Nvidia announced on Sept. 30 that it is planning to release a new streaming service for its series of Shield devices and will cost $8 per month. This is part of the company's plan to become the "Netflix of games."
According to PC World, the new service will be called GeForce Now. The service will allow gamers to stream games directly to their Shield devices. Nvidia said that the easy to use service will take out the long download process usually accompanied by large games. The company added that gamers can simply click on a video game title and immediately play it on their Shield devices.
GeForce Now supports game stream of PC games with resolution of up to 1080p and 60 frames per second refresh rate. According to the Washington Post, the service will also stream games in 4K resolution.
The GeForce Now service will go live on Oct. 1. It will be available in North America, Japan, South Korea, Europe, Eastern Europe and Western Russia. Nvidia has yet to announce whether the service will be available in other regions aside from the ones mentioned.
GeForce Now is not the first service to enter the game streaming market. Back in 2010, a similar service called OnLive was launched but went bust within just a couple of years. Sony ultimately acquired the company and turned it into its own game streaming service which is now called Sony PlayStation Now.
Another streaming service called GameFly is currently in operation. The service is dubbed by many tech analysts and gamers as the current "Netflix of games."
GeForce Now product manager said in a statement, "Our GeForce Now servie is faster than any of the latest generation consoles and the great thing is that we're going to continue to update our hardware and our servers every year."
On its launch, gamers can avail a free three month trial of the GeForce Now service.