Nvidia begins GeForce Now early access in India; 90-day passes priced from ₹999

Nvidia on Thursday formally began early access to its GeForce Now platform in India, opening the beta rollout to waitlisted users as it looks to tap the country’s fast-growing gaming market.

Powered by Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell RTX architecture, the service allows users to stream PC games instantly across devices—including PCs, Macs, smartphones, smart TVs, and handheld consoles—without the need for high-end hardware. The platform integrates technologies such as real-time ray tracing, DLSS, and Multi-Frame Generation to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity gameplay.

GeForce Now currently offers access to over 4,500 games, including ready-to-play titles and a new install-to-play feature that enables select games to be installed directly from the cloud.

Aggressive pricing, AI-led performance aim to unlock India’s next gaming wave

As part of the beta rollout, Nvidia is offering two early-access plans in the form of 90-day passes. The ‘Performance’ tier is priced at ₹999, while the ‘Ultimate’ tier is available for ₹1,999, both offering unlimited gameplay during the validity period. Users can extend access by purchasing additional passes. The company is also offering 200GB of add-on storage for ₹299 and indicated that a free tier will be introduced in the coming months.

Access to the beta is being rolled out via a waitlist system, with invitations issued on a first-come, first-served basis and a limited window to secure early-access passes. Nvidia has not specified a timeline for a full commercial launch in India.

The rollout follows months of delays since the service was first announced at CES 2025 and comes amid a broader global memory chip shortage driven by surging AI demand, which has also impacted Nvidia’s gaming hardware roadmap.

“GeForce NOW significantly lowers the barrier to entry for PC gaming, enabling RTX 5080-class performance without the cost or complexity of high-end hardware,” said Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, Asia-South, Nvidia, underscoring India’s rapidly expanding gaming base.

Industry stakeholders see the launch as a structural shift. Nicolas Granatino, Chairman of Tara Gaming, said the convergence of 5G-powered cloud gaming and AI-capable PCs is dismantling long-standing hardware barriers, potentially expanding access to AAA gaming titles to millions of users.

Microsoft’s Xbox cloud push sets stage for early market share battle

Nvidia’s entry also intensifies competition with Microsoft, which is expanding its Xbox cloud gaming service in India. Bundled with Xbox Game Pass plans starting at ₹499 per month, Microsoft’s offering enables users to stream major titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, signalling an early battle for dominance in India’s emerging cloud gaming market.