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FEATUREDComparison22 min readUpdated Sep 4, 2026

Best cloud gaming services in 2026

GeForce NOW, Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation Plus, Luna and Shadow compared: prices, picture, hour caps, where they work, and what users said in 2025 and 2026.

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A giant creature with wings of red fire faces a lone swordsman in a burning hall.
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Is AION 2 on GeForce NOW? Not yet. AION 2 in the cloud, on a Mac and on Steam Deck

AION 2 comes out worldwide on October 5, 2026, free to play on Steam, with early access from September 30. NC has opted it in to GeForce NOW, but NVIDIA has not added it. Boosteroid, Shadow, the Mac and the Steam Deck.

Updated Sep 24, 2026
A soldier in heavy armor walks out of a burning wreck, a shoulder-mounted weapon raised.
How-to5 min read

Is Gears of War: E-Day on GeForce NOW? Yes. How to play it in the cloud

Gears of War: E-Day comes out on October 6, 2026, and NVIDIA announced it for GeForce NOW at launch. Xbox Cloud Gaming streams it the same day with Game Pass Ultimate. What each route costs, and early access.

Updated Sep 24, 2026
A player in white slides in to shoot as a defender in red lunges to block him.
How-to6 min read

Is FC 27 on GeForce NOW? No. How to play EA SPORTS FC 27 in the cloud

EA SPORTS FC 27 comes out on September 25, 2026, and GeForce NOW does not have it. The one service that streams it, where FC 26 still streams, and the free FC 27 Lite.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
Boosteroid's game characters in purple and blue smoke, beside the Boosteroid mark and the words €16.89 a month on Ultra, up from €12.89.
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Boosteroid price increase: Ultra is €16.89 a month, the yearly plan stays at €89.89

On September 15, 2026, Boosteroid raised monthly Ultra from €12.89 to €16.89 and stopped selling Ultra Pro by the month. Current members keep their price, and there is still no hour limit. The new prices, the cheapest way to pay, and how it compares with GeForce NOW and Game Pass.

Updated Sep 16, 2026
A dwarf in a fur cloak and a brown bear look across a green valley toward a walled city.
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Is WoW Forever on GeForce NOW? Not yet, and the rest of BlizzCon 2026 in the cloud

World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026, with a beta from September 17. Where it stands on GeForce NOW and Boosteroid, what the packs cost, and where the rest of BlizzCon’s news plays in the cloud.

Updated Sep 17, 2026
Three WARDOGS soldiers on a rocky slope as a Humvee flies over them.
How-to3 min read

Is WARDOGS on cloud gaming? Yes, on GeForce NOW

WARDOGS is available on GeForce NOW. Here is what you need, why NVIDIA currently requires a paid plan, and what to check before buying it for cloud play.

Updated Sep 12, 2026
Marvel’s Wolverine key art: Logan in the yellow and blue suit, claws out, in front of the game’s logo on a yellow background.
How-to4 min read

Can you play Marvel’s Wolverine on cloud gaming? Yes, with PS Plus Premium

Marvel’s Wolverine streams from day one, September 15, 2026, on a PS5 or a PlayStation Portal: a digital PS5 copy plus PS Plus Premium. Step by step, what it costs, and why GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Xbox Cloud Gaming will not have it.

Updated Sep 11, 2026
Hands hold an Xbox controller with a phone clipped on top showing Gears 5, beside the Xbox Cloud Gaming mark and the words 15 hours max per month, from November.
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Xbox Cloud Gaming hour limits: 15 hours a month on Ultimate, 5 on Essential

From November 2026, Game Pass includes 5, 10 or 15 cloud hours a month instead of unlimited play. Extra hours will be sold, at a price Microsoft has not announced. What changes, how fast the hours go, and how it compares with GeForce NOW.

