Nvidia’s GeForce Experience Beta Gets Significant UI Overhaul, Now Requires Login

[bloc97]

What next, DRM on the drivers?

 

[ubercake]

No one tracks me when I run my Steam games right?

 

[-Fran-]

No one tracks me when I run my Steam games right?

6/10 troll attempt.

In any case, Steam as a hardware provider came after they were an established in the games market.

If nVidia puts more substance and converting your trolling into a positive remark, they could actually give people a *reason* other than "follow nVidia with your life" to people. Like, say, save your game options somewhere in their servers with all the nVidia GPUs across your systems to just port them. Yes, something like SteamCloud with the Steam Controller and Razer with their hardware.

Cheers!

 

[ubercake]

My phone apps don't track me, right?

Oh... Well maybe they do, but that's ok, I guess?

 

[magusat999]

This is about the most ridiculous move ever, right behind Windows 10 "Your privacy is only worth 89.00" philosophy. I guess Nvidia control panel will have to suffice.

 

[-Fran-]

My phone apps don't track me, right?

Oh... Well maybe they do, but that's ok, I guess?

My S2 with Cyanogen might have some apps that track me... Whenever I remove the "don't allow 3G or WiFi access" options for them and actually let them run.

As long as you have a choice, why belittle people that uses said choice? Is it that thrilling for you to belittle or try to ridicule people that believes their personal data might be worth a damn? Or at least, more than the equivalent value any company values it at?

Cheers!

 

[Mark RM]

Everyone wants a piece of the consumer data mining experience.

 

[ubercake]

My phone apps don't track me, right?

Oh... Well maybe they do, but that's ok, I guess?

My S2 with Cyanogen might have some apps that track me... Whenever I remove the "don't allow 3G or WiFi access" options for them and actually let them run.

As long as you have a choice, why belittle people that uses said choice? Is it that thrilling for you to belittle or try to ridicule people that believes their personal data might be worth a damn? Or at least, more than the equivalent value any company values it at?

Cheers!

Just trying to make people think, mate. Some criticize one company for tracking this or that, but gladly use Google Chrome that tracks everything they do online and their phone apps that track their every move and everything they do on their phones.

I would say it's trolling when people complain about a company requiring they login to use that company's software product.

Cheers!

 

[Karadjgne]

Think of the expenditure on nvidia's part between manpower, resources, storage, server time, bug checks and fixes, updates with new games, divers etc, that simple software is in reality a pretty big deal. I can't blame them for tracking actual usage vrs 1 off downloads when users decide it's not for them. Nvidia could be like most others and do a simple driver update every few months requiring the user to manually go to the nvidia website and look up the gpu for latest drivers, instead they offer an automated system to try and make your gaming experience better. Can't please everyone, but 'it happens. So they wanna know if ppl actually consistently use that expensive software or is it a waste of time and money. Considering it costs an nvidia gpu owner exactly nothing more than a few minutes at most, I for one can't blame them.

 

[-Fran-]

I'm not passing judgement on how big or small of an effort GFE is for nVidia. I am passing judgement on a more simple topic: why do they need the account? Why do they think it's justified?

From what I read here, it (the login) doesn't add any *value* to me nor to the product being offered. It's even enforced with no way to use it "anonymously" (they can still track you with no account).

What I see here is a long term vision from nVidia, that I won't share. I work for a company that actually specializes on gathering information on people, so I know what this is about in the long term.

Cheers!

 

[DeadlyDays]

there is additional controls over gamestream is what I have noticed which is nice because I installed it just to see if it did when I was troubleshooting gamestream to a NVidia shield hub.

 

[Karadjgne]

I already answered 'why they need an account'. Simply for data on actual usage, not info gathering. If 1 million download it, and 800,000 ppl junk it and never use it again, is it successful software? WOrth the expense for just 200,000 users? Logging in just creates a log of usage, not an attempt to gather info which is usually fake.

 

[-Fran-]

I already answered 'why they need an account'. Simply for data on actual usage, not info gathering. If 1 million download it, and 800,000 ppl junk it and never use it again, is it successful software? WOrth the expense for just 200,000 users? Logging in just creates a log of usage, not an attempt to gather info which is usually fake.

And like I said: they can still track usage *with no need for an account*.

The Software side of that is trivial to implement.

Cheers!

 

[anbello262]

I find the account thing a minor annoyance (just like avast "activation"), but I certainly don't understand why this software is so hated by most of internet (even before the account). Can someone explain?
I have found it quite useful, especially for ShadowPlay, which I use constantly.

 

[ubercake]

The latest iteration is among the best versions I've installed. Every other iteration runs slowly. I've even gotten errors trying to install some versions.

 

[CelicaGT]

I find the account thing a minor annoyance (just like avast "activation"), but I certainly don't understand why this software is so hated by most of internet (even before the account). Can someone explain?
I have found it quite useful, especially for ShadowPlay, which I use constantly.

I think most of us who don't use the features are the vocal onces. I don't stream, I don't need settings "suggestions".....I don't need GeForce experience taking up CPU cycles. I don't want it...period. But they are constantly trying to shove it down our throats....hence the hate.

 

[Karadjgne]

Unfortunately that's true. What companies are doing is what they believe is good for the masses, whether it's good for any individual, or not. You can bet nvidia believes it's GF software only enhances gaming and therefore users happiness and justification with buying an nvidia card over amd. It's just icing on the cake. Regrettably there's no choice of buttermilk or whipped cream so users are left with the option of eating that cake as is, or scraping the icing off completely and not using the software. You ever find a baker ask you if you want icing or not on a birthday cake? Kinda same thing