Nvidia announced on Wednesday that the early access beta of GeForce Experience’s “Share” feature is now open for business. This free service allows Nvidia gamers to share their compatible streaming PC games with friends no matter where they are. The Share service also introduces a number of new features such as an in-game overlay, instant replay, and more.
According to the company, friends can watch you play a PC game in a 1:1 stream. They can also play in a co-op mode if the streaming game supports more than one controller, or simply take over the controls if you’re having a tough time completing a level or boss fight. However players and friends use the new service, they can communicate with each other thanks to the built-in voice chat.
“GameStream Co-op uses the Internet, the performance of GeForce GTX PCs, and the low-latency, low-overhead streaming components of GeForce GTX Kepler and Maxwell GPUs to solve the problem, enabling you to invite friends into your game over the Internet,” Nvidia said back in August.
In addition to the updated GameStream Co-op update, the Share beta also introduces a new in-game overlay that provides quick access to Twitch and Recording tools. Users can also save, edit, and upload captured gameplay directly to YouTube. The overlay even provides a Gallery feature that allows the gamer to view and upload recent video clips. This overlay can be accessed by typing Alt+Z in the game or on the Windows desktop.
The company also mentioned an Instant Replay mode that acts like a DVR, allowing the player to save from five to 20 minutes of gameplay after clicking the Instant Replay button on the in-game overlay. Nvidia says that thanks to the Kepler- or Maxwell-based Nvidia GPUs, gamers shouldn’t notice any performance issues when recording gameplay in the background. Video can be captured in resolutions up to 3840x2160 and framerates up to 60fps.
As for system requirements for GameStream Co-op, Nvidia desktop customers need a GeForce GTX 650 GPU or higher, an Intel Core i3-2100 CPU or better, 4GB or more of RAM, a network bandwidth of 7Mb/s or higher (upstream), and a Wireless-G router (dual-band Wireless-N is recommended). The guest PC will need to meet the same hardware specs save for the GPU, which doesn’t have a minimum requirement.
The new GeForce Experience beta can be downloaded here. This early access is provided so that Nvidia can get feedback on the new features before they’re baked into the main GeForce Experience software later this year.
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