LG announces Nvidia GeForce Now Game Streaming, Apple Music app for webOS Smart TVs

LG on Thursday announced its partnership with Nvidia to bring its GeForce Now cloud gaming service to TV users. The cloud gaming app will initially be offered as a beta test for users on select LG TVs. Moreover, the South Korean tech giant also announced that its TVs will also get a native Apple Music app. Apple’s music streaming service will be offered free for a limited time to new subscribers. These two functions require LG Smart TVs to run the company’s webOS.

LG on Thursday announce Users of 2021 LG 4K OLED, QNED Mini LED, and NanoCell TV in 80 markets will be able to access beta testing of Nvidia’s cloud gaming service – GeForce Now. This will give users access to more than 35 free games to play with a compatible console. Some of the games available to beta testers include Rocket League, Destiny 2, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Crysis Remastered Trilogy. Gamers will be able to experience these games at a resolution of up to 1080p and up to 60 frames per second.

Furthermore, GeForce Now Priority members can take advantage of ray tracing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as well as access to streams from GeForce RTX-enabled servers from various LG data centers globally. LG states that “self-lighting pixels in OLED ensure the most vibrant colors and deepest blacks to make in-game environments and characters more realistic than ever.” LG TVs also have a 1ms response time and ultra-low input lag for smoother images, the company claims.

Separately, LG too announce Users will now be able to download the Apple Music app on LG smart TVs running webOS 4.0 or higher. The Apple Music Streaming app can be downloaded from the LG Content Store. Once the app is downloaded, users can either sign in to their Apple Music account or alternatively, sign up and take advantage of a free three-month subscription.