Amazon issues statement as Fire Sticks just gained incredibly powerful new feature

Amazon has issued a statement following the launch of an exciting new feature on its Fire TV Sticks.

The NVIDIA GeForce NOW app has launched on Amazon Fire TV Sticks this week and allows users to access their existing PC game store libraries, such as Steam, Epic Games Store, and Battle.net.

It includes more than 4,000 games, with NVIDIA announcing the app last month.

They explained: "A new native app for Amazon Fire TV streaming sticks transforms the tiny device into a big-screen cloud gaming endpoint, giving members another way to stream their PC libraries straight to the TV with a gamepad in hand.

"It builds on existing device support, making it easier for gamers to pick up and play from the couch without a console or gaming PC attached.​"

A new feature has launched on Fire Stick (Michael Short/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Amazon has issued a statement over the development, too, adding: "Fire TV customers now have access to thousands of PC-quality games through the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app, available on select Fire TV devices.

"You can experience the games you already own in high definition via the cloud and on any screen—in your living room, a hotel room, or anywhere there’s a TV with an HDMI outlet and a fast internet connection."

The new app is compatible with the second-generation Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, as well as the second-generation Fire TV Stick 4K Max, and the original Fire TV Stick 4K Max.

In other news, Brits are being warned not to use 'dodgy' Fire Sticks, after hundreds of thousands are said to be using them.

It's illegal to use the device to access unpaid-for content that the owner hasn't authorised.

Amazon has issued a statement over the development (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Downloading these apps violates section 11 of the Fraud Act 2006, which refers to 'obtaining services dishonestly,' including 'knowing the services are made available on the basis that payment has been, is being or will be made for or in respect of them or that they might be; and avoids or intends to avoid payment in full or in part'.

Kieron Sharp, who is chairman of The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), told Yahoo News that using a dodgy stick 'isn't worth the risk'.

He explained that police often learn about users after seizing customer information from illegal streaming providers.

In addition, user information can be passed to authorities by broadcasters themselves if they have reason to believe their services are being streamed illegally.