NVIDIA has added the Xbox-exclusive game Gears 5 to GeForce Now, as well as Deathloop, Grounded, and Pentiment later this month.

It was a month full of hope, with numerous tech giants announcing their plans for the future. Additionally, Microsoft announced a 10-year partnership with GeForce Now (NVIDIA Cloud Gaming Service) to make all Xbox games available on GeForce Now soon. And today, the wait has ended, as it was recently confirmed that it will be possible to play Gears 5 on GeForce Now.

Specifically, while announcing that Gears 5 will be playable on GeForce Now, the management team said they want to extend the Xbox service to the entire world. GeForce Now is taking the first step to bring Xbox games everywhere. The GeForce Now Priority Membership is also 40 percent off until May 21. So, let’s see what Xbox plans with GeForce and how such a deal works.

Microsoft Launches Gears 5 on NVIDIA GeForce Now

If you are an avid gamer, there is no need to introduce Xbox Studios to you. We all know that Microsoft offers a wide range of games in one place. Microsoft cares a lot about its service quality and its dominance in the industry. To accomplish this, they provide users with weekly free gaming options, special discounts on special occasions, and many other features.

Also, if you look at Microsoft’s past behavior, you will find that it has been much more aggressive in acquiring new companies for the last few years. With the Activision Blizzard deal, it is again in the picture. To appease European regulators, the company licenses Xbox games on GeForce Now. However, it has been Xbox’s serious competitor, but all done for the Activision Blizzard Deal.

Meanwhile, GeForce Now would be an exciting place to experience your favorite titles previously offered on Xbox. Presently, it has Gear 5 (a third-person shooter game dominated by Xbox) to play on GeForce Now. If you don’t know, GeForce is a cloud gaming service from NVIDIA that is only available in the UK, the US, and other EU members.

Xbox has its benefits. However, if you look at the present announcement, Gear 5 is streamable at 1080p at 60FPS (for Priority Tier Members) and 4K at 120FPS or 240FPS. These are things that NVIDIA and Microsoft have planned. So, if you have purchased Gears 5 from any store, you can follow these steps to start streaming over GeForce Now.

Note: NVIDIA GeForce is now offered in India via JioGames Cloud Beta, but Gear 5 might not be available there. We have Xbox for Indian users, but if you want to play on GeForce Now, you can use a VPN to connect to that country’s server.

1. Visit the official website of GeForce Now.
2. From there, log in to your NVIDIA GeForce Now account.
3. Now, look for Gears 5 there.
4. When you find it, click on Gears 5 and play it.
5. That’s all, and you are ready to start playing Gears 5.

You will be glad to know that Gears 5 is not the only game from Xbox Studios available on GeForce Now. Apart from this title, three more games will be added to the GeForce Now library on May 25: Deathloop, Grounded, and Pentiment. Also, note that GeForce is a cloud service where you can play games you already own. Therefore, you should purchase these games from a store that supports them.

To summarise the whole event, last year, Microsoft was trying to get approval from EU regulators for the Activision-Blizzard deal. However due to a few hurdles, it failed at that time. For this reason, Microsoft took this partnership step to show EU regulators how much it cares about its gaming services. I hope Microsoft can secure that deal this year. As these games are not the only ones entering GeForce Now, a few more will be added soon.

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