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 gaming at 120 Hz in the cloud. All thanks to GeForce NOW from Nvidia, which is the first to provide such streaming quality.
GeForce RTX 5080 in the background
The whole magic happens on Nvidia servers, where GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards based on the Blackwell architecture are at work. These are some of the most powerful GPUs on the market - they do all the "heavy lifting," and the user receives a ready image in 4K/120 Hz on the screen of their TV or monitor.
Only OLEDs at the start 2025
The new feature will first appear on this year's OLED televisions – the G5 and C5 series – and later it will be available on other models in the lineup. The Gaming Portal is currently available in 30 countries and works on OLED TVs, 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 a few new features to the interface. There will be a tab called “Play with Gamepad”, which provides quick access to favorite cloud gaming services (Amazon Luna, Boosteroid, Blacknut, GeForce NOW, Xbox Game Pass) and makes it easier to connect third-party controllers. Additionally, there’s “High Score Competition”, which is a leaderboard for competitive gamers. In the “Recommended for You” section, we will find promotional offers – in Europe, it starts at -20% on wireless controllers.
Ever Expanding Library
LG is also expanding its game library – right now in the Gaming Portal, we can find over 4000 titles in the cloud and 600 free single and multiplayer games. Additionally, there is the option to purchase subscriptions for individual games from Blacknut and free classics from Playworks – such as Pac-Man, Tetris, and Wheel of Fortune.
The update is already available in the USA, Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and many countries in Europe. LG boasts that the Gaming Portal is becoming a "hub for every gamer" – and looking at the pace of development, it's hard to disagree.
