Geforce Now is great. It’s a game streaming service that actually works. Amazing. Game Pass is great. It’s a game subscription service that offers a huge selection, including many day-one release games, and many of those games are playable on Nvidia’s streaming platform. What could make this connection better, you ask? It all depends on how you sign up.
While the two services work great together and you can play Game Pass games almost anywhere you have a good internet connection, there is one problem: you have to sign in to your Microsoft account to play the games. “So what,” many of you are probably snorting to yourselves. “This guy doesn’t even know he was born,” etc. Well, I do (sadly, that was over 40 years ago now), and besides, it’s annoying to play Game Pass games on a device that doesn’t have a keyboard attached. Ask anyone who tries to enter an email address and password using their TV remote.
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Geforce Now users who primarily used the games in their Steam libraries didn’t have this problem, as the service allows for automatic login. Set it up once in the Geforce Now settings and you’ll have a pretty seamless experience, even on a TV. Now this feature is coming to Xbox accounts as well.
Starting tomorrow, August 22, you’ll be able to log in once through your account settings and then avoid those pesky login boxes forever. Feel like playing a game of Forza Horizon 5? Eager to show off Hellblade 2’s high-end graphics? Now there’s literally nothing holding you back… except a good internet connection, a Geforce Now membership, a Game Pass membership, a device you can use Geforce Now on, probably a controller to play with, a router of some sort, ideally a cable connecting your device to the router, a monitor or TV (ideally a good 4K TV), and some free time to enjoy. If you have all of that, you’re a lucky person.
In case you missed all the fuss, Game Pass is changing again. Some of the tiers will no longer offer all the games from day one. There are also plenty of new games coming to Game Pass, as revealed at Gamescom this week – some of which will likely be available on Geforce Now as well.