Nvidia has delayed its GeForce Now cloud gaming service launch in India to Q1 2026, pushing back the November 2025 deadline. The company confirmed servers are actively being built within the country, a move that promises dramatically lower latency for Indian gamers when the service finally goes live.“Thanks for your continued excitement and patience while we work to bring GeForce NOW servers to this emerging gaming market. Servers are currently being built in India, and we now anticipate the service will go live during the first quarter of 2026,” Nvidia said in an emailed statement. Meanwhile, users can now register for launch updates on the official GeForce Now India page.
Why locally built servers make the wait worthwhile
The infrastructure buildout addresses cloud gaming’s biggest pain point: lag. By housing servers on Indian soil rather than routing traffic through distant data centers, Nvidia is targeting seamless, high-fidelity streaming that can handle demanding AAA titles without the sluggish response times that plague overseas connections.This delay continues a pattern of missed deadlines. Nvidia first teased GeForce Now’s India return at CES 2025 in January, promising availability in the first half of the year. By August’s Gamescom, that shifted to “later this year,” then November, and now Q1 2026.The service arrives amid growing competition. Microsoft launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in India this month, though its ₹1,639 monthly Game Pass Ultimate price has drawn criticism. GeForce Now offers a different value proposition: stream games you already own from Steam or Epic Games Store, where aggressive regional pricing makes PC gaming more affordable in India.When it launches, GeForce Now will pack RTX 5080-powered hardware across three tiers. The Ultimate plan delivers 4K gaming at up to 240 FPS with eight-hour sessions, while Performance offers 1440p at 60 FPS for six hours. A free, ad-supported tier provides one-hour sessions at 1080p. Global pricing sits at $9 monthly for Performance and $19 for Ultimate, but Indian rates remain unannounced.Nvidia’s cautious use of “anticipate” in official statements leaves room for further delays, though the physical infrastructure investment suggests genuine momentum toward launch.
