New Delhi: Nvidia has delayed the launch of its GeForce NOW, its official cloud gaming service, in India to the first quarter of 2026. Earlier, the service was expected to go live in India by the end of November. However, the company has now issued a statement in which they have stated that it will be delayed as servers are currently being built in India. This news comes on the heels of Microsoft’s Xbox bringing its cloud gaming service to India earlier this month. Nvidia’s infrastructure push is specially designed to tackle the core issue of cloud gaming, which is latency.
By placing its servers within India, instead of relying on the far-off international data centres, the company will attempt to deliver smoother, more responsive gameplay and high-quality streaming, even for heavy AAA titles that typically suffer from delays on the foreign routes. This delay continues a pattern of missed deadlines. Nvidia first teased GeForce Now’s India launch at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 in January, promising availability in the first half of the year. The launch timeline of 2026 Q1 is also not confirmed, as the company stated they now anticipate the service will go live during the first quarter of 2026. If further delays happen, then it is likely that the India launch will be pushed further.
The Nvidia GeForce Now website is live in India, and users can register for the same to stay updated on the launch. The Nvidia GeForce NOW offers three subscription tiers: Ultimate, Performance, and Free. Nvidia GeForce NOW and Xbox Cloud Gaming come down to game ownership and performance quality. GeForce NOW works on bringing users’ own library model, enabling users to stream the games they already own on platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, or Ubisoft Connect. Xbox Cloud Gaming is tied to the Game Pass ecosystem, where users access a rotating catalogue of titles through their subscription rather than owning them individually.
On the performance front, GeForce NOW delivers far higher streaming quality, offering 4K or even 5K output, extremely high frame rates on the top-tier plans, and advanced features such as ray tracing and Xbox Cloud Gaming. By comparison, typically streams games at 1080p and 60FPS, focusing more on accessibility than raw graphical power.
