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Published on January 6th, 2023 | by Andrew Bistak

LG TVS UP THE ANTE BY PROVIDING EXPANDED SELECTION OF GAMER-CENTRIC SERVICES ALL IN ONE PLACE

LG Electronics (LG) is demonstrating the company’s strong commitment to delivering a premium TV gaming experience that offers enhanced convenience through the new webOS UI featuring a dedicated gaming hub, the addition of cloud gaming service Amazon Luna and smooth gameplay at 4K 60 FPS streaming via NVIDIA GeForce NOW on its latest TVs at CES 2023.

Popular cloud gaming services, which can now be accessed from LG Game Card on webOS 2023, including via voice command*, offer avid and casual gamers alike numerous gaming titles from leading partners such as NVIDIA, Blacknut, Utomik and now Luna and Boosteroid, with no downloads or additional hardware needed. The award-winning LG OLED TVs supply players with smooth gameplay courtesy of premium image quality, an ultra-fast 0.1 millisecond response time and super-low input lag. In addition, LG OLED delivers a more personalised gaming experience through various customisation features including Game Optimiser and genre-specific picture settings.

Already available in FHD on 2021 and 2022 LG TVs running webOS 6.0 or above, GeForce NOW is streaming on 2020 models, and will start streaming in 4K on select models later this year.** LG TV owners will be among the first to stream smooth and immersive 4K gameplay at 60 FPS, on the big screen with a compatible controller.

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s open cloud gaming service that taps into the thriving PC gaming ecosystem by streaming games with NVIDIA GeForce RTX performance. Gamers can play their favorite PC titles already purchased from popular digital stores – including many of the most-played free games like Fortnite, Apex Legends and Destiny 2 – with and against millions of other PC players. GeForce Now Ultimate members will enjoy streaming at up to 4K resolution at 60 FPS on supported LG TVs, with ultra-low latency.

Accessible from the LG Game Card in the US, Amazon Luna is joining other cloud gaming services on the webOS Home Screen of the latest LG TVs. A Luna subscription offers access to games , from AAA titles, retro-side scrollers, family games and more, with titles including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Everspace and Team Sonic Racing. Meanwhile, the Prime Gaming channel gives Amazon Prime subscribers access to various exclusive and free-to-play titles each month.

The new, perfect-for-gaming LG OLED TVs will be on show at CES 2023 from January 5-8 in the company’s booth (#15501, Las Vegas Convention Centre). To keep up with LG CES announcements, follow #LGCES2023 on social media.


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When he's not trying to save the world, Andrew enjoys travel (although loathes turbulence), going to the movies, reading and being a dad to his two dogs (and now twins) with his wife.



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