In case you are an avid GeForce Now consumer having hassle operating the cloud gaming service on your Steam Deck, it is about to get rather a lot simpler, as Nvidia introduced right this moment that it’s releasing a script that may streamline the method and make its product run on Valve’s moveable gaming PC.
As detailed in the latest GeForce Now blog post, Nvidia has launched a new script that may robotically set up the Google Chrome internet browser onto the gadget and configure it to run GeForce Now on Steam Deck’s gaming mode. The script is in beta mode, so you will need to make a number of changes to get GeForce Now working correctly on the gadget.
This isn’t the primary time Nvidia has launched software program to make configuring and operating GeForce Now on a conveyable gaming PC simpler. The corporate has additionally launched comparable recordsdata for ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw.
As Nvidia factors out, the discharge of this script makes it rather a lot simpler for Steam Deck homeowners with GeForce Now to entry non-Steam video games through the cloud, accessing their recreation libraries from digital storefronts similar to GOG.com and Battle.Net, for instance. Whereas these are accessible on Steam Deck with out GeForce Now, that is nonetheless an alternate for some who may not need all the effort of attempting to get Epic Games Store or Ubisoft Connect operating natively on the moveable gaming PC.
Nvidia is the primary main cloud gaming service to streamline this course of on Steam Deck. Although Microsoft introduced in 2022 that Xbox Cloud Gaming helps Steam Deck through Microsoft Edge, the method remains to be a bit more complicated than what Nvidia provides. Hopefully, Microsoft will comply with in Nvidia’s footsteps and launch one thing that may make it simpler for Xbox Cloud Gaming customers to entry the service on Steam Deck.
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