GeForce NOW is available in North America, the European Union, Eastern Europe, Western Russia and Japan. Nvidia will also offer subscribers, for an additional fee, access to AAA-titles on the day of release, with a key to play on a PC as well as on a SHIELD device. The list is dynamic: Nvidia will add new titles (on Tuesdays) and pull back titles not getting enough game play.
That subscription gives access to a large number of games including “Batman: Arkham City,” “Ultra Street Fighter IV” and “GRID 2.” The new cloud-based offering will stream games at up to 1080p resolution at 60 fps, and even massive titles can reportedly begin streaming in less than 30 seconds.Īccording to HotHardware, “Nvidia sees GeForce NOW as somewhat of a Netflix for games,” charging a monthly fee of $7.99 for a U.S. The service offers two key differentiators: better image quality and instant access. GeForce NOW was re-architected based on information gained from running the GRID beta, which is ending SHIELD devices will update to replace the GRID app with GeForce NOW. Nvidia has unveiled GeForce NOW, a subscription service that streams PC games from the cloud to SHIELD devices.
