Geforce now is one of the best software in the software world in my opinion. It is a system that actually works very well in countries like Türkiye. Because the computer prices here are so high that it is very difficult to buy. I think a lot of people here use this system because even buying an RTX card costs a lot of money.
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Even in the rest of the world, buying a good graphics card is still expensive... Not to mention the CPU too. That's why I've been holding myself from upgrading my desktop and laptops. Even when the laptop is really showing its age as I'm typing this 😂
I think in Malaysia we are in a very fortunate situation where even when we don't have the best currency to buy computer hardware (1 MYR is about 0.23 USD), we have comparatively affordable internet plans (about RM35 for 100GB of mobile data per month?). Although we still have some infrastructure problems here and there with our internet, cloud gaming is indeed the thing for the market here.
The only thing I would complain about Geforce Now is how it doesn't support my everything that I want to play yet lol. I'm still waiting for them to support Ori and the Will of the Wisps, which is possibly coming since iirc they had a deal with Microsoft on the Xbox games. Hopefully it do comes! I'll buy that game immediately. Loved Ori and the Blind Forest :)
Isn't the internet unlimited there?
Home internet is unlimited here. We pay about 12 USD each month for unlimited home internet. 230 TRY. Too expensive for someone living in Türkiye.
I wish all blockchains would switch to the PoS system as in Ethereum, but miners would not constantly buy graphics cards and cause prices to rise. Then it wouldn't be impossible to buy equipment for less.
Most of the home internet plans are indeed unlimited here! They are just more expensive, lol. For example my plan is RM94 for 30Mbps unlimited usage (with no notable invisible hard limit). There are cheaper plans by other providers in other cities in the country, but not in my area yet.
Price to speed ratio does get significantly better if I upgrade to 100Mbps (I only need to pay roughly RM30 extra for that), but so far I haven't see the need for it yet, lol.
Interesting.
I wish it was cheaper there. Here, a company now provides 10000 Mbps internet for 12 USD if there is a good infrastructure.
I think it is a pretty good deal compared to the price here if we just convert everything to USD... But I'm not very sure about the living cost there so I'm not sure what that price translates to for you.
But in terms of accessibility for mobile data (which is what people mainly use to keep connected) I think we're not bad here :) I kept on hearing a lot of horror stories about mobile data from other countries it made me feel that it's a totally different thing out there.
How much are the mobile data prices there in USD?
For example, I pay about 5 USD per month for 14 GB of internet, 1000 minutes and 100 SMS. How much are these prices there? 😊
Hmm... It depends on the provider! The plan that I use is about 45 USD per year (yes, 360 days duration...) For 10GB of data every month with no speed limit (or a very generous one, if they have any). Calls and SMS are charged as I use, which means... Nothing, because I don't SMS and I only call like 2 times per month 🤣 they also give free calls to numbers under the same provide so it helps.
Another plan they give is about 12 USD per month, with 100GB data and unlimited calls and SMS. The "unlimited" is obviously not unlimited... But normally you won't hit the fair use policy limit.
A plan with comparable price under my provider is giving 25GB data with unlimited calls within the same provider at about 6 USD. Calls and SMS to other networks are unfortunately charged as you use.