As part of the six-year anniversary of GeForce Now, Nvidia is making its game-streaming service available on Amazon Fire TV Sticks and select TVs.
GeForce Now is “leveling up big-screen gaming with PC-quality performance,” Nvidia says.
The app will work on the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus (2nd Gen) with Fire OS 8.1.6.0 and later, Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) with Fire OS 8.1.6.0 and later, and Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Gen) with Fire OS 7.7.1.1 and later. Just connect a controller, open the app, and start streaming.
Gamers are limited to 1080p resolution at up to 60 frames per second, with no HDR support, using H.264 video encoding and stereo audio. Nvidia doesn’t specify in its announcement, but those are the specs for its free, ad-supported GeForce Now tier, which limits people to one-hour gaming sessions and doesn’t offer queue prioritization. Paid subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.
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Still, the free tier will offer Fire TV gamers access to a 2,000+ strong library of games, including new additions like Torment: Tides of Numenera, retro classics like Mega Man 11, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Capcom Fighting Collection, and the Capcom Beat ’Em Up Bundle, as well as Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Reanimal, and Disciples: Domination.
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This comes after Nvidia launched a beta version of the GeForce Now app for Linux at CES. It’s all part of the company’s plan to develop a “play-anywhere” service, whether that’s on phones, desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, or media streamers. That helps make the game-streaming experience much more seamless, letting people move between devices without losing game progress. In its description of Torment, Nvidia even notes that story-heavy games are perfect for device-switching gaming.
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