ASX-listed company bringing Nvidia cloud gaming to NZ

Cloud gaming aims to give users the experience of having “a high powered gaming PC on any device”, says Pentanet MD Stephen Cornish. (Image: Getty)

Ben Moore

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service is officially heading to New Zealand thanks to an expanded agreement with Perth-based internet service provider Pentanet.The Australian securities exchange (ASX) listed company’s stock price rose nearly 90% from A$0.50 (NZ$0.54) to A$0.93 after an announcement on Friday outlining changes to its agreement with Nvidia.The new terms of the contract officially add NZ as a serviceable territory, which Pentanet managing director Stephen Cornish told BusinessDesk means the business can now exp...

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