Microsoft integrates Xbox PC Game Pass into Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service

Microsoft is integrating the Microsoft Store into the Nvidia's GeForce NOW streaming service, which will enable users to stream select titles from the Xbox PC Game Pass catalog on the service, starting August 24th. This was announced by Microsoft and Nvidia in June, and now we will start to see the effects of the agreement. The integration will enable subscribers to stream a variety of first-party Microsoft games like Age of Empires and Wolfenstein, as well as third-party titles such as No Man's Sky and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Keep in mind that not all games will be immediately available for streaming on Nvidia's service due to the ongoing process of onboarding all games from the PC Game Pass.

The inclusion of Xbox Game Studios games in GeForce Now first happened in May as a result of a 10-year agreement between Microsoft and Nvidia, and with the inclusion of the PC Game Pass catalog, users can be assured that the offering will not be limited only to Xbox first-party titles but to the vast majority of the catalog available on the Microsoft service. Members will see a brand-new Xbox button on supported PC games and can seamlessly launch these titles across their devices, provided they either purchased the standalone games through the Microsoft Store or have an active Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscription.

This move is part of Microsoft's broader strategy to address regulatory concerns related to its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft is offloading its Activision Blizzard cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, specifically for regions outside the EU. Ubisoft will acquire streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games outside the EU, but will license these titles back to Microsoft for Xbox Cloud Gaming