Gears 5 Coming to GeForce Now as Part of Xbox's 10-Year Deal With Nvidia
After striking a deal with Microsoft earlier this year, Nvidia has officially announced the first slate of Xbox Game Studios titles coming to its cloud gaming service GeForce Now.
In a press release, Nvidia confirmed that The Coalition's Gears 5 will be the first first-party game from Xbox Game Studios to be playable on GeForce Now. GeForce Now players subscribed to the Priority tier can stream Gears 5 at 1080p and 60FPS, with Ultimate members having the option to stream it at 4K resolution at 120FPS or 240FPS for lower latency.
Additionally, Nvidia confirmed the next three games coming from the Xbox Game Studios portfolio: Arkane Lyon's Deathloop, plus Grounded and Pentiment from Obsidian Entertainment, will arrive on GeForce Now on May 25, with more PC games from Xbox being added "regularly" to the service.
The announcement is part of a 10-year agreement between Nvidia in Microsoft that was inked last February, where Microsoft pledged to bring all of its PC games to GeForce Now. Microsoft struck a deal with Nvidia, hoping to resolve any concerns Nvidia may have had with Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard.
Earlier this week, the European Commission approved Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard. Yet, Microsoft still faces hurdles as the UK's Competition and Markets Authority blocked the deal last month. Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission is suing Microsoft over the acquisition, with a hearing scheduled for August 2.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Read more on ign.com
