GeForce Now,Nvidia’s virtual platform,has had its fair share of problems. Multiple AAA developers and publishers have pulled their titles from the platform, including Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. That’s a lot of titles for the GeForce Now to lose - with some of the most notable losses being theFalloutÂandÂElder ScrollsÂgames on Bethesda’s end and well, all ofÂCall of DutyÂon Activision Blizzard’s. You also won’t be able to play titles from Square Enix, EA or Rockstar on GeForce Now. With a slimming library, it seems like Nvidia is turning to indie titles to flesh out GeForce Now’s library. And just likeGoogle Stadia’s attemptto court indie titles, it’s not going that well.The Long Dark, an exploration-survival title released in 2017 is the latest title to be pulled from GeForce Now by developers. The game’s departure was announced via Twitter by Raphael van Lierop, the director, producer, and writer forThe Long Dark. Here’s what he said:
Van Lierop’s claim that Nvidia didn’t ask before putting a title on their platform is incredibly worrying. While we don’t know what the process was for Nvidia getting AAA titles on their platform, it’s shocking that they wouldn’t bother to ask an indie dev. It also begs the question of whether or not there are other titles on GeForce Now without developer permission.
In response toThe Long Dark’s sudden removal, GeForce Now users are taking to Van Lierop’s twitter to express their disappointment. “I bought your game to play it via GeForce now and now I will simply refund it, thank you for your lack of understanding what GFN is,” saidkermitxbx."‘I don’t want people buying my game on steam and playing it on a virtual machine’ is all this reads to me," saidSamTheManCoenen.
According to van Lierop, Nvidia has since properly apologized for their haste in puttingThe Long DarkÂon GeForce Now. “Nvidia admitted they made a mistake releasing without our permission, apologized, asked us if we’d like to stay on the platform, and we said ‘not at the moment,'” said van Lierop.
GeForce Now launched February 4, and since then has enjoyed success. It recently hit theone million user mark, and usage has continued climbing.
However, if you’re looking to playThe Long Dark, go to Steam where itretails for $29.99.
