Cloud gaming is becoming more and more competitive, and that’s not a bad thing. Competition is pushing services like GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass to step it up a notch and offer something better than they’ve ever done before. This week, GeForce Now announced improvements to in-browser gameplay with 1440p resolution and higher frame rates. Plus, Xbox Game Pass has revealed the latest cloud titles coming your way.
Bandwidth is 9to5Google’s weekly look at the cloud gaming market outside of Google’s own Stadia platform. Every Friday we take a look at the biggest news from the likes of Nvidia GeForce Now, Amazon Luna, PlayStation Now and Xbox Game Pass. Come back weekly, and don’t forget to check out Stadia Change Log, our weekly roundup of everything new on Stadia.
GeForce now gets 1440p in-browser play
GeForce Now has always been one of our top picks for cloud gaming; you can achieve fantastic gameplay without spending hundreds or thousands on equipment. The only money you spend is on the games themselves and an active subscription.
Until now, you always had the best experience when playing through GeForce Now’s native apps, be it on Android, PC, Chromebooks or iOS. Perhaps one of the best gaming experiences is through an Nvidia SHIELD with Android TV.
This week, GeForce has now added enhanced support for gamers who like to play in their own browser. As of now, GeForce Now users can get a resolution of up to 1440p and 120 frames per second – something previously unheard of for cloud gaming via browsers. Nvidia states that this new feature is supported in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to play on play.geforcenow.com. You have to go to the settings and manually enable these new improvements.
Additionally, GeForce Now is bringing these new games to the cloud this week:
Xbox Unveils Latest Game Pass Titles
Xbox is still building what turns out to be one of the best game streaming services out there. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers plenty of fun titles to play both on PC and in the cloud. Essentially, you can take your library with you wherever you go and still opt for a powerful PC if you want to.
To add to that huge list of games, Xbox is revealing a few new titles that will be released throughout the rest of August. First on the list is Coffee Talk, which is now available to play on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Coffee Talk is a unique simulator that combines chill vibes and heart-to-heart conversations with “alternative-Seattle” residents.
From a dramatic love story between an elf and a succubus to an alien trying to make sense of people’s lives, help everyone you meet by serving a hot drink or two.
Another big title on the way is Immortals Fenyx Rising, in which you play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods. This title is coming to Game Pass on August 30.
In addition, Xbox has these games to offer this month:
- Midnight Fight Express – August 23
- Command 3 – August 30
- Immortality – August 30
Netflix seems to be working on cloud gaming
Netflix reported the possibility of cloud gaming last year, though the company has its sights set on something a little more achievable with mobile gaming thanks to the broad reach of the service. Now it looks like Netflix is starting to gather a team of engineers and employees to build out a new cloud gaming service.
According to a few new job postings from the company, Netflix is looking for a few job openings. First, Netflix needs a rendering engineer to handle support for the new cloud-based service. Another position an employee may need is a security product manager. They will deal with “gaming challenges, threat vectors, and customer requirements.”
If all goes well, Netflix may have a full-fledged cloud gaming service soon. We’re not sure about the details, including how the service will be implemented and whether it will be treated as an add-on to the existing media streaming category. What we do know is that the cloud gaming industry is getting more and more attention, which should lead to even better performance in the coming years – just like GeForce Now’s in-browser upgrade to 1440p and so on.
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