This library has since been replaced with a "bring your own games" model, which is consistent with GeForce Now for Windows, Macintosh, and Android. Some games were available as a "Buy & Play" title only, under which users have to purchase the title in order to access it. A large amount of the service's library was available for streaming with a subscription.
The original GeForce Now library on Shield contained over 80 games as of March 2016 at the Game Developers Conference 2016, Nvidia announced new licensing deals with Sega and Warner Bros. The server-side hardware will be upgraded over time to improve the quality of the streams. Nvidia recommended a 50 Mbit/s internet connection for the 1080/60p stream, but the service can also stream at 720p/60p for 25 Mbit/s connections, 720/30p frames per second for connections higher than 10 Mbit/s, and use adaptive bitrate streaming to scale the quality based on bandwidth. The servers utilize Nvidia Tesla graphics cards, and can stream games at up to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second or 1440p at 120 fps. On March 18th, 2021, NVIDIA announced that they will be opening a datacenter in Montreal, Canada, in addition to two datacenters in Australia through their partnership with Pentanet. GeForce Now consists of a network of servers based in data centers in North America and Europe, that host and serve the GeForce Now game library to members in those regions. GeForce Now will be available for streaming on Samsung Smart TV's sometime in Q2 of 2022. The technology behind Geforce Now is patented and owned by Nvidia. Geforce NOW was created and developed by Xun Wang during his work at Nvidia between 20.
GeForce support for LG TVs running WebOS will be made available sometime in 2021. It is available on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Shield TV, and Chromebook devices. The service exited Beta and launched to the general public on February 4, 2020.
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An Android client was also introduced in 2019. As with the original Shield version, the virtual desktop is also streamed from Nvidia servers.
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GeForce NOW lets users access a virtual computer, where they can install their existing games from existing digital distribution platforms, and play them remotely.
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In January 2017, Nvidia unveiled GeForce Now clients for Windows and Macintosh computers, available in North America and Europe as a free beta. This version was discontinued in 2019, and transitioned to a new version of the service that enabled Shield users to play their own games.
Certain titles were also available via a "Buy & Play" model. The subscription service provided users with unlimited access to a library of games hosted on Nvidia servers for the life of the subscription, being delivered to subscribers through streaming video. The Nvidia Shield version of GeForce Now, formerly known as Nvidia Grid, launched in beta in 2013, with Nvidia officially unveiling its name on September 30, 2015. GeForce Now (stylized as GeForce NOW) is the brand used by Nvidia for its cloud gaming service. Nvidia Shield devices, macOS, Microsoft Windows, ChromeOS, Android, iOS, WebOS