Nvidia announces discontinuation of GameStream service
SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro are small game consoles launched by Nvidia, which can also be used as TV boxes. Launched in 2015, the first-generation SHIELD TV featured an Nvidia Tegra X1 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of flash storage. In the following years, Nvidia also launched a variety of new versions of SHIELD TV and upgraded SHIELD TV Pro. Many gamers buy SHIELD TVs to stream PC games to their living room TVs. Nvidia recently announced the discontinuation of the GameStream service in SHIELD devices.
In the email sent to players to stop the GameStream service, Nvidia stated that the GameStream function will stop service from mid-February 2023, and the GeForce NOW service will not be affected. It is officially recommended to use Steam Link software to stream games from PC to TV through SHIELD.
GameStream technology was introduced at NVIDIA’s press day in late 2013. This technology uses the low-latency video encoder built into the Nvidia graphics card and the streaming software protocol integrated into GeForce Experience to stream the game from the PC to the TV through SHIELD. According to the game quality setting options and display device parameters, users can set up to 4K HDR picture quality and 60Hz refresh rate. More than 300 games are optimized through GameStream. If the streaming game the user wants to play is not in the optimized list, the user can also manually add the game for streaming through GeForce Experience, but it may be necessary to adjust the settings in the game to get the best experience.
