Katarzyna Petru
LG is not slowing down and is expanding its Gaming Portal available on smart TVs and monitors with webOS. The latest update brings something that no other platform has offered so far – support for 4K games at 120 Hz in the cloud. This is all thanks to GeForce NOW from Nvidia, which will be the first to provide such streaming quality.
GeForce RTX 5080 in the background
The magic happens on Nvidia's servers, where GeForce RTX 5080 graphics chips based on Blackwell architecture are in operation. These are some of the most powerful GPUs on the market - they do all the "heavy lifting", while the user receives a finished image in 4K/120 Hz on the screen of their television or monitor.
For starters, only OLEDs 2025
The new feature will first appear on this year's OLED televisions – the G5 and C5 series – and will later be introduced to other models in the range. The Gaming Portal is currently available in 30 countries and works on OLED televisions, QNED, and monitors with webOS 6.0 or newer.
New Options in the Menu
In addition to support for 4K/120 Hz, LG is adding several new features to the interface. A tab called “Play with Gamepad” will provide quick access to favourite cloud gaming services (Amazon Luna, Boosteroid, Blacknut, GeForce NOW, Xbox Game Pass) and simplify the connection of third-party controllers. There will also be a “High Score Competition”, which is a leaderboard for competitive gamers. In the “Recommended for You” section, we will find promotional offers – in Europe, discounts start at -20% on wireless controllers.
An ever-growing library
LG is also expanding its game database – right now in the Gaming Portal we can find over 4000 titles in the cloud and 600 free single and multiplayer games. On top of that, there is the option to purchase subscriptions for individual games from Blacknut and free classics from Playworks – such as Pac-Man, Tetris, or Wheel of Fortune.
The update is already available in the USA, Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and many European countries. LG boasts that the Gaming Portal is becoming “a hub for every gamer” – and looking at the pace of development, it's hard not to agree.
