{"id":207742,"date":"2026-01-29T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/gfn-thursday-geforce-now-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:15:10","slug":"gfn-thursday-geforce-now-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/gfn-thursday-geforce-now-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/geforce-now-thursday-linux\/\">GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/geforce-now-thursday-linux\/\">https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/geforce-now-thursday-linux\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-29 09:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"blogs.nvidia.com\">blogs.nvidia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time:\"\/> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"3\"\/> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Get ready to game \u2014 the native GeForce NOW app for Linux PCs is now available in beta, letting Linux desktops tap directly into GeForce RTX performance from the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the expansion comes ten new games, including The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut and The Bard\u2019s Tale Trilogy for a leveled-up gaming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And operators can squad up in Team Jade\u2019s Delta Force when it deploys in the cloud on February 3, bringing high-stakes tactical action to nearly any device with no downloads required.<\/p>\n<h2>Linux Just Got RTX<\/h2>\n<p>Gaming on Linux just got a major RTX upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with support for Ubuntu 24.04 and later, the new app delivers a seamless native experience that fits right into Linux desktop workflows. It transforms compatible Linux systems into high-performance GeForce RTX-powered rigs, streaming supported PC titles directly from the cloud at up to 5K resolution\u00a0 and 120 frames per second, or 1080p at 360 fps.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CES 2026 | GeForce NOW Native App for Linux PCs Available Now\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJmDKVwL_zU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This new desktop-focused app goes beyond the earlier Linux experience that was tuned specifically for Steam Decks, which targeted handheld-friendly resolutions and up to 1200p at 90 fps. The beta Linux app is built for PCs and notebooks, offering an experience similar to the existing GeForce NOW app on Windows and macOS.<\/p>\n<p>With GeForce NOW, rendering happens in the cloud, so demanding titles run on a wider range of devices. Experience how RTX technologies \u2014 including ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS 4 and more \u2014 bring games to life with RTX 5080 performance from the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Linux PCs and devices join the GeForce NOW native app family that also supports Windows, macOS, Chromebooks, mobile devices, smart TVs and more \u2014 unlocking flexible, on-demand gaming anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Download the app today.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, check out all knowledge base articles on the GeForce NOW Linux beta app here.<\/p>\n<h2>A Tale of the Cloud<\/h2>\n<p>Adventure calls twice with two legendary journeys from inXile entertainment packed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/geforce-now-thursday-linux\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Linux https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/geforce-now-thursday-linux\/ Publish Date: 2026-01-29 09:01:00 Source Domain: blogs.nvidia.com Get&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":207743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gfn-thursday-1-6-nv-blog-1280x680-logo-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[71,79],"class_list":["post-207742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","tag-linux","tag-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207744,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207742\/revisions\/207744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}