• thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Next step for Nvidia, upload an app on Steam for easy access… But no idea how the monetization would work there. Is the Now app available on other storefronts?

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      It’s available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. They’re not really monetizing anything in the way I think you’re taking about because it’s not a storefront. They don’t sell games and games aren’t tied to gfn because it’s not a platform. You really just rent hardware from them.

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          1 day ago

          Indeed. The hardware renting isn’t free.

          But people often seem to think that games are locked to gfn. You’re just renting hardware to play games you own.

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            Yes. I think you didn’t understand my point. Any software on a storefront like Steam where you have to pay money needs to pay the storefront. And my question is, if the NOW app is on any known storefront where they pay that price cut for the subscription.

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              Where Valve (etc) would take a cut?

              I don’t think it would make sense for them to with steam. GFN is available everywhere steam is. They also don’t use app store billing services and payment isn’t made “in app.” So they aren’t paying either Apple or Google.