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
    6·
    3 months 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.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
      0·
      3 months 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
        3·
        3 months 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.

      • Mwa@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 months 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·
          3 months 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.

  • overload@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    3 months 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
      1·
      3 months 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.

      • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        This isn’t Nvidia’s fault though.

        It went live so you could play anything on it and publishers pitched a fit. Presumably because they’d sold exclusive streaming rights to somebody else.

        Even though it’s literally none of their goddamn business where you run the games you already paid for.

        • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          Unfortunately all your games on Steam are a license to run the game not ownership of the game. This was true on CD and dvd too but unenforceable. Now it’s enforceable and publishers can dictate how you play their games.

          I guess publishers could say you’re not allowed to use Steam Proton with their games too. But presumably Valve could say you’re not welcome on their platform unless you support all their tools.

          Now if Valve set up a cloud streaming service… That would be an interesting thing. I wonder where the publishers would stand?

        • kryptonidas@lemmings.world
          0·
          3 months 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. 😅