I Love GeForce Now on My Steam Deck -- Until It Starts 'Waiting for the Next Available Rig'

I started chair dancing when Nvidia told me about its GeForce Now cloud-gaming app for the Steam Deck. My Deck OLED is my most frequently used nonessential device, so I was stoked that GFN provided a way to play Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games on it. And it was great, even on my pretty uneven Wi-Fi connection, until it started tossing me into queues with up to 40 people ahead of me. And that was on Ultimate, the priciest tier with the shortest wait times and longest sessions. It was a blip in my otherwise great experience during the past week -- relatively glitch-free, low-latency gameplay, including when attached to a monitor with a hub for keyboard and mouse -- and it cleared up later in the day, but it was a frustrating blip nonetheless. (I contacted Nvidia, but the company didn't have an explanation like "East Coast servers down for maintenance!" at the ready.) It's something people on the Premium and free plans might experience, though, so it merits discussion. And yet, it's still ... Read full article.