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Valve's Steam Desk console just became an even more formidable handheld, and it's thanks to NVIDIA. No, there's not an upgraded model with a discrete GeForce GPU tucked inside. However, there is finally a native GeForce NOW app for the Steam Deck (just as promised at CES), which in some respects is the next best...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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Cloud and remote gaming are gaining in popularity, with Razer joining the fray with its PC Remote Play. It's the company's rendition of a platform that allows you to stream PC games to mobile devices from anywhere you have internet access. This will work with devices such as smartphones, tablets, and Windows...
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Having trouble finding a newfangled GPU in stock? Join the club. Alternatively, you can join NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming service, at least until things calm down at retail (and perhaps grow a killer 5-foot beard while you wait -- sigh). All that aside, GeForce NOW is actually a capable service and it's gaining...
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When streaming came for our copies of physical movies and knocked out Blockbuster video, we were mostly OK. Next was cable TV and its shows, which quickly pivoted into a plethora of streaming services. The last bastion of entertainment, gaming, may be facing a similar trajectory. Case in point, the first two tiers of...
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Xbox is following up its heavily memed “This is an Xbox” campaign with the launch of a beta program for Xbox Cloud Gaming. It’s part of the company’s strategy “to bring more games to more people around the world, across devices.” While users have been able to stream games available on Xbox Game Pass for some time now...
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A little over a year after debuting the PlayStation Portable, Sony is delivering a massive upgrade through an update that will make the niche device a whole lot more versatile. When it originally launched, the PlayStation Portable was only capable of streaming from a PlayStation 5 located on a local network or over...
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NVIDIA is rolling out some big changes (more of them) to its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service that affect the 'Priority' tier, which is now renamed to 'Performance' to reflect the upgrades, including a bump from 1080p to support for 1440p gaming. Best of all, there's no change in price—NVIDIA is retaining the same...
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Keyboard and mouse support looks to finally be making its way to the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. Users participating in the Xbox Insiders program will be seeing an Xbox Update Preview available in the Skip-Ahead Ring with this newly added feature. Xbox says it will be available “while playing via cloud gaming on...
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As promised earlier this month, NVIDIA has rolled out an update to its GeForce NOW cloud game streaming service that will be of interest to Android users. Effective with the latest update to the GeForce NOW Android app, members subscribed to the Ultimate tier can stream at up to a 1440p resolution at 120 frames per...
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The big news coming out of NVIDIA at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the introduction of its GeForce RTX 40 Super series GPUs (GeForce RTX 4080 Super, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, and GeForce RTX 4070 Super). However, it's not the only announcement NVIDIA made at the event. It also revealed that G-Sync...
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If you've been waiting for the right moment to dip your toes in cloud game streaming, now is the time. Why is that? NVIDIA is joining the Black Friday frenzy that has already begun by offering a pretty sweet PC gaming bundle offer—if you sign up for six months of NVIDIA's GeForce NOW Ultimate tier, you'll also receive...
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After an awkward situation with Apple back in 2017, UK-based graphics IP developer Imagination Technologies was in a dire state. The company was quickly snapped up by a state-backed private equity firm from China known as Canyon Bridge. Since then, ImgTec graphics IP has appeared in graphics components offered by...
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Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service has taken on new importance in the wake of Stadia's untimely demise. Some of those who fled Google's failed streaming platform for Nvidia are in for a rude awakening, though. Nvidia has announced a price hike for select markets, one of which will see the base subscription...
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You can add Lenovo to the list of PC makers jumping aboard Google's Chromebook Plus initiative for premium-tier Chromebooks that meet a specific set of hardware requirements, including at least an Intel 12th Gen Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 series processor paired with no less than 8GB of RAM. Taking things a step...
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Microsoft revealed it plans to expand the reach of its Game Pass catalog over to NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. It represents a logical partnership, though the entirety of Microsoft's Game Pass catalog will not be available on GeForce NOW, just "select PC games." It's unclear at the moment exactly what...
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Cloud gaming has been an option for more than a decade, but only recently have companies like NVIDIA and Microsoft hit their stride as faster network speeds unlocked cloud gaming for more players. Sony, however, isn't pushing its cloud gaming service very hard, and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says that's intentional...
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Microsoft is eager to complete its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but some regulators aren't having it. One of the ways Microsoft has sought to allay regulatory fears is by handing out 10-year cloud gaming deals like candy—a good thing for fans of cloud gaming. Microsoft's streaming deal with NVIDIA is going into...
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App developer Steve Moser has discovered hidden code within Netflix's app that points to the streaming service broadening its reach in gaming. The popular streaming service has been getting its feet wet in the gaming industry since it added games to its platform that are playable on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices...
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In addition to making the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti official and unveiling mobile 40-series Ada Lovelace GPUs that promise desktop-class performance for laptops, NVIDIA today also announced an enticing upgrade to its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. It's rolling out RTX 4080 SuperPODS that deliver over 64 teraflops of...
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NVIDIA announced a temporary price cut to its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service today when signing up for six months of Priority-level access. Normally a six-month Priority membership would run $49.99 (versus $9.99 per month, which works out $59.94 for six months). But for a limited time, you can score a six-month...
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Google recently made the announcement that it will cease offering its cloud gaming service Stadia, as it failed to gain significant traction amongst gamers. Amazon has also struggled with its entry into cloud gaming with Luna. This does not seem to bother Netflix, however, as the company plans to move forward with its...
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