GeForce NOW

From the "SHIELD Hub" row of the Home screen, launch  to access GeForce NOW for immediate access to more than 50 popular PC games from NVIDIA cloud gaming supercomputers to your SHIELD at up to 1080p video resolution and 60 frames per second.  You can even purchase newly released games from the store.

NoteNOTE To stream games at 720p resolution and 30 frames per second, you need a broadband minimum download speed of 5 Mbps (10 Mbps recommended).  To stream games at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second, you need a broadband minimum download speed of 30 Mbps (50 Mbps recommended).  Ethernet connectivity is recommended for the best experience.

Note NOTE Navigate through Geforce NOW using the D-pad or left thumbstick on the game controller.

 

LOGIN

When you launch NVIDIA GeForce NOW for the first time, you will be prompted to log in.  You have two options for logging in: (1) By creating an NVIDIA account or (2) Logging in with the Gmail account that is associated with your SHIELD.

 

NVIDIA GeForce NOW

Settings lets you edit GeForce NOW account information, test your broadband connection and specify preferred Frame rate and Max resolution in "Streaming quality."

 

Using On-Screen Controls

On-screen controls provide users with additional controls necessary to navigate some GeForce NOW games.  To access the on-screen controls, long-press the Start button.

The on-screen controls will bring up a menu screen with three options: Keyboard, Quit, and three-dot menu.

 

If you need to input information into a dialog, use the "Keyboard" selection.  If you want to quit the game, select "Quit game."

Most of the navigation options are straightforward. Clicking the three-dot menu > Help will display the full list of available functions.