NVIDIA has officially launched its GeForce Now service, which consists of the same proposal we have seen with other companies such as Google Stadia, Sony's PlayStation Now or Microsoft's xCloud. The difference with the NVIDIA service is that what you can do is play with your games already bought wherever you want. So To enjoy this service you must have already bought the game beforehand in Steam, Ubisoft Store or Epic Store.
GeForce Now has a team of up to 1000 games among which are Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Witcher 3, Borderlands 3, the Wolfenstein saga, Fortnite and many more, which you can consult by entering the name of the game that interests you in this link. Although it should be noted that companies such as Remedy, Square Enix, EA or Capcom have not yet supported the project by making any game in their catalog can be tested in GeForce Now.
What this payment service allows is Streaming games with higher quality and advantages than we should have in our system, allowing these to run with RayTracing and maximum image quality, as long as our internet connection allows.
GeForce Now can be played on PC, either Windows or Mac, as well as Nvidia Shield itself or from an Android system. The requirements Recommended for each platform are as follows:
Requirements for Mac OS
The computer must run macOS 10.10 or later versions.
Internet
GeForce NOW needs at least 15 MB / s for a resolution of 720p at 60 frames per second and 25 MB / s for a resolution of 1080p at 60 frames per second. You will need a wired Ethernet connection or a 5 GHz wireless router.
If your MacBook or laptop does not have an Ethernet port, you will have to use an Ethernet adapter.
Keyboards and mice
Most built-in or USB keyboards work correctly. We recommend that you use a USB mouse to play for PCs or Macs. Mac users need to use a specific mouse to play, since the Apple Magic Mouse does not have specific left / right buttons or a scroll wheel, which It is usually necessary for games. Logitech and Razer offer several different options.
Game controls
- Sony DualShock 4 controls (connection via USB cable and Bluetooth)
- Logitech F310 / F510 / F710 gaming controller
- Controls for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Xbox One (USB cable connection)
Hardware Requirements
- iMac 20 ”Late 2009 and new
- iMac 21.5 ”Late 2009 and new
- iMac 27 ”Late 2012 and new
- MacBook 2008 and new
- MacBook Retina Mid 2017 and new
- MacBook Air 11 ”Early 2015 and new
- MacBook Air 13 "Late 2008 and new
- MacBook Pro 13 ”Early 2015 and new
- MacBook Pro 15 ”Late 2008 and new
- MacBook Pro 17 ”2009 and new
- Mac Pro Late 2013 and new
Requirements for Windows
A 64-bit version of Windows 7 or later versions is required. Note that 32-bit versions of Windows are not supported.
Internet
GeForce NOW needs at least 15 MB / s for a resolution of 720p at 60 frames per second and 25 MB / s for a resolution of 1080p at 60 frames per second. You will need a wired Ethernet connection or a 5 GHz wireless router.
Keyboards and mice
Most built-in or USB keyboards work correctly. We recommend that you use a USB mouse to play for PCs or Macs. Logitech and Razer offer several different options.
Game controls
Sony DualShock 4 controls (connection via USB cable and Bluetooth)
Logitech F310 / F510 / F710 gaming controller
Controls for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Xbox One (USB cable connection)
Hardware Requirements
- Dual core x86 CPU with 2 GHz or faster
- 4 GB of system memory
- At least GPU with DirectX 11
- NVIDIA GeForce 600 series or later
- AMD Radeon HD 3000 series or later
- Intel HD Graphics 2000 series or later
Requirements for Nvidia Shield
Internet
GeForce NOW needs at least 15 MB / s for a resolution of 720p at 60 frames per second and 25 MB / s for a resolution of 1080p at 60 frames per second. You will need a wired Ethernet connection or a 5 GHz wireless router.
Keyboards and mice
Most built-in or USB keyboards work correctly.
We recommend that you use a USB mouse to play for PCs or Macs. Logitech and Razer offer several different options.
Game controls
- SHIELD controller
- Controls for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Xbox One (USB cable connection)
- Sony DualShock 4 controls (USB cable connection)
Requirements for Android
An Android phone with 2 GB with Android 5.0 (L) or a later version and support for OpenGL ES3.2 or a higher version.
A command, including:
- SHIELD Controller (2017)
- Razer Raiju Mobile
- Razer Junglecat
- Steelseries XL
- Steelseries Stratus Duo
- Sony DualShock 4 controller for PlayStation 4 connected via USB with an optional remote control holder to hold the phone. If you want to connect the USB remote, you will need a USB On the Go (OTG) cable to connect the remote to the phone.
- Xbox 360 wired controller with an optional remote control holder to hold the phone. You will need a USB On the Go (OTG) cable to connect the remote to the phone.
- Xbox One Bluetooth wireless controller with an optional remote control holder to hold the phone.
The application has a virtual control on the screen, but we do not recommend it for long gaming sessions. Check the quick start guide to see how to access the virtual remote.
You must be owner of a compatible game from a digital store like Steam, Uplay or Epic.
The service has finally arrived in Europe, where 6 servers promise to respond to any point of the continent in less than 20ms. For GeForce Now, NVIDIA has made available two types of subscriptions, one of them free and limited to 1 hour of daily play.
The other subscription, as you can see, is part of a limited time offer at a price of € 5.49 per month for 12 months. It is still unclear what the price of the service will be outside of this initial and limited subscription.
This new way of playing games wherever you want and through a streaming service wants to make things difficult for Google, its most direct competitor. Although contrary to this, NVIDIA needs that you already have in your possession the games you want to play, making the service somewhat more limited to people with PCs not as powerful as those of high-end or who simply want to enjoy that You can play on PC. We will see what this first year of life holds for this service.
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