The press release paints this deal as allowing more players to play games under the Xbox banner. With this GeForce Now deal, Nvidia is now “offering its full support for regulatory approval of the acquisition”. Nvidia was one of the few companies, alongside Google parent company Alphabet and Sony, to be against the acquisition. Microsoft is still facing hurdles from regulators to let the Activision Blizzard deal go through. This new deal is a small slice of a bigger story. Work on the integration has begun immediately. With this new deal, Xbox PC games purchased on the Microsoft Store will be able to be streamed via GeForce Now. The service is supposed to expand to Malaysia sometime soon by local telco Yes 5G. All players need to do is linked their Steam or Epic Games Store account, and should the game support GeForce Now, they can be streamed. GeForce Now currently allows players to stream the PC games they own to various devices including PCs, macOS computers, Chromebooks, smartphones and other mobile devices. The deal also encompasses Activision Blizzard titles, which includes the Call Of Duty series, should Microsoft’s acquisition of the publisher for nearly $70 billion USD goes through. The deal was approved by the European Commission last week, but it’s still been blocked by the UK’s CMA and the US FTC.Microsoft and Nvidia agreed to a 10-year partnership to bring Xbox PC games to Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service. The Redmond giant is also committed to making Activision Blizzard games available on Nvidia GeForce Now and other cloud gaming services once it closes the acquisition of the company. However, Nvidia’s GeForce Now service is pretty unique as there is a free tier that lets everyone play games in one-hour sessions, but gamers who care about graphics can pay for the Ultimate tier that offers 8-hour game sessions with 4K 120FPS performance. Microsoft has recently signed similar licensing deals with smaller cloud gaming platforms such as Boosteroid, Ubitus, and Nware, and we should see the results of these partnerships soon. Nividia is also working to add support for games purchased on the Microsoft Store in the coming months. A web app is also available on for iOS devices and Chromebooks. Nvidia’s GeForce Now service lets players connect their Steam, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Connect digital game libraries and stream eligible games on PCs, Macs, Nvidia’s Shield TV streaming boxes, and select smart TVs. Following this initial release, we’ll continue to add more content from our portfolio on a regular basis to ensure players can always find a new and exciting game,” said CVP of Xbox Sarah Bond. “The initial slate of launch games spans our catalog, providing players high-quality, immersive titles with a little something for everyone–single player campaigns, story-driven experiences, and opportunities to play with friends and family through multiplayer. It will be followed by Deathloop, Grounded, and Pentiment on May 25, with more games to come in the near future. After Microsoft signed a 10 year-deal with Nvidia to make its PC games available on the company’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service, Gears 5 is the first Xbox Game Studio title to be available for GeForce Now members.
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