Nvidia CES Keynote Sets Out Future of Gaming

DaRipp3r

January 5th, 2017 at 2:32 pm -

Tonight, NVIDIA shared its vision for reinventing gaming, TV and transportation at the CES opening keynote, underscoring our leadership in AI, deep learning, gaming and automotive.

As well as unveiling our vision for the AI car — with support from a slew of major automotive industry players — NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled some exciting new gaming technologies that will bring the power of GeForce GTX to millions more gamers in the world.

GeForce Now Comes to Mac and PC Laptops and Desktops

Our new GeForce NOW service gives you instant access to a virtual GeForce GTX 1080 gaming PC in the cloud. It turns your Mac or PC into a high-performance GeForce gaming machine.

The new GeForce NOW for Mac or PC includes:

● Access to GeForce NOW from a Mac or PC by downloading the client app

● A GeForce GTX 1080 PC gaming experience streamed from our NVIDIA Pascal GPU-powered data centers in the cloud

● The freedom to install your own games from game store platforms like Steam, Origin, Uplay, GOG, and Battle.net onto a virtual gaming PC in the cloud and play them on your Mac or PC

● Plus, the option to install and play free-to-play titles like League of Legends via the GeForce NOW app

Early access to a Free Membership begins in Q1-17 with members selected from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis.

Official Website: http://geforce.com/geforce-now

Trailer:

GeForce Experience Connects To Facebook – Share Straight To Your Timeline

For years, GeForce Experience has enabled gamers to capture and share gameplay to fans and friends. Today, we’re enhancing our sharing capabilities by adding support for Facebook, giving you the ability to broadcast live to Facebook and upload screenshots and recordings directly to your Timeline.

Facebook Live makes it easy to share your gaming moments with friends. Want to show them the latest game you’re playing? Simply hit “Alt+Z” to bring up the GeForce Experience overlay and go live. Your friends can see your gameplay, as well as react and comment while you’re broadcasting. You can also add in your webcam and microphone for more interactivity with your audience. After broadcasting, your video will also be available for friends to watch on your Timeline.

Official Website: http://www.geforce.com/connects-to-facebook

Facebook Live Product Video:

Mass Effect Andromeda

Finally, in conjunction with our friends at BioWare, we also showcased never-before-seen exclusive gameplay footage from Mass Effect Andromeda.

Gameplay Footage:

G-SYNC HDR – Making Games Look Even Better

Also new at CES, but not covered tonight, is the unveiling of the world’s first G-SYNC High Dynamic Range (HDR) PC gaming monitors featuring 4K panels running at 144Hz, which of course also included G-SYNC’s variable refresh rate technology.

These new G-SYNC HDR monitors have higher peak brightness for stunning, vivid visuals with bold saturated colors; very high contrast for richer, more natural dark scenes; and a wide gamut of colors close to the DCI-P3 cinema standard.

In short, they create more-realistic scenes that better match reality. And by combining those enhancements with HDR programming in games such as Mass Effect Andromeda and Shadow Warrior 2, G-SYNC HDR delivers the next revolution of image quality, leaving you slack-jawed and speechless, just as G-SYNC did the first time you experienced its silky-smooth performance.

On display at our gaming suite and booth, we have:

● World’s first 4K (3840 x 2160), 144Hz, G-SYNC HDR gaming monitors
● 2 models: Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ and Acer Predator XB272-HDR available in Q2.
● Monitors certified by NVIDIA and fully integrated into GeForce Platform for the best end-to-end gaming experience
● Hallmark G-SYNC variable refresh rate technology for tear-free, smooth and responsive gameplay
● Unrivaled HDR image quality with vivid intensity, color and contrast■