Nvidia is linking Xbox accounts to GeForce Now so you can automatically sign in to games

Nvidia is linking Xbox accounts to GeForce Now so you can automatically sign in to games

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Nvidia will soon let you link an Xbox account to its GeForce Now streaming service to enable automatic sign-in for supported games. Starting on August 22nd, the new account linking feature will mean you only need to sign-in and link an Xbox profile once so that it’s stored for all future GeForce Now sessions.

“This new feature joins Xbox game library sync on GeForce Now, which allows members to sync their supported Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft Store games to their cloud streaming library,” explains Nvidia.

Nvidia first started rolling out access to PC Game Pass and Microsoft Store titles on GeForce Now last year, before adding account syncing to bring games from Microsoft’s store to the GeForce Now library. Those features provided access, but without automatic sign-in, you had to manually authenticate each time you used the GeForce Now service. Now, it’s simply set it and forget it.

Nvidia’s improvements for Xbox games on GeForce Now come just weeks after Microsoft integrated GeForce Now into its Xbox game pages on the web. The integration allows you to pick between either Xbox Cloud Gaming or Nvidia’s GeForce Now service when you view a game listing on the web.

All of this close collaboration has been possible thanks to a 10-year deal between Nvidia and Microsoft to allow Nvidia to license Xbox PC games for GeForce Now, including Activision Blizzard titles.