Nvidia GeForce Now is Getting Automatic Sign-In for Xbox Games

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service is adding automatic sign-in for Xbox games on the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. Starting August 22, GeForce Now users will no longer need to sign in with their Microsoft account every time they start streaming the PC versions of Xbox games and PC Game Pass titles.

“After linking their Xbox profiles just once, members will be signed in automatically across their devices for all future GeForce NOW sessions — speeding access to their favorite PC games, from Fallout 76 to Starfield to Forza Horizon 5,” Nvidia explained today. “This new feature joins Xbox game library sync on GeForce NOW, which allows members to sync their supported Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft Store games to their cloud streaming library.”

This new Xbox account linking feature is part of Nvidia’s gamescom announcements, which also include the availability of the much-anticipated Black Myth: Wukong and the new PC demo of Final Fantasy XVI on GeForce Now. Nvidia also recently announced that more than 2,000 games from Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, and the Microsoft Store are playable via GeForce Now, including over 140 titles from the PC Game Pass library.

Nvidia GeForce Now offers a free tier with pre-roll ads and limited graphic settings, but its $19.99/month Ultimate tier still provides the best cloud gaming experience with support for 4K resolution at 120 frames per second. In comparison, Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is limited to up 1080p/60FPS gameplay using the Xbox Series S version of cloud-enabled games, which are sometimes capped at 30FPS.

While Microsoft announces new cloud-enabled games twice a month (we just got the second wave for August earlier today), Nvidia GeForce Now is getting new games from various digital stores including Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, and the Microsoft Store every week. You can link your various accounts in the app and start streaming the supported games you own for free.