 2077 in all its glory at full HD resolution. But if you can splurge on the six-month Founders membership, that will give you quite a while to save up for your prized new component. And by that time, hopefully the stock issues with recent AMD and Nvidia GPUs and AMD CPUs will be a think of the past.

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Aaron Klotz
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Aaron Klotz is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware, covering news related to computer hardware such as CPUs, and graphics cards.

4 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Kr3m
    Admin said:
    GeForce Now will support Cyberpunk 2077 on launch day, on GoG.com versions only

    GeForce Now Will Support Cyberpunk 2077 On Launch Day : Read more
    Why does your information regarding no Steam support conflict with what others are reporting including what Nvidia initially stated here? https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/gfn-announcements/22/343462/cyberpunk-2077-coming-to-geforce-now/
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  • TechyInAZ
    Kr3m said:
    Why does your information regarding no Steam support conflict with what others are reporting including what Nvidia initially stated here? https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/gfn-announcements/22/343462/cyberpunk-2077-coming-to-geforce-now/

    Because that was 10 months ago and things change. FYI, GoG is owned (I believe or at least partnered) with CD Projekt Red, hence why you can only run the GoG only version of CB2077 on GeForce now.

    However, that could change in the future, this is all mainly for the launch, hopefully Nvidia opens up its cloud streaming platform to steam versions too.
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  • josevadersx
    No, Nvidia has confirmed that it will also be on steam:
    1336004705898663939View: https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGFN/status/1336004705898663939
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  • pluczak99
    "There are three categories you can sign up for. The first is the free version, which will limit you to one hour of game time per session. Also, you will be on low priority, meaning people who pay for the service will get access faster if there's heavy traffic on the platform.
    If you pay for the "Founders" membership, that gives you priority access to GeForce Now servers, six hours of session time, and unlocked ray tracing support. For only $5.99 a month, I would highly recommend this option if you want a good Cyberpunk 2077 experience. Finally, there's the six-month Founders membership at just $24.95.     "

    TomsHardware, you owe me $5.99. What you said above ("for only $5.99 a month, I would highly recommend this option if you want a good Cyberpunk 2077 experience") implies that for $5.99 a month I can get a good Cyberpunk 2077 experience, which in itself implies my getting access to Cyberpunk 2077. In the entire article you don't mention ONCE that additional $55 (or so) for the game license MUST be paid in addition to GeForce Now subscription fee in order to play Cyberpunk 2077.

    Then there is this text : "Nvidia says that its GeForce Now cloud gaming service will support Cyberpunk 2077 on December 10th and it will work whether you buy the game through GoG, Steam or the Epic Games store. ". It doesn't mention that one HAS to buy the game as a hard prerequisite - it says only about possible options.

    In the future I suggest TomsHardware consults own legal department (or gets one!) on every article you post. Legally, your article content is misleading and may convince readers that spending some money gives them access to something, that actually costs the $5.99 for subscription and 10 times more for game license.

    Everyone else, please feel free to ridicule me - you're probably techies and know little about software product and software services licensing unless you get caught playing torrented version. I don't care.
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