New Samsung TVs will host GeForce Now and Stadia natively

Samsung is following in LG’s footsteps: in a blog post on the sidelines of CES 2022, the manufacturer announces that part of its new line-up of televisions
will natively support several applications dedicated to Cloud gaming
.

GeForce NOW from NVIDIA and Stadia from Google will be in particular, and integrated into a ” Gaming hub »With interesting features.

A feature reserved for certain televisions

Unlike LG, which recently authorized Stadia to make a place for itself on the application store of its most recent TVs, Samsung will reserve this novelty for its future products. For good reason: GeForce NOW and Stadia will be integrated into the new “Gaming Hub”; a portal bringing together not only the aforementioned Cloud gaming services, but also the HDMI sources linked to your game consoles.

” Samsung’s Gaming Hub will empower gamers to quickly discover and launch the games they love through streaming services Samsung writes on its blog. ” Gamers will have access to a growing game library thanks to Samsung’s partnerships with industry leaders – NVIDIA GeForce Now, Stadia and Utomik – and that’s just the start “.

As noted The verge in his article, we do not yet know what type of services these providers can offer on compatible televisions. Indeed, we know that GeForce NOW reserves for example 4K for owners of a Shield TV multimedia box. Asked, the product manager gaming of Samsung responds to work on ” provide the best possible level of service on the platform “. Further details will be communicated closer to launch.

Xbox Cloud Gaming largely absent from the service

We note that among the services chosen by Samsung for its portal, Xbox Cloud Gaming (or xCloud) is conspicuous by its absence. All the more surprising since the manufacturer and Microsoft have in the past collaborated a lot around Cloud gaming (including promotional offers on Samsung smartphones). In addition, we know that Xbox seeks to make its Game Pass catalog accessible on more and more devices. Televisions, in this case, are one of its priority targets.

A pious wish made by Microsoft in November 2020, which has still not come true. It is therefore understandable that the technology allowing it is not yet ready to find its place on televisions intended for the general public.

Despite everything, and as we wrote above, Samsung’s Gaming Hub will also make it possible to find its HDMI sources linked to its game consoles. The portal will also offer the possibility of creating a gateway (” passthrough ») Authorizing the use of an Xbox or PlayStation controller to enjoy streaming games.

Source: The verge