In a wondrous display of technological prowess, Nvidia has unveiled plans to expand its cloud gaming service, Nvidia GeForce Now, onto a multitude of new platforms in the near future. This revelation, made at CES 2025, highlights the imminent arrival of a GeForce Now app specially designed for the Steam Deck later this year. Moreover, browser support for Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S, Pico mixed reality headsets, and even the Apple Vision Pro is set to grace the gaming landscape in the months to come.
Entwined within the fabric of Nvidia GeForce Now is the remarkable ability for gamers to harness the power of Nvidia’s servers to stream games from their Steam library using higher-end PC hardware through cloud gaming. This affords individuals with a stellar internet connection, yet a lackluster PC or laptop for gaming, an enchanting solution. Previously confined to PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and select smart TVs, Nvidia has pledged to widen the accessibility of GeForce Now this year, ushering in a new era of gaming accessibility.
As the ambitious Steam Deck app takes center stage in Nvidia’s grand unveiling at CES 2025, players are promised cloud gaming at a breathtaking 4K resolution and a silky-smooth 60 frames per second, provided they possess a GeForce Now Ultimate subscription, virtually access an Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU, and have their Steam Deck connected to a TV. A tantalizing blog post from Nvidia suggests that gaming through GeForce Now consumes less processing power, extending the Steam Deck’s battery life while enabling gameplay at a higher resolution and frame rate than the device may achieve on its own. The eagerly anticipated release of the app is slated for later in the year.
Amidst the flourishing landscape of GeForce Now, an upcoming update labeled 2.0.70 promises to usher in a new era of browsing capabilities for the service. As this update unfurls later in January, the web browser iteration of the service will seamlessly integrate with headsets from esteemed companies such as Apple, Meta, and Pico, enabling players to stream gamepad-compatible titles with ease. For ardent users of GeForce Now, these developments herald a cornucopia of fresh possibilities in the realm of gaming immersion.
