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GeForce NOW's Linux app exits beta, gets official Flatpak repo - OMG! Ubuntu
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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 talking 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.
There is a subscription fee.
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.
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.
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.