In a slowly rising present of help for the working system, Nvidia has launched a beta model of GeForce Now for Linux customers.
The app, which is available for users on Ubuntu 24.04 (and certain many different distributions of Linux similar to Bazzite and Nobara) lets you stream appropriate video games that you simply personal on varied storefronts, similar to Steam. These video games are rendered on Nvidia’s servers, providing you with entry to raised efficiency than you might need at dwelling with out minimal latency, with a month-to-month price figuring out what {hardware} you’ve gotten entry to and for a way lengthy.
The app is one other indication that Nvidia is taking not of the rising gaming neighborhood on Linux, having launched the same app for Valve’s SteamOS and the Steam Deck particularly in Could 2025. Nvidia help on Linux continues to be a way behind AMD, though progress has been made previously few months to deliver performance parity between it and Home windows. There’s nonetheless numerous work to do, however it’s extra viable than ever to recreation solely on Linux with an Nvidia GPU, with extra help hopefully on the horizon.
The transfer in direction of Linux has been steadily rising as Microsoft continues to anger Home windows customers with the injection of AI options into a lot of its apps, its instability points with current Home windows updates, and extra points which have affected gaming efficiency in a lot of methods. Microsoft has acknowledged customers choosing Linux lately and has vowed to improve Windows stability in response.