INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In a fresh blow for Nvidia's fledgling GeForce Now cloud streaming platform, Bethesda has removed its games from the service.In a post on
the Nvidia forums, an official representative listed exactly which games are being withdrawn and it seems to be all of them but one:
The full list of removed titles is as follows:Wolfenstein: The Old BloodWolfenstein: The New OrderWolfenstein II: The New ColossusThe Evil
OutsiderElder Scrolls Online: ElsweyrElder Scrolls V: SkyrimElder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special EditionThe exact reason for Bethesda's
withdrawal is unclear but it's not a great look for GeForce Now, especially so soon after Activision Blizzard removed its games from the
service just over a week ago.Activision's withdrawal turned out to be due to a "misunderstanding" on Nvidia's part, with Nvidia stating
Recognising the misunderstanding, we removed their games from our service, with hope we can work with them to re-enable these, and more, in
after many years in development, it now has two tiers available to users
It seems to be the transition from a free beta-mode service to a paid one that's causing issues with publishers.Though Nvidia hasn't
addressed the removal of Bethesda's titles specifically just yet, it has already warned users in another blog post that they might see
some games leave GeForce Now as it shifted from free to paid, though it expected instances of this to be "few and far between"."This trial
is an important transitional period where gamers, developers and publishers can try the premium experience with minimal commitment while we
continue to refine our offering," Nvidia explained."As we approach a paid service, some publishers may choose to remove games before the
Ultimately, they maintain control over their content and decide whether the game you purchase includes streaming on GeForce NOW
exactly pleased with the news that so many big name titles are suddenly unavailable to them, especially those who have purchased these games
specifically to use on the GeForce Now platform.Nvidia, for its part, is requesting that its users be "patient" as it works through the
As we noted in our review, at the moment Nvidia has an accessibility advantage over its competition in that it already has a free tier
available to players without the need for any upfront cost
In addition, although games are being pulled, GeForce Now is still getting some big wins like the recently announced support for Cyberpunk
