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Nvidia Just Turned the Humble Amazon Fire TV Stick Into a Gaming Powerhouse
The new GeForce Now app supports select Fire TV Stick 4K models with 1080p streaming at 60 fps, expanding cloud gaming options beyond Amazon's Luna service.
- NVIDIA launched the GeForce NOW app on selected Amazon Fire TV devices on Thursday, including the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus .
- At CES last month, NVIDIA said it first announced a GeForce NOW app for Fire TV, following a January announcement and a beta test for select models earlier this year.
- On specifications, GeForce NOW limits streaming on Fire TV to 1080p at 60 fps with SDR, H.264, and stereo, requiring a compatible controller and GeForce NOW membership for Steam game access.
- Free-Tier players will receive access to a 2,000+ game library on GeForce NOW, adding a major rival to Amazon Luna for Fire TV users.
- Amid rising hardware costs, the rollout aligns with NVIDIA's 'play-anywhere' strategy, expanding to Linux and media streamers while helping users delay hardware upgrades amid RAM price pressures.
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NVIDIA's GeForce Now app lands on Amazon Fire TV sticks
NVIDIA's cloud gaming service, GeForce Now, has expanded to another platform. Starting today, folks with select Amazon Fire TV sticks can install a native GeForce Now app. While it was already possible to access GeForce Now through the Fire TV platform, you won't necessarily need to sideload an Android app to do so anymore.At the outset, the new app is compatible with the second-gen Fire TV Stick 4K Plus and second-gen Fire TV Stick 4K Max (runn…
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