Nvidia (NVDA) stock rose 2.8% to $247.04 after the company announced the full release of its GeForce Now game streaming service, which has been in beta for several years. Now GeForce will compete against other similar services like Google Stadia.
Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming will be available to gamers in specific countries beginning next year. The company has not set any particular launch dates but will allow xCloud support Playstation’s DualShock 4 controllers.
Google’s online game streaming platform Stadia is set to launch in November as the tech behemoth plans a major disruption in the gaming industry ahead.
Microsoft and Sony merge to fight competition from Amazon and Google in the provision of cloud gaming services that are expected to take the gaming world by storm in the near future.