Googlebooks are getting a useful upgrade for anyone hoping to do more than browse the web and run Android apps. Nvidia has confirmed that GeForce Now will officially support Googlebooks later this year, bringing cloud gaming to Google’s new laptops before 2026 is over.
The announcement follows the launch of the Googlebook lineup in September, with models from Acer, Dell, ASUS, HP and Lenovo. While the laptops share some fairly capable basics, including 16GB of RAM as standard and up to 32GB, they aren’t designed with dedicated graphics hardware for running demanding games locally.
That’s where GeForce Now comes in. Nvidia says its game-streaming service will arrive on Googlebooks “later this year”, although it hasn’t given a more specific release date yet. So there’s roughly a three-month window for the rollout.
The good news is that Googlebook owners won’t necessarily have to wait for a dedicated app. GeForce Now already works through Chrome and Firefox, allowing users to access the service through a browser. A native Googlebook app should still make for a more tailored experience once it arrives.
Googlebooks run Googlebook OS, which is closely tied to Android, and the new machines were built around that relationship. The laptops all feature touchscreens and are made from materials ranging from aluminium to carbon fibre, while each gets Google’s distinctive Glowbar on the lid, which lights up when the laptop is opened or closed.
Gaming was already part of the pitch when Googlebooks were first shown. Many of the games demonstrated were being streamed through GeForce Now rather than running directly on the laptop hardware, so Nvidia’s announcement isn’t exactly coming out of nowhere.
Google and Nvidia have also worked together before, with Chromebooks being an early target for GeForce Now. The addition of official support should make the new Googlebooks considerably more useful for gaming without requiring the hardware needed to run those titles locally.
Nvidia is also adding several games to GeForce Now this week, including Dune: Awakening, CONTROL Resonant, LEGO Batman: Legacy of The Dark Knight, Wild West Pioneers and Roadside Research.
For Googlebook owners, the important bit is simple. The laptops may not have gaming-class graphics hardware, but cloud gaming could make that much less of a problem before the year is out.
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