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Uh oh. Starting next year, Nvidia will restrict GeForce now subscribers to 100 hours of play per month.

The company claims that the overwhelming majority of paying subscribers never exceed 100 hours per month. “This broad limit comfortably fits 94% of members, who typically enjoy the service during this time,” Nvidia wrote in a statement. blog post THURSDAY.

The restriction “will ensure customers continue to experience low to no wait times and a high-quality experience in every session,” Nvidia says. The policy will go into effect on January 1 for the Ultimate and Priority tiers, which cost $19.99 and $9.99 per month, respectively.

To make the change a little fairer, Nvidia says it will automatically roll over up to 15 hours of unused playback time into the next month, potentially increasing the cap to 115 hours. However, if a paying subscriber reaches the limit during a billing month, they will have to pay extra and “purchase additional game hours,” the company said in a statement. FAQs on the new policy.

Otherwise, they will only be able to continue playing by accessing GeForce Now as a free user, which will degrade the level of play. game streaming experience, forces you to wait longer, and limits play time to one hour per session.

The company also rewards existing subscribers by allowing them “unlimited reading time until their first billing cycle beginning January 1, 2026, provided your Premium subscription remains uninterrupted and in good standing.”

However, some players are threatening to cancel their subscriptions because of this restriction. “Cool, now I have to worry about managing my time while I do the only thing that lets me relax.” wrote a user on Reddit.

Good news, Nvidia is upgrading the Priority tier for GeForce Now to support higher display resolution while maintaining the $9.99 cost. The company also decided to rename the Priority tier to “Performance membership.”

“Performance members can stream at up to 1440p – an increase from the previous resolution of 1080p – and experience games in immersive and ultra-wide resolutions,” Nvidia said. “All current Priority members are automatically upgraded to Performance and can enjoy the enhanced streaming experience today.”

At the start of 2023, Nvidia reported that GeForce Now had over 25 million users based in over 100 countries.