Nvidia announced its game streaming service, GRID , will soon offer an upgraded tier supporting 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second. Revealed during the company's GDC 2015 event, the service will support Nvidia's newly unveiled Shield console , allowing customers to purchase new PC games or stream from a catalog of others for a monthly fee.

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The updated service will launch in May in the U.S. with two tiers, each with one price point. Grid Basic offers 720p at a 30 fps cap, while Grid Premium features 1080p at a 60 fps cap. Price points for both tiers “will be made available closer to the launch” of the product.Confirmed purchasing a game on either tier will come with a free Steam key for that game for use on PC, a Nvidia representative told IGN. Resolution will be unrestricted when playing said game on PC, regardless of subscription tier in use when purchasing.Grid will also be available in Europe and Asia with dedicated server centers to service those territories. The service will be identical in function in Europe and Asia as compared to the U.S., although Nvidia couldn't comment on release dates or prices for either territory.Nvidia showcased a number of new and upcoming titles that will be available through GRID, including Batman Arkham Knight Additionally, CD Projekt showed up to run a demo of Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While Nvidia did not mention any specific details as to the tech specifications running on GRID, the Witcher 3 did not look...let's say...its best. Of course, this was a demo of an unreleased game running on unreleased cloud hardware, and things could change drastically.Nvidia has stated 50 titles will be available on the GRID store when the updated service launches in May, including Devil May Cry, Dead Rising 2, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and LEGO Batman.Nvidia closed its presentation with the Unreal Engine 4 tech demo The Infiltrator, first seen at GDC 2013. Prices for the GRID tiers were not announced during the GDC presentation, but it does appear there will be a 720p tier, a 1080p premium tier, and of course the ability to purchase games outright. The basic 720p streaming tier is free through June 30.IGN will have more on GRID shortly as we go hands-on with the service, so stay tuned for all the news from GDC 2015.

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