Nvidia GeForce Now’s Time Limit Will Stop Gamers After 100 Hours Each Month

Last updated: 2025/12/24 at 5:58 AM

News Room Published 24 December 2025

If you use Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming, you may soon be limited in how long you can play for. The brand is introducing a 100-hour monthly time limit before you have to pay extra each month.

GeForce Now is a cloud-based streaming service which lets you play your own games through more powerful, remote hardware. You can then stream titles to various devices, including your own computer, smart TVs, smartphones, select handheld consoles, and VR headsets,

In late 2024, Nvidia introduced a 100 hour cap for those who signed up after Jan. 1, 2025. Existing subscribers were exempt for the last 12 months, but that’s changing on Jan. 1, 2026.

The brand has now updated its FAQ page on its website to talk through the new rules for almost all subscribers.

If you want to play for longer, you can buy 15-hour blocks of time. That’s $2.99 for those on the Performance (previously called Priority) tier, while those on the top-end Ultimate option pay $5.99.

The Performance plan costs $9.99 a month, while Ultimate costs $19.99 a month. There’s also an ad-supported free tier where you can play for an hour at a time.

If you don’t use all your 100 hours in a month, the service will automatically roll over 15 hours of play time into the next period.

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It’s no mean feat to hit 100 hours of play time each month. That’s over 13% of a 31-day month, but if gaming is your main hobby, you may find this limit frustrating as it’ll stop you playing as many games.

However, if you’re a long-time subscriber of GeForce Now, you may not be impacted. Those who subscribed to the Founder member scheme before March 17, 2021, aren’t subject to the same limit. You’ll need to keep your membership running to continue to benefit.

In PCMag’s review of GeForce Now we highlighted how it can be an impressive service under the right conditions. Our reviewer said, “Assuming that you have the best internet connection possible, and the titles you want to play are available on the service, GeForce Now is a feasible gaming PC replacement.”