New Chromebooks Now Come With A Year Of Priority Geforce Now Access

The emergence of cloud-based streaming for games has made it imaginable to play plentifulness of high-profile games connected Chromebooks — not natively, but erstwhile you’re utilizing a chiefly web-based level you’ll return what you tin get. As of today, Google’s making it easier for caller Chromebook buyers to play games correct retired of nan box. Anyone who buys a Chromebook will get 12 months of entree to GeForce Now, NVIDIA’s cloud-streaming work that lets you entree games you ain connected platforms for illustration Steam, Xbox and truthful forth.

It’s not conscionable nan modular GeForce Now access, either. Google says this caller “Fast Pass” tier has nary ads and lets Chromebook users skip nan queues that free members person to hold in. Of course, location are immoderate restrictions: this scheme only provides 10 hours of gameplay a a month. Since GeForce Now already has a free tier, I presume that aft nan 10 hours is up you’ll conscionable get dropped down to that experience, which removes privilege queue access, has ads and limits you to one-hour sessions. You’re besides capped astatine 1080p and 60 fps, but that should beryllium good for astir Chromebooks.

This is nan latest effort by Google to inject immoderate gaming life into nan Chromebook platform. A fewer years ago, immoderate of Google’s hardware partners released Chromebook models built pinch cloud-based gaming successful mind, and Google besides was moving connected bringing Steam to Chrome OS. Even though Steam worked beautiful well, Google has reportedly decided to nix nan project going forward. And I haven’t heard overmuch astir nan Chromebooks for gaming inaugural precocious either — but that matters little if immoderate Chromebook pinch decent specs tin return advantage of services for illustration GeForce Now.