Looking at these prices.
$20 a month for 4080 gpu. on Geforce Now
$20 is about 14 mangos.
Eat a mango every other day, or play Vidya on a 4080.
Hrrrm...
Barebone 4080 pc, $1700. That's ~7 years of service, assuming they upgrade those available GPUs every 3 years, worth +$250 per upgrade, that's $2200, or 9 years of service.
Factoring in maintenance + electricity, $20 seems a pretty good deal vs retail (assuming, GPU prices stay inflated).
Thoughts?
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If you don't own it, it owns you. It's $20 now, but what will the pricing be after they have the user base they want. Streaming services are the perfect parallel. it'll be $25 in a year or two, and close to $40 by the EoL of the GPU. Or, will they force you on a new subscription for a 5080/6080. You also have to have a good network connection to use a service like this with any meaningful user experience. Google Stadia is dead for a reason. Cloud gaming peaking with a browser based Runescape in 2007.
My 3080 is almost 3 years old and it still can play whatever I want at 3440x1440 with a high refresh rate. Stop telling companies that you do not want to own things and would rather rent or be subscribed. Just my opinion.