Updated Sep 4, 2026
NVIDIA’s NBA 2K27 comparison: Jayson Tatum at the free-throw line, with DLSS off on the left and DLSS on on the right.
News7 min read

DLSS 5 arrives on GeForce NOW: everything you need to know

NVIDIA calls it the GPT moment for graphics: an AI pass that makes skin, hair and light look real in games that already exist. From September 3, 2026 it runs on GeForce NOW, the one way to get it without buying an RTX 50 card. What it changes, how to turn it on, which games get it, and why the leaked clips look nothing like it.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
Pearl Abyss’ key art for Crimson Desert: Kliff raising a sword beside his shield, the Greymanes behind him, a desert city on one side and a burning green battlefield on the other.
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Crimson Desert has a demo now, and it runs on Twitch

Pearl Abyss said Crimson Desert was a hard game to demo, and it launched without one. It has one now, on Twitch: 20 minutes, nothing to download, nothing to buy, running on Amazon’s servers instead of your PC. How to start it, and where to keep playing when the timer stops.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
Activision’s beta schedule card: Early Access from August 21 to 25, then the Open Beta from August 28 to September 1, beside a Modern Warfare 4 operator carrying a rifle.
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Will Modern Warfare 4 be on GeForce NOW? Not announced, but the beta streamed

The open beta ended September 1. It streamed on GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Xbox Cloud Gaming, free plan included, with no 70 GB download and no Secure Boot check. The full game launches October 23, and no cloud service has announced it yet.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
A MacBook streaming Far Cry 6 through GeForce NOW, on NVIDIA’s green hexagon backdrop.
Comparison6 min read

Cloud gaming on Mac: GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud and what won’t work

GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Shadow have native Mac apps. Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna run in a browser, and PlayStation Plus does not support Mac. What each one needs, which browser to use, and the connection speeds involved.

Updated Aug 30, 2026
A Steam Deck running the GeForce NOW app in Gaming Mode: the Games view with a DOOM: The Dark Ages banner and a My Library row of streamed games, on NVIDIA’s green-lit platform.
How-to11 min read

GeForce NOW on Steam Deck: install, settings and fixes

Install the official SteamOS app, fix the trackpad, and use NVIDIA's own settings for the LCD, the OLED and a docked TV. The OLED reaches 90 fps, on Ultimate.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
The Grand Theft Auto VI key art: Lucia and Jason, a speedboat, a flamingo and the Vice City skyline in Rockstar's sunset palette.
News5 min read

Will GTA 6 be on GeForce NOW? No. How to play it in the cloud anyway

GTA 6 comes to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, with no PC version. What that means for GeForce NOW, Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming and PlayStation Plus, and the one route that might stream it on launch day.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
Michael, Trevor and Franklin, the three GTA V protagonists, armed and in suits in front of a brick wall, with the Grand Theft Auto V logo.
How-to7 min read

GTA 5 isn’t on GeForce NOW, but you can play it in the cloud

Play GTA V with your PC copy on Boosteroid or through PlayStation Plus Premium on PS5 and Portal. Prices, setup, GTA Online and why GeForce NOW does not have it.

Updated Sep 6, 2026
Cover art of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3, side by side.
How-to5 min read

Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on GeForce NOW, but you can play it in the cloud

One service streams RDR2 today: Boosteroid, with the PC copy you own, at up to 4K and 120 fps. PlayStation Plus has it since May 2026, to download, not to stream. Step by step, and why GeForce NOW does not have it.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
The six services side by side: the GeForce NOW app, xbox.com/play, the Boosteroid library, PlayStation Plus, Amazon Luna and Shadow.
Comparison22 min read

Best cloud gaming services in 2026

GeForce NOW, Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation Plus, Luna and Shadow compared: prices, picture, hour caps, where they work, and what users said in 2025 and 2026.

Updated Sep 4, 2026
NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 press image: a rendered game frame at the front, and behind it a receding stack of frames dissolving into green particles — the ones the GPU generated rather than drew.
News12 min read

DLSS 4.5 on GeForce NOW: what the new controls do

NVIDIA is putting Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction and frame generation in the GeForce NOW app. What each one changes, and why frame generation behaves differently when the graphics card is 500 kilometres away.

Updated Aug 26, 2026
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Boosteroid vs GeForce NOW in 2026

The two services that stream the games you own, compared on price, picture, the 100-hour cap, servers, devices and what you can try free. Compare US monthly prices, catalogue differences and play-time limits. GeForce NOW has a free plan; Boosteroid has no play-time cap.

Updated Sep 7, 2026
GeForce NOW's longest queues on 24 August 2026: 787 players ahead in Japan, a wait of about five and a half hours, then India, South Korea and Poland.
How-to3 min read

How to skip the GeForce NOW queue, or at least shorten it

A queue means no free machine in your region. There is no trick that skips it, but three things shorten it, two of them free.

Updated Aug 21, 2026
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