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Fortnite's going mobile on GeForce Now with touch controls and fancy graphics
Game streaming keeps growing more and more viable
Nvidia has been offering limited access in GeForce Now for a closed beta of a mobile-specific version of Fortnite that includes touch controls, and on this GFN Thursday, the game is finally going live for the masses. Seeing that I've been testing this title for the last few days, I figured it's prudent to write up my thoughts while also covering what's to be expected with today's GFN Thursday drop. So strap in, as Fortnite is back on the Play Store, sort of, but you'll have to stream it through the GeForce Now app.
Nvidia's making GeForce Now gaming on your 2019 Shield TV look a whole lot better
GFN Thursday brings the noise this week
Every Thursday, Nvidia announces its newest games, features, and news for its game streaming service GeForce Now. If you weren't aware, today is Thursday, and so Nvidia has just announced that resolution upscaling options are finally available within the GeForce Now service, and this includes AI upscaling for select GPUs as well as the 2019 Shield TV. What this means is that those who stream GeForce Now games on their 2019 Shield TV will finally be able to take advantage of the AI upscaling built into the 2019 Shield, which should result in a clearer image for your GeForce Now streams.
GeForce Now starts testing a new way to play Fortnite on your phone
Fortnite is back on Apple, in a whole new way
Maybe the only thing Epic likes more than making games is butting heads with app stores. Its uber-popular Fortnite is persona non grata on both Android and iOS app stores, leading to no shortage of court battles. And while you can always get the game from Epic itself (at least on Android), iPhone, iPad, and even Android users will now be able to stream a touch-friendly version of Fortnite to their phones and tablets with the help of Nvidia’s GeForce Now.
Samsung's 2022 TVs will bring Stadia and GeForce Now under one roof
The company's new Gaming Hub will also come with controller passthrough support from consoles
Samsung is starting CES 2022 by announcing its latest generation of smart TVs featuring Micro LED and Neo QLED panels. Apart from a plethora of image and sound quality improvements, the company will debut the Samsung Gaming Hub on select new TVs with support for three game streaming services: GeForce Now, Stadia, and Utomik. The notable omission from this list is Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming, but worry not as Samsung says this is "just the beginning," and support for more services will be added during the year.
If you have a decent internet connection, the rise of cloud gaming platforms like Google Stadia and GeForce Now have left you with fewer reasons than ever to own dedicated gaming hardware. Not only does it end up being cheaper overall for everyone, but you can also play from anywhere you want, whether it's your old laptop or your brand-new smartphone, and still get the same game quality. Recently Nvidia announced it was bringing a super-high-end RTX 3080 tier to GeForce Now, allowing users willing to pay a premium to get access to the performance of a 3080 on its cloud games. Now Nvidia is slowly rolling out that 3080 tier to some lukcy users.
GeForce Now officially available for Chrome browser on Windows and Mac
No need for workarounds anymore
Not too long ago, Nvidia brought GeForce Now to Chromebooks by making the streaming service available right in the Chrome browser. Unfortunately, the company limited availability to the Google OS, and to be able to play right in Chrome on other platforms you had to go through a tedious workaround. But that's a thing of the past: Nvidia just made GeForce Now support official for Chrome on Windows and macOS.
GeForce NOW is expanding to new territories in 2021
Coming to Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey thanks to GeForce NOW Alliance
Nvidia has just revealed that its game streaming service GeForce NOW will expand to Australia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia later this year. This expansion is possible thanks to the GeForce NOW Alliance, a partnership with telecommunication providers utilizing optimized Nvidia RTX servers placed on the edge for the purpose of low-latency game streaming.
Nvidia GeForce Now brings Steam purchase sync to Chromebooks
It's now much easier to see which of your Steam games are available to stream
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Nvidia's GeForce Now started with the promise of running all your existing PC games in the cloud, but game studios started pulling games shortly after the service's launch. GeForce Now is slowly addressing complaints from both customers and developers, and one major criticism — finding out which of your Steam games work on GeForce Now — is now much less of a pain.
How to play GeForce Now in your Chrome browser without installing anything on your PC or Linux machine
You just have to spoof your browser's user agent with an official Google tool
While Google Stadia needs nothing but your browser to work, the story is different for GeForce Now. Nvidia would like you to install its dedicated application for its game streaming service on Windows and Mac. But ever since GeForce Now is available on Chromebooks, we know that it's capable of running inside Chrome, and where there's a will, there's a way. By spoofing your browser user agent with an official Google tool, you can use GeForce Now right in Chrome on your PC, Mac, or Linux machine — nothing but an extension required.
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GeForce Now, Nvidia's PC-based cloud gaming platform, is available in beta on Chromebooks beginning today. The service was already playable on PC, Mac, and Android — but Chrome OS, an environment known for both low-power hardware and a lack of high-end games, had previously been a particularly glaring omission. Now, practically any old Chrome laptop can fire up some of the most demanding games out there (provided it's got a strong internet connection).
Nvidia GeForce Now gains 8 new titles as it switches to weekly new release schedule
A friendship between Epic and Nvidia is also emerging
Nvidia's game streaming service has been hit by an exodus of big studios like 2K Games, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard, but GeForce Now seems to remain insanely popular nevertheless — due to rising demand, you currently can't sign up for it in Europe and some trail Pro accounts have been downgraded. That might be because despite the big studio losses, the game library on the service continues to grow. To make these new releases on the platform more predictable, Nvidia has announced that it wants to add most new games every Thursday going forward.
GeForce Now loses 2K Games as studios continue to pull out of cloud service
2K removes its catalog from GeForce Now, following Bethesda and Activision Blizzard
Now that Activision Blizzard and Bethesda have both pulled their titles from the Nvidia GeForce Now game streaming service, 2K is the next developer to join in on the fun. Nvidia recently made a post on its forum to announce that 2K's titles have indeed been removed from the streaming service, though it would appear that Nvidia is working with 2K Games to re-enable the removed titles in the future.
Bethesda pulls its games from Nvidia GeForce Now, just days after Activision
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the only Bethesda title left on GeForce Now
GeForce Now's promise of being able to stream all your existing PC games isn't quite panning out. Activision Blizzard pulled all its games from GeForce Now shortly after the service left beta status, saying it wants to negotiate new terms with Nvidia, and now Bethesda Softworks has done the same.
After years of testing its 'GRID' game streaming technology, Nvidia unveiled GeForce Now in 2015. It allows owners of Nvidia's game consoles to stream various PC games, as long as they had a low-latency connection. To make up for the server costs, GeForce Now has been a paid service - $7.99 a month.
Let's get this out of the way right up front: I'm not a PC gamer. I'm not really a gamer at all; while I of course love to kick back with the occasional game, I don't consider myself a member of the "hardcore" gaming community by any measure. I've had every Playstation since the original (and, in fact, still have the 2, 3, and 4), but even then I'm an enthusiast at best. My favorite games of all time are basically anything from the Metal Gear series, Red Dead Redemption, and The Last of Us. You can probably already tell from that list what kind of stuff I like to play — I'm a third-person action gamer all the way.
It's no secret that NVIDIA has been working on a game streaming service for quite a while — it's called GRID, and anyone with a SHIELD device has been able to test it out for the past several months. Today, the company is announcing the result of all that testing: GeForce Now.