“We’ve built with a lot of feedback and input from the teams at Samsung in terms of screen size and how the experience works with the controller,” says Spencer. You’ll also be able to enjoy all of the same social features you would on Xbox or PC, with a built-in menu that lets you invite friends to games and chat with them via a paired Bluetooth headset. And unlike on a console or PC, you won’t have to worry about any lengthy downloads - just hit play, and your game will immediately start streaming from the cloud. Once you’ve signed in with your Xbox account, you’ll see a row of your most recently played games up top, a few recommended and popular titles below that and the ability to browse by genre or view all games as you go farther down. Just like on other platforms, you’ll need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($14.99 per month) subscription to play the vast majority of the games in the app, though popular online shooter Fortnite is available to all players for free. The Xbox TV app will be part of the new Samsung Gaming Hub, which will be your one-stop shop for all things gaming when it comes to Samsung’s 2022 Smart TVs on June 30.Īhead of the official launch, I got to spend some hands-on time with the new app as well as speak to Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and Won-Jin Lee, president and head of Samsung Electronics’ Service Business Team, to learn more about how the two companies are working together to bring gaming to even more people.Īs someone who plays tons of Xbox games on console and PC, I found the Samsung TV version of the Xbox app to feel immediately familiar. That’s why Microsoft is bringing the Xbox app to Samsung TVs, allowing you to enjoy a true console-style gaming experience in your living room without actually having to buy a console. But let’s be real: These games are meant to be played on a TV. Microsoft’s popular gaming subscription service lets you stream games from the cloud to almost any device with a screen, making it easy to get a quick Halo, Forza or Gears of War session going on your phone, tablet or laptop. We’ve long considered Xbox Game Pass to be the best value in gaming, partially because you don’t actually need an Xbox to enjoy it.
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