GeForce NOW Marks Six Years With 24 February Games and 1 Billion Hours Streamed

Quick Brief

• GeForce NOW reaches 1 billion streaming hours across six years of operation
• Delta Force and PUBG: BLINDSPOT launch with RTX 5080-ready cloud support
• 24 total games arrive in February including Resident Evil: Requiem on Feb 26
• Performance and Ultimate tiers now limited to 100 hours monthly with paid extensions

NVIDIA’s cloud gaming platform has hit a milestone most streaming services dream of achieving. GeForce NOW completed six years of operation in February 2026 with 1 billion hours streamed, a figure that translates to 114,000 years of continuous gameplay. The anniversary month delivers 24 new titles, headlined by Team Jade’s tactical extraction shooter Delta Force and Krafton’s PUBG universe spin-off PUBG: BLINDSPOT.

The February 2026 lineup represents NVIDIA’s most aggressive monthly addition since the service launched in 2020. Members gain immediate access to 10 games this week alone, with 14 more titles rolling out through month-end. The expansion includes RTX 5080-ready games, Game Pass integrations, and first-day launches spanning Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, and Battle.net platforms.

Delta Force Brings Tactical Extraction to Cloud Gaming

Team Jade’s Delta Force entered GeForce NOW on February 5, 2026, offering large-scale extraction gameplay without local hardware requirements. The free-to-play shooter combines all-out warfare modes with strategic objectives across sprawling maps featuring land, air, and sea vehicles.

GeForce NOW streams Delta Force at high resolutions with responsive input latency across devices. Players access the full tactical experience coordinated squad assaults, combined-arms combat, and tense extraction scenarios from laptops, tablets, or smartphones lacking dedicated gaming GPUs. The cloud deployment eliminates download waits and patch delays, keeping squads mission-ready regardless of local storage constraints.

PUBG: BLINDSPOT Expands Battle Royale Universe

Krafton launched PUBG: BLINDSPOT on February 5, 2026 as a tactical 5v5 top-down shooter within the PUBG franchise. The standalone title shifts from battle royale survival to round-based team play focused on positioning, information control, and coordinated ability usage.

Matches unfold across compact maps where squads clear angles, lock down objectives, and outmaneuver opponents through callouts rather than reflexes alone. GeForce NOW’s responsive streaming preserves the precision required for tactical rotations and clutch plays, even on lower-powered devices. The cloud platform enables cross-device accessibility players switch between desktop battles and mobile sessions without local install requirements.

February 2026 Games Arriving This Week

GeForce NOW added 10 titles in the first week of February 2026:

• Indika (Xbox Game Pass, February 3)
• Menace (Steam/Xbox Game Pass, February 5, RTX 5080-ready)
• World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition (Battle.net, February 5)
• PUBG: BLINDSPOT (Steam, February 5, RTX 5080-ready)
• Carmageddon: Rogue Shift (Steam, February 6, RTX 5080-ready)
• Delta Force (Steam)
• Fallout Shelter (Steam)
• Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (Steam/Xbox Game Pass)
• Roadcraft (Xbox Game Pass)
• Wildgate (Epic Games Store)

Three RTX 5080-ready titles launched within 48 hours, showcasing NVIDIA’s commitment to flagship-tier cloud performance. The designation indicates enhanced ray tracing, DLSS 3.5 support, and 4K streaming capabilities on GeForce NOW’s Ultimate tier.

Rest of February 2026 Release Calendar

NVIDIA confirmed 14 additional games arriving throughout February:

Week of February 12:

• Disciples: Domination (Steam, February 12)
• REANIMAL (Steam, February 13)
• Kingdom Come Deliverance (Xbox Game Pass, February 13)

Week of February 17:

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Xbox Game Pass, February 17)
• Norse: Oath of Blood (Steam, February 17)
• Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown (Steam, February 18)
• Styx: Blades of Greed (Steam, February 19)
• Ys X: Proud Nordics (Steam, February 20)

Week of February 26:

• Resident Evil: Requiem (Steam, February 26)
• Arc Raiders (Xbox)
• DEVOUR (Steam)
• Torque Drift 2 (Steam)
• Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (Epic Games Store)
• Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (Epic Games Store)

Resident Evil: Requiem closes the month as the most anticipated AAA title, arriving February 26 with day-one cloud support.

Game Pass Integration Strengthens Value Proposition

Xbox Game Pass titles expanded GeForce NOW’s library by 21 games in January 2026 alone. February continues the trend with seven Game Pass launches including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Kingdom Come Deliverance.

