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Title: NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW app is now available for Steam Deck

Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:16 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nvidias-nativ...

The Steam Deck just got even more useful. NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW app is
now available for the portable console, after being teased back at CES. This
allows Steam Deck owners to stream the entire library of over 2,200 games,
with up to a 4K resolution at 60FPS.

There are some benefits to using this service even when the game already runs
natively on the Steam Deck. The integration provides HDR, DLSS 4 and Reflex
on supported titles and the settings can be pushed much higher than usual.
This is a streaming platform, so the Steam Deck is more or less just a
display for cloud content.

To that end, NVIDIA promises a massive increase in battery life when using
GeForce NOW as compared to running a game natively on the console. The
company says players could squeeze around 50 percent more use out of the
Steam Deck before requiring a charge. This is a big deal, as the Deck is a
noted battery hog.

It also allows players to run games that aren't available on the handheld.
GeForce NOW pulls its library from Steam, Epic Games Store, Game Pass for PC,
Ubisoft, Blizzard's Battle.net and other places. NVIDIA says that it can be
used to run games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elder Scrolls IV:
Oblivion Remastered, Monster Hunter Wilds and Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 "at
max settings without worrying about hardware limits." That's an enticing
proposition.

The Steam Deck is also easily docked to a TV, offering a way to play the
aforementioned titles on the big screen. There's a free version of GeForce
NOW to try it out, but it comes with serious caveats. The queues are
generally much longer here than with paid subscriptions and users are limited
to play sessions of one hour. The company's offering a six-month Performance
membership right now for $30. This reverts back to $50 once the period
expires.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nvidias-nativ...
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