Samsung is setting out to conquer the video game market with its Gaming Hub, a cloud gaming platform accessible directly on its monitors and connected televisions. Something to democratize this new way of playing.
With Xbox Game Pass and the new PlayStation Plus just released, cloud gaming is starting to become a new way to play. This is why various manufacturers are striving to develop this technology, aware that this is a market to be exploited. Samsung has just launched the Samsung Gaming Hub on all 2022 smart TVs as well as on the 2022 Smart Monitor range. Based on Tizen, the operating system that powers Samsung connected screens, this new innovative platform aims to of “revolutionize the world of gaming on Samsung Smart TVs“, as the firm explains in his press release.
Samsung Gaming Hub: streaming game on TV, without computer or console
The Gaming Hub is a new platform dedicated to streaming gaming, allowing players to benefit from instant access to their favorite titles from the home screen of the television, without the need for a computer or a a console. And for good reason: this technique consists of deporting the calculations – very greedy – to servers and sending the images generated in real time to a device which simply displays them. The Gaming Hub brings together all the content related to video games, but not only, since it also improves gameplay by reducing jerkiness and blurring thanks to image optimization and latency reduction techniques, for greater fluidity and better responsiveness – two essential criteria in video games.
To achieve this, Samsung has teamed up with prestigious partners such as Nvidia (with its GeForce Now service), Google (with its Stadia platform) or even Microsoft (and its Xbox Pass Ultimate which allows you to play cloud gaming via the Xbox app). The Amazon Luna service will also soon be compatible with the interface. In practice, the Gaming Hub allows access to these various services directly from the screen, without the need for a console or a Chromecast: all you need is an account on one of the compatible platforms, connect via the screen and connect a Bluetooth controller to start playing.
For now, the Samsung Gaming Hub available on the following TVs and monitors:
- Samsung Smart Monitor Series (2022)
- Samsung Neo QLED 8K (2022)
- Samsung Neo QLED 4K (2022)
- Samsung QLED (2022)
Samsung will also offer its update on its 2022 Smart TVs above the BU8000 model. Installation is done automatically with the download and installation of update 1302.5 for Samsung screens, which has been gradually rolling out since June 30, 2022. Players in a hurry can also download the update directly from the Samsung support site. For now, this update is only for Germany, France, USA, Canada, UK, Spain, Italy, South Korea and Brazil, but no doubt that it will subsequently be accessible to other regions of the world.