Chromebook owners now can game like a PC user with Nvidia’s free cloud-gaming service GeForce Now.
The service has already been available for Windows, Mac, and Android devices as a way to enjoy PC gaming without buying extra hardware. Instead, Nvidia’s GeForce Now streams games to your laptop or smartphone via the internet.
While gaming natively isn’t necessarily a strong suit of Chrome OS, support for Google’s Stadia and GeForce Now means that you can probably access many of the games in your back catalog from the cloud, wherever you are with your Chromebook. Nvidia is keeping tabs on supported games right here.
Granted, this assumes you have one that’s capable enough to provide a decent experience, along with a mouse or gamepad plugged in for good measure since Chromebook trackpads usually aren’t great.
What’s cool about the beta is that Nvidia isn’t preventing any Chromebook user from going to play.geforcenow.com and giving it a try themselves, although the company does offer some recommended specs that it says ensure a good experience:
CPU: Intel Core M3 (seventh gen or later) or a Core i3, i5, or i7 processor
GPU: Intel HD graphics 600 or higher
RAM: 4GB or higher
Plus at least 15Mbps internet (25Mbps recommended)
