NVIDIA has announced that starting January 1, 2026, each GeForce NOW cloud gaming subscription will be limited to 100 hours of play time per month. The company is implementing its long-lasting promise revealed in 2024, with the option for users to purchase additional play time as needed. Under the standard Performance tier, which costs $9.99 per month, after the 100-hour play time is reached, users can buy extra 15-hour blocks for $2.99 each. For the Ultimate tier, priced at $19.99 per month, additional 15-hour blocks are available for $5.99 each.
Since months are averaged to about 30.437 days, any play time exceeding the 100-hour limit is rounded up to the next 15-hour block, potentially leading to extra charge if someone wants more play time. For instance, playing around three hours per day (approximately 91 hours per month) remains within the base fee, but playing four hours daily (about 122 hours per month) results in extra costs of approximately $15.97 on the Performance tier or $31.97 on the Ultimate tier.
I don’t have a spouse, no. But in this subthread we were discussing time available for recreation in general, and I personally definitely count spending time with family as recreation.
And yes, If I’m not visiting family I do have time to sit in front of a computer for 14 hours on a Saturday, or paint, or go for a full-day biking trip, or anything else I want to do :) Why wouldn’t I?
What I think some people do is take on responsibilities that they they think they “should” have, but not really appreciate the rewards of. Like cleaning their house every other day, or getting a pet, or a pool they don’t want to clean and barely use, or a too big garden they don’t really enjoy caring for. All those things will be worth it for some, but a burden for many others…
But that’s why I’m asking, I want to verify if this is true or what else other people do when they say they don’t have time to have fun and relax.