Microsoft announced that it will make its Xbox Cloud Gaming service available through the Xbox app on Samsung 2022 TVs and monitors on June 30.
Cloud Gaming is already available on PC, Xbox consoles, and mobile devices, but this means you’ll be able to play Xbox games on your TV without a console for the first time. Microsoft says it will pursue other TV partnerships for Cloud Gaming after launching on Samsung devices.
As on other platforms, Cloud Gaming (technically still in beta) is available as part of the Game Pass Ultimate subscription service and provides online access to the Game Pass portfolio of games. , which includes all major Xbox Studios releases such as Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Minecraftand future Bethesda titles, along with an ongoing list of games from third-party publishers and independent developers. You can also play Fortnite Free on Cloud Gaming without a Game Pass subscription.
The Xbox app for Samsung TVs, Microsoft promises, “will be a seamless experience, similar to using other streaming apps on your TV.” Of course, you’ll also need to pair the game controller with your TV via Bluetooth, and the PlayStation DualSense and DualShock 4 controllers will be compatible with the app, as will Microsoft’s range of Xbox controllers. Bluetooth headsets will also be compatible with game audio and chat.
The Xbox app for Samsung smart TVs will be available in 27 countries. Microsoft hasn’t listed them, but we think they’re mostly the same countries where Cloud Gaming is currently available (including the US, Canada, many European countries, Japan, and South Korea).
Microsoft also announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming is available starting today in Argentina and New Zealand, and game demos and the ability to use Cloud Gaming to stream games outside of the Game Pass library coming to Game Pass subscribers next year.
