PC Gaming in the Cloud Goes Everywhere With New Devices and AAA Games on GeForce NOW
blogs.nvidia.com
GeForce NOW announces support for Steam Deck, Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest and Pico mixed-reality devices; plus 'DOOM: The Dark Ages' and 'Avowed' are coming to the cloud.
  • Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world
    102·
    22 days ago

    Even though I will never use this, it’s very nice to see that steamdeck is becoming something games are optimized for. Really hope valve can keep up the momentum.

  • overload@sopuli.xyz
    33·
    22 days ago

    Great, it doesn’t make sense not to have cloud gaming integrated easily(i.e. no translation later needed, as it’s running on a server) Especially if you already have the games in your library.

    • kryptonidas@lemmings.world
      121·
      22 days ago

      I’ve used GeForce Now, out of like 200 steam games I have I can use like 20% on that platform. You can’t just install any game you own.

      • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
        2·
        22 days ago

        GFN connects to more than just steam and I’ve been able to play most titles that I want to on the service. I have the founders edition and it works great for me.

        • kryptonidas@lemmings.world
          11·
          22 days ago

          I’ve been on Steam for a while, and it’s mostly winter and summer sales. If only I found the time to play them. 😅

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
      1·
      21 days ago

      Does this mean geforce now on Linux

      The “installer” is just a set of scripts. Quote from the “NVIDIA GeForce NOW” bash script:

      flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=/app/bin/chrome --file-forwarding com.google.Chrome @@u @@ --window-size=1024,640 --force-device-scale-factor=1.25 --device-scale-factor=1.25 --app=https://play.geforcenow.com/

      It’s just an icon for the Flatpak version of Google Chrome opening https://play.geforcenow.com/

      Hardly a game changer.

      • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
        4·
        21 days ago

        That’s the current setup for playing Geforce Now on steam deck/linux. The app announced in the news post will be a native app, not just kiosk chrome wrapper. They also mentioned it will support HDR which currently isn’t possible with the kiosk chrome wrapper.

        The official app for it comes later this year.

        • woelkchen@lemmy.world
          1·
          21 days ago

          The app announced in the news post will be a native app, not just kiosk chrome wrapper.

          So it’ll be CEF opening https://play.geforcenow.com/

          Why would it not be some way to launch the website? As long as it’s x86-64 code, it’s technically native.

      • Mwa@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        21 days ago

        Why cant they properly port the thing and why not use electron like windows and mac app(Maybe their using chromium embedded framework idk)

        • woelkchen@lemmy.world
          1·
          19 days ago

          why not use electron like windows and mac app

          I bet that’s what they’ll be doing for the announced “native” app, so Chrome a stop-gap for the beta and the final release will have an integrated web renderer but the actual game delivery by still just opening the website.

          So no idea what the fuss is about.

  • Stampela@startrek.websiteEnglish
    18·
    22 days ago

    Funny, juuuust when they limit the service to 100 hours monthly.

    Boosteroid has Linux apps, too. Maybe not too elegant for the Deck…