Nvidia will count game flow, which can stream games installed locally on PC and rendered there via Shield consoles to TVs, will be phased out starting mid-February. In the future, GeForce Now services and steam link serve as alternatives.
Nvidia is removing the streaming feature from Shield consoles
As Nvidia announced on the customer service website, GameStream will be phased out from mid-February 2023. So far, the feature has made it possible to stream games in up to 4K with up to 60 FPS from PC to TV using the console. Shield. The shutdown is said to come with an update to the Nvidia Games app.
The update should happen in waves, as usual, and the feature should finally be history by the end of February.
- Starting in mid-February, SHIELD owners will begin rolling out a planned update to the NVIDIA Games app.
- With this update, the GameStream feature will no longer be available in the app.
- SHIELD users can continue to use GameStream until then.
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GameStream will disappear in February 2023
Suspending the update will only be able to keep the feature for a short, restricted amount of time and is therefore not a workaround, as Nvidia emphasizes. In addition, other services are more restricted.
- Gamestream may continue to work for a while, but it will no longer be supported and will eventually stop working.
- All other services supported by NVIDIA Games, including GeForce NOW, will require an application update to continue working.
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GeForce Now and Steam Link as alternatives
As alternatives, Nvidia recommends using the in-house streaming service GeForce Now or Steam Link, which is limited to the Steam library, which requires a Steam account, and the Steam Link app, which is available for iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Android TV as well. like the Raspberry Pi and Smart TVs available from Samsung.
SHIELD owners can use Steam Link to stream games from their PC to SHIELD. Steam Link supports 4K streaming and allows streaming to many devices including PCs, phones, and tablets. Gamers can also stream PC games from the cloud to their SHIELD TV using NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW service.
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You lose the ability to stream locally installed games from other sources such as GOG, Epic Games Store, or retail versions directly from the PC over the local network.
The characteristic Share Nvidiawhich can be used to share the game with other players via Twitch, for example, can still be used via the Steam Link.
AMD Link without direct competition for the moment
on the sub reddit r/nvidia However, numerous gamers express their incomprehension and anger at GameStream being shut down, especially regarding the fact that AMD is the opponent. Link as part of the launch of the new Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT (test) with AV1 and 4 player support.
On Reddit, the open source GameStream client Moonlight as well as the GameStream host Sunshine mentioned as alternatives.
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