Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service is currently not open to any new subscribers – on any of its plans – and apparently that situation is not going to change anytime soon.Polygon reports that it has heard from Nvidia spokesperson Stephenie Ngo that day passes are coming back before too long, with Ngo informing us that new sign-ups for the single day experiences should return in “roughly two weeks.”However, it’ll be a good while longer before the full subscriptions (monthly and biannual) that most gamers want come back into play, and we aren’t told exactly when.
So those who are fed up with not being able to buy an RTX 5080 or 5090, and are thinking about going to the streaming side of the gaming pond instead, are rather out of luck.We are given a reason for this disruption via an official announcement delivered on the GeForce Now subreddit.
It’s because Nvidia is transitioning from a third-party payment processing system to take over these duties itself.The firm said: “We expect the transition will take a minimum of 5 weeks.”Ouch.
There’s good news for existing subscribers, though, who won’t be billed during this period.Nvidia noted: “Starting January 31, 2025, billing will be waived while we transition payment services.
Even though you won’t be billed, your account remains in good standing.”Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.Aside from the free time given to existing subscribers, which is clearly a nice bonus for those using the streaming platform already, this is also good news (in theory) for the service longer term.