- Nvidia says GeForce Now is available on Amazon Fire TV Sticks
- It arrives shortly after the service landed on Linux.
- Could be a more accessible gaming option as the RAM crisis worsens
“Can it work? crisis?” has been the performance criterion for the best gaming PCs for so long that it has become a long-running meme. Well, your TV can now join the illustrious ranks of platforms that can run crisis – as long as you use Nvidia’s GeForce Now service, which is now available on Amazon Fire TV Sticks and some TVs.
Nvidia made the announcement in a new blog post, saying it was “expanding the value of [users’] membership without additional hardware or complexity” by bringing GeForce Now to Amazon Fire TV streaming devices.
The app works with three Fire TV Stick models. These include the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus (2nd generation) with Fire OS 8.1.6.0 and later, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd generation) with Fire OS 8.1.6.0 and later, and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st generation) with Fire OS 7.7.1.1 and later. If you have one of those, you’ll be able to stream games from a ready-to-play library that has over 2,000 titles, with big names like Arch Raiders, Baldur’s Gate 3, fortnite – and if, crisis.
These Amazon Fire TV Sticks aren’t the only new destination for GeForce Now, as the streaming service recently expanded to Linux machines. Game compatibility has long been a sticking point for Linux, but the latest news means that fans of the free operating system no longer need to miss out on the best gaming titles.
A rare good news
Nvidia announced that GeForce Now would be coming to Linux and Fire TV Sticks at CES 2026, but the app has already been released for its streaming devices.
Unfortunately, there are some limitations: your games are limited to 1080p resolution and up to 60 frames per second, with no HDR support. This may be disappointing to some, but at least the app is available and gives you basic access to hundreds of games on its free tier.
Aside from those two platforms, GeForce Now is also compatible with Windows PC and Mac, among other platforms. This is a notable victory for Apple, which has improved the gaming capabilities of its Macs to such an extent in recent years that the company’s computers can now be considered legitimate gaming machines.
The GeForce Now extension also means that users desperate to upgrade their devices so they can play the latest titles could wait a little longer. Instead of spending a lot of money on memory and storage at exorbitant prices, you can now simply stream games to your TV or monitor, whatever your current hardware is.
As someone who loves building gaming PCs, there’s a part of me that feels a little hurt by that kind of commitment. But with RAM prices entering the stratosphere and Nvidia apparently deciding not to release new gaming graphics cards this year, there aren’t many other viable options. Given the current miserable conditions, I’ll take any good news I can get.
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