The integration allows subscribers to stream Game Pass titles without downloading to local devices or maintaining Xbox hardware. Members can access titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Star Wars Outlaws via GeForce NOW’s Game Pass connection. Users maintain single subscriptions while accessing games across cloud, console, and PC platforms.

RTX 5080-Ready Games Define Visual Standards

NVIDIA designated five February games as RTX 5080-ready, indicating optimization for the company’s latest flagship GPU. The classification confirms ray tracing implementation, DLSS 3.5 frame generation, and 4K streaming at 120fps on GeForce NOW Ultimate tier.

Menace, PUBG: BLINDSPOT, Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, and January additions HumanitZ, Half Sword, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 received the RTX 5080-ready designation. Cloud deployment means members experience flagship-tier visuals without purchasing RTX 5080 hardware.

GeForce NOW streams RTX 5080 performance to devices incapable of local ray tracing. The platform delivers ray-traced reflections and global illumination on devices like laptops and tablets that lack dedicated gaming GPUs.

January 2026 Retroactive Additions

Beyond the announced 14 January titles, GeForce NOW added 21 more games throughout the month:

• Ancient Farm (Steam)
• The Bard’s Tale Trilogy (Steam/Xbox Game Pass)
• The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut (Steam/Xbox Game Pass)
• Blood West (Epic Games Store)
• Bladesong (Steam)
• Cairn (Steam)
• The Gold River Project (Steam)
• Half Sword (Steam, RTX 5080-ready)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (Steam)
• The Midnight Walkers (Steam)
• Paradise Killer (Epic Games Store)
• Prototype (Ubisoft Connect)
• Prototype 2 (Ubisoft Connect)
• Rustler (Epic Games Store)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Ubisoft Connect/Xbox Game Pass)
• Styx: Shards of Darkness (Epic Games Store)
• Styx: Master of Shadows (Epic Games Store)
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (Epic Games Store)
• Vampires: Bloodlord Rising (Steam, RTX 5080-ready)
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Xbox Game Pass, RTX 5080-ready)
• Waterpark Simulator (Steam)

The 35-game combined January total exceeded NVIDIA’s typical 15-20 monthly additions. The acceleration suggests publisher confidence in cloud gaming viability as infrastructure matures.

Six Years of Growth: Platform Evolution

GeForce NOW launched in February 2020 with 400 supported games and frequent publisher withdrawals. The service now hosts over 2,000 titles on the free tier and over 4,000 on paid tiers with major publisher partnerships including Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Epic Games.

The 1 billion hours milestone reflects sustained user adoption averaging 167 million hours annually or 13.9 million hours monthly since launch. NVIDIA reported the figure publicly during the anniversary announcement, confirming GeForce NOW’s position as a major cloud gaming platform.

Platform improvements since 2020 include native Linux support (beta as of January 2026), 4K 120fps streaming, and DLSS 3.5 integration. GeForce NOW expanded device compatibility to include LG TVs, Samsung TVs, and Chromebooks alongside traditional desktop and mobile platforms.

Considerations for Cloud Gaming Adoption

GeForce NOW requires stable internet connections NVIDIA specifies 15 Mbps minimum for 720p streaming, 25 Mbps for 1080p at 60fps, and higher speeds for 4K streaming on the Ultimate tier. Connection quality directly impacts visual fidelity and responsiveness during gameplay.

Session time limits apply to free-tier members (1 hour per session), while Performance and Ultimate tiers offer extended 6-hour and 8-hour sessions respectively. As of January 1, 2026, Performance and Ultimate members face 100-hour monthly limits, with additional time purchasable at $2.99 per 15 hours (Performance) or $5.99 per 15 hours (Ultimate).

Game library gaps persist certain publisher titles remain absent due to streaming licensing policies. Not all games available on Steam or Epic Games Store support GeForce NOW streaming as of February 2026.

Platform Pricing and Tier Breakdown

GeForce NOW offers three subscription tiers as of February 2026:

The Ultimate tier delivers performance equivalent to high-end gaming PC builds without upfront hardware costs. Members avoid GPU upgrade cycles NVIDIA handles server infrastructure updates transparently. Additional hours beyond monthly limits can be purchased in 15-hour blocks.

Mobile Gaming Implications

GeForce NOW transforms smartphones and tablets into capable gaming devices without thermal throttling or battery drain concerns associated with native mobile gaming. The platform enables AAA gaming on devices that would otherwise be limited to mobile-optimized titles.

The service addresses markets where high-end PC gaming hardware remains cost-prohibitive. Players access premium titles on mid-range smartphones that would require expensive gaming rigs for local play. Network availability remains the limiting factor consistent 25+ Mbps connectivity determines viability for 1080p streaming.

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