WoW Now Available on Geforce NOW Cloud Gaming Service - Dragonflight, Classic: SoD & Cataclysm

Posted 2024/06/01 at 10:59 AM by Jaydaa

WoW Now Available on Geforce NOWGeforce NOW Thursday blogrelease support articleAccounts and SubscriptionsGeforce NOW Official FAQWhat is Geforce NOW? GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based game streaming service, delivering real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop, desktop, Mac, Chromebook, SHIELD TV, select Samsung and LG TVs, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Connect to your store accounts and stream your own library of games, or play your favorite free-to-play games. With cloud saves for supported games, you can pick up your game where you left off, on any supported device, wherever you are.

You need to own or purchase a game from one of the supported game stores before playing it on GeForce NOW. Visit the GeForce NOW supported games page to see which games are currently playable. Where is Geforce NOW Available?GeForce NOW is currently available from NVIDIA in North America and Europe, and through GeForce NOW Alliance partners in other parts of the world.Internet Requirements

15 Mbps for HD resolutions at up to 60 FPS (e.g. 1280x720)
25 Mbps for FHD resolutions at 60 FPS (e.g. 1920x1080)
35 Mbps for UW QHD & QHD resolutions at 120 FPS (e.g. 3840x1440 or 2560x1440)
45 Mbps for 4K resolutions at 120 FPS (e.g. 3840x2160)

Nvidia recommends a hardwired Ethernet connection, or a router with a 5 GHz WiFi connection. Geforce NOW also requires less than 80ms of network latency from an NVIDIA data center. A GeForce NOW Ultimate membership is required for features like 4K/QHD resolutions, HDR, AV1, Cloud G-SYNC, and 120/240 FPS streaming on the native Windows PC app.
Joining GeForce NOW & Membership CostsVisit our membership page and choose your preferred membership option. GeForce NOW offers three membership options including Priority and Ultimate with instant access to the best available GeForce gaming experience in the cloud. Day passes are also available for those looking to experience Premium benefits, without a monthly commitment.

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Comment by minka25Was like this long time ago, then ppl got banned cause Blizzard didnt like Cloud streaming and it got removed :DComment by PandaabearWell this is something I was expecting given Blizzard history with Cloud services.Comment by SkyreiI wonder what the lag for inputs is compared to normalComment by LarronosGeForce now is how I play most of my steam library and even Xbox gamepass on PC, the crazy part to me is it feels like WoW actually runs worse on GeForce, 1200x800 resolution (not changeable) and graphic settings are set to 3 out of 10, but ultra on everything runs just fine, though as I type that it may have copied my settings from my PC... So YMMVComment by Suyalusfinally wow on my Quest 3 :DComment by apb89Can I play my current account on this or do i need to make a new wow account or how does that workComment by ItavianDoesn't seem like you can use addons for WoW on GeForce Now which means it's not really a great solution for a lot of people unfortunately.Comment by PlarpoonSoon Steam hopefully?Comment by DragonGuardianNobody uses Geforce NOW. Steam and Xbox Gamepass? Yes.Comment by Pucherochochinis"According to release support article, Addons are not currently supported when playing WoW on Geforce NOW so players will have to play the game 'au naturel' with the base UI, but it is being investigated for future updates"

haha, then NO thanks.Comment by PucherochochinisDoesn't seem like you can use addons for WoW on GeForce Now which means it's not really a great solution for a lot of people unfortunately.Comment by LeodhPosting my experience with it using the free version of GeForce NOW:

I currently use a laptop that has a GTX 3060 mobile, it being a not high spec laptop makes it so group encounters i experience heavy fps losses which is why i was excited to try this, just a fyi.

So the experience is smooth all in all, the free version gives you a GTX 1060(1080? they look similar sorry) and the playing experience is smooth, input lag is not noticable on my (*You may experience bad performance*-GeForce NOW startup warning) around 10-15mbps wireless internet.

Pros:
Easy of access - Can login to your battle.net account and get right to it on most devices
No noticable input lag - I couldnt notice a difference between playing natively and using GeForce NOW
Free option(1 hour sessions) - This is great if your going on a trip and just want to quickly do your dailies or log on and chat with guildies for an hour

Cons:
No addon support(YET!) - there was an article, not sure if it was on wowhead or an external site that claimed addon support was coming to GeForce.
Queue times - For the free version you have to wait for a rig to become available, plus you need to watch ads they display while you wait. Which can be up to a 30 minute wait.
Price - If you play more than just WoW(GeForce supports games from Epic, Steam, Ubisoft & Xbox game pass) you could justify the price, but if, like me you only have time for WoW its probably not something you should spend money on.

I'm no expert and have only tried it for 3, 1 hour sessions so far but my experience has been positive. :)Comment by ancinenior a router with a 5 GHz WiFi connection.waves Comment by grayshirtGeforce NOW also requires less than 80ms of network latency from an NVIDIA data center.Comment by SalvEnjoy Lag :(Comment by EsploratoreDoesn't seem like you can use addons for WoW on GeForce Now which means it's not really a great solution for a lot of people unfortunately.Comment by CyberBlueZTried the free session, took almost a minute to load Valdrakken with the maxed out graphics. Also, without addons is a deal-breaker.Comment by JavvorNo addons, so its great only for playing Plunderstorm on TV and gamepad, but plunderstorm is no more unfortunately XDComment by EcoblasterSo does this mean Blizzard have changed the ToS and allowed streaming WoW through your own cloud services like Parsec?Comment by cheiniik people free version's graphics are at #5, there is no input lag, you can spam free sessions all day (100% teyvat's entire map xd) esp in the morning, the one downside for us is we can't realistically raid (unless graced by the glead)
queue times atm are really low, however this changes to the entire day when something cool releases (ie baldur's gate iii) and, naturally, on sat evenings
and i play without addon ever, don't be too scared :p
it's a really good option for people without proper pcs but... the 1h limits you too much :(

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