LG has announced a partnership with Nvidia that will make it the first TV manufacturer to develop a Smart TV app for the company's cloud game streaming service, GeForce Now.
As announced in a press release from LG (and spotted by PC Mag), an LG Smart TV app for GeForce Now will be made available on the LG Content Store beginning this week.
The TV manufacturer says in its press release that the app will begin life on the store as a beta, though it also notes that it should be "fully functional with no restrictions in features or services." While LG has indicated that a full list of TVs compatible with the GeForce Now app will be revealed at a later date, the company has so far confirmed that the beta will be available on "select 2021 LG 4K OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TV models in 80 markets."
Upon release, LG states that its GeForce Now TV app will feature an array of different games including the likes of Rocket League, Destiny 2, and the recent release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In addition, the company has also said that access to those games through the app should be playable at resolutions up to 1080p and with framerates maxing out at 60FPS depending upon which GeForce membership you choose.
Interestingly, LG has confirmed those with compatible TVs will be able to jump into over 35 free-to-play games when using the app with a compatible controller and no other additional hardware. This list is significantly smaller than the list of free-to-play games available on GeForce Now cited by Nvidia, which it says includes almost 100 different titles. Whether the difference between the number of games reported on those lists is due to the TV app itself or rather a factor relating to options regarding compatible controllers for LG TVs isn't yet clear.
Although LG will become the first company to launch an Nvidia GeForce Now app on Smart TVs, it's far from the first platform to be able to host the streaming service. The Smart TV app will join a long list of GeForce Now providers including Nvidia Shield, Windows PC, macOS, Android, Chrome OS, and Safari's browser for both iPhone and iPad.
For more on Nvidia, make sure to check out this piece detailing the new membership tier that Nvidia added to GeForce Now that allows subscribers to experience gaming with an RTX 3080 graphics card without actually having to physically own one.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
