Playing GeForce Now on Steam Deck with almost all settings maxed out is about to become a reality. At CES 2025, in addition to launching its new RTX 50 graphics cards, Nvidia announced the launch of a native app for Valve’s portable console later this year.
Until now, it was indeed possible to play GeForce Now on the console, but via a browser like Chrome, thus limiting performance to 1440p.
The solution for the Steam Deck to replace your gaming PC
As a reminder, GeForce Now is an application that allows you to stream PC games from Nvidia’s servers, powered by RTX cards. Three different subscriptions give access to more or less performance and precisely, this new native app for Steam Deck will therefore allow you to enjoy the highest level of performance, 4K/60 FPS, all in HDR please.
Important clarification, it is obviously not a question of playing on a portable device, the 720p screen of the Steam Deck being a little limited. But once the Steam Deck is connected to a screen or via a dock, you can enjoy a much higher definition.
Enough to put your gaming PC in the closet, as long as you have a good connection and the funds to pay the monthly subscription to GeForce Now. The latter costs 11 euros per month for QHD/60 FPS and 22 euros per month for 4K HDR up to 240 FPS. The new application will therefore not allow you to take full advantage of the capabilities of the most expensive subscription.
Even on the go, GeForce Now can be of interest, even if you only play in 720p. Indeed, playing in streaming saves the battery. On a graphics-intensive game, from experience, you can go from 1 hour 30 minutes of use to 4 or 5 hours.
A launch on SteamOS?
The blog post announcing the news explicitly mentions the Steam Deck. But then a question arises: will the application be on SteamOS more widely?
A question all the more burning since the Linux-based OS developed by Valve should land on other machines, starting with a probable Lenovo Legion Go S.
Source: Nvidia
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