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Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available on Samsung smart TVs and monitors through a new app and game center that will be launched later this month.
Microsoft and Samsung will partner for the effort, which will see an Xbox app available from June 30 on all Samsung 2022 smart TVs and monitors. The app will be available through Samsung’s new Gaming Hub. which will help players pair a Bluetooth controller before entering and playing games.
“Turn on your Samsung smartphone and then have something new called the Games Hub,” said Ashley McKissick, corporate vice president of gaming experiences and platforms.
“From Games Hub, just click on the Xbox app and you’re done [the] “In a matter of minutes, you’re playing any of the hundreds of cloud-enabled games from the Ultimate library, right on your TV.”
Supported Bluetooth drivers include the Xbox Wireless Driver, DualShock 4, DualSense, Amazon Luna Driver “and more.” Bluetooth headset support for game audio and chat will also be available through the app.
Microsoft also announced that gamers will be able to add their own purchased titles to Xbox Cloud Streaming, so that Samsung TV owners will be able to play more options later in the year.
Pre-Microsoft 2022 pre-launch announcements
Today’s announcement is just one of a series from Microsoft, listed below:
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