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Nvidia GeForce Now for Steam Deck
Management is wondering where Dave Meikleham and Alex Wawro are. Perhaps those noises from the server dungeon aren’t those of hard work…
Good news, Steam Deck fans: Nvidia is making it G a little easier to use its GeForce Now game streaming service on Valve’s Linux-based handheld gaming device.
This is important because, until now, getting the game streaming service running on a Steam Deck was possible, but tedious because Nvidia’s GeForce Now Windows 11 app doesn’t play well with Steam Deck’s SteamOS interface. Instead, many Deck owners use GeForce Now by switching to Desktop Mode, firing up a browser window and streaming their GeForce Now games through it – a useful dodge to get Fortnite up and running on the Deck, for example.
IN BRIEF
Nvidia’s own game streaming service provides top-flight quality and access to a wide selection of your own games (Steam, Epic, GoG) alongside its own gaming library – on paid-for tiers – with titles changing over time. But 4K access and more play time will cost you.
However, completely out of the blue, Nvidia updated its GeForce Now download page with a new Steam Deck (Beta) download link that, when clicked, downloads an applet that automagically puts a link to GeForce Now right in your Steam Deck library, alongside all your other Steam games.