Nvidia's hiking its GeForce Now membership fees by up to 40%

pcgamer.com:

With the world having to get a second mortgage on a house just to buy a bag of potatoes these days, increases in the price for a relatively niche service won't be a surprise. But if you're a fan of Nvidia's GeForce Now and want to keep using it, you'll be paying anywhere between 10% and 40% more, depending on where you live.

The new membership fees for the game streaming service won't take effect until the 1st November, but Nvidia hasn't exactly gone all out with the announcement, with just a simple update of the GeForce Now FAQ site. Though, to be fair, it may have already let its existing subscribers in these areas know. To be honest, I only noticed the changes thanks to the sharp eyes over at Videocardz and scouting around the interwebs suggests I wasn't the only one to miss it.

So why are prices going up and how bad is it going to be? Nvidia has said it's «to account for increased operational costs in those areas» and is referring to Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, and countries whose national currency is the Euro.

Users in Poland will see the smallest increase, with most of the one and six month Priority and Ultimate package fees rising by 10%, though the six month Ultimate will just go up by 8%. I say 'just' but that's still a sizeable hike. It's nothing compared to Sweden, Norway, and Canada, however.

The first two will see membership fees 30% higher, while anyone using GeForce Now in Canada will be hit with increases starting at 30% and going as high as 40%, depending on the package you go with.

Yes, you read that right. At the moment, the cost of a six month Priority membership in Canada is 49.99 CAD but in a few weeks, it'll be 69.99 CAD. And what are you getting for