While the MacBook Air M1 and Mac mini M1 have impressed us with their great performance and amazing efficiency, some are still wary of moving away from Intel-based machines. There is a reason for this: Apple has made it clear that the new architecture is not compatible with all software, and while this gap will close over time, it is hard to justify the upgrade without preferred software.

And while few will buy a Mac purely for the gaming options, those with the new M1 MacBook or Mac mini have a whole host of options: with GeForce Now 2.0.27, Nvidia has added to its official macOS app M1 compatibility for Macs. This, along with games playable via Apple Arcade subscriptions, makes the new hardware a much easier sell for those who like to play the occasional game.

And it's not just new Mac owners who will benefit. At the same time, Nvidia has added support for the Google Chrome browser, opening the door for remote streaming gaming to millions of entry-level laptops; as long as you can launch a Chrome window, you suddenly have access to over 2,000 games!

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According to Nvidia, the added Chrome support targets Windows and macOS machines (ChromeOS was added last August). It may work on other platforms, but they are not supported."

For those unfamiliar, GeForce Now allows you to run triple-A games on simple hardware by connecting to a high-performance gaming PC in the cloud that does the heavy lifting for you before streaming the video output to your device

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However, it is not a Netflix-like streaming service; you must own the games you want to stream from Steam or the Epic Games Store, and you can pay for a subscription membership (currently $24.95 for 6 months) but this does not include games. It only adds features such as priority access, removes the one-hour session time in the free tier, and adds support for ray tracing.

In theory, any game could run on GeForce Now, and this service includes hardware-intensive titles like Cyberpunk 2077 as well as free games like Apex Legends. However, this requires game publishers to opt-in, and some game publishers were initially reluctant to opt-in, believing that they would theoretically be funding Nvidia's paid membership without any financial incentive.

Things seem to have calmed down a bit now, but you can read the full list of games here to make sure you have your favorite titles in the mix before signing up.