That Valve is in no hurry to give a successor to the Steam Deck is something that is not new to us: until the batteries evolve, the company Gabe Newell will not make a move. That said, its next announced novelty will give much more gameplay and the best thing is that it has nothing to do with its hardware, but rather the opposite: NVIDIA has announced that the native GeForce NOW application will soon be launched, enabling 4K gaming at 60 fps and with HDR for all compatible games without installations. And this is just the beginning.
GeForce NOW is a cloud gaming service whose premise is simple: instead of playing a specific catalog or purchasing games for the platform, we can take advantage of the ones we already have without having to buy them a second time. In the case of Steam Deck, all you have to do is link your Steam account and the process is as simple as going to the game you want, such as Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's Gate 3, and clicking on it to play. As it sounds. No installations and no updates. And if we connect the machine to a monitor, we can enjoy Ultra High resolution. But is it free? The answer is yes… but no.
The model of GeForce NOW It allows us to play 1-hour sessions at no cost, although we will have to wait in line to start the game. What's more, there are no daily limits when it comes to starting new sessions, but the time we can play is limited. And if we want to play more there are monthly plans for 10.99 dollars without adsas well as daily and half-year plans. Furthermore, by paying more we can play remotely with the quality of NVIDA 40 series graphics cards. In any case, and if we are fair, the Steam Deck battery does not allow us to do long gaming marathons if we play really demanding titles installed.
The initiative by GeForce NOW is not only an interesting move for those who have a Steam Deck, but it also opens the door to many games that in one way or another force us to tinker with the machine's settings to obtain resolution and performance. decent. However, it is worth remembering that, according to the official websiteNVIDIA cloud gaming works on more than 2000 games so we will have to take into account what we have in our library. That said, this step will break down more than one barrier to get what we didn't have yet.
GeForce NOW expands in a big way this month and announces its arrival in virtual reality headsets and Apple
The arrival of GeForce NOW to Steam Deck is part of a larger plan that involves bringing NVIDIA cloud gaming to more systems and devices, and the next new step arrives this month: the game catalog will be adapted to Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3 and 3S, the Pico headsets and new virtual and mixed reality headsets. However, it is worth remembering that the apple company has not had much room for maneuver.
The way it will be implemented is simple using web browsers: according to NVIDIA, once the 2.0.70 update is applied at the end of January, it will be enough to access the web from our headsets play.geforcenow.com and, from there, our virtual or mixed reality environment will become an open space in which we can play using our traditional controllers and play without installations with the quality of GeForce NOW. Of course, with the same conditions that we said before: one free hour and different payment plans.
And what does Microsoft think of this movement? Although Xbox Cloud Gaming is the Xbox alternative included in Game Pass, in the end it also benefits those from Redmond as it allows copies of their games to be sold and played on new devices. What's more, taking advantage of GeForce NOW's announcements and expansion plans, it has been confirmed that both Avowed and DOOM: The Dark Ages will join the catalog of compatible games.
Playing our own games wherever we want, without depending on the hardware and in a way as simple as entering a web browser or clicking play is the great ram of NVIDIA cloud gaming. It manages to destroy any barrier that separates maximum comfort with a quality experience, a real treat, and playing for more than an hour is a small luxury. Or not so small: the arrival of 2025 meant a change in rates. Now it's time to make the proposal much more interesting, and steps like this show the way forward.
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