Back in June, Xbox explained that through its partnership with Samsung, hundreds of games from the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library would be available to subscribers without a console. With the help of the Xbox app on their Samsung Smart TVs, subscribers can play games directly through the cloud with a Microsoft account and a Bluetooth controller. Fast-forward almost six months, owners of Samsung’s 2021 Smart TVs can now also enjoy the same cloud-powered gaming experience.
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Originally announced at The Game Awards, Samsung shows the feature being showcased by renowned streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Viewers can see Ninja playing Fortnite with an Xbox controller in front of a Samsung Smart TV, with no console or PC in the vicinity. Viewers can also hear Ninja describing his experience as “smooth” and “responsive.” He also mentions “Unreal Engine 5.1,” suggesting that he was playing the latest build of Fortnite launched just several days ago.
In two other videos uploaded to the same channel, Samsung shows off what kind of games that its TV owners can expect to play with this new streaming feature. Some of the highlighted games include not only Xbox’s first-party titles such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, Psychonauts 2, and Sea of Thieves, but also a few other third-party titles like Slime Rancher 2 and Persona 5 Royal, both of which have just been released fairly recently on the Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox has been touting cloud gaming as the future of gaming for some time now. Making its cloud gaming service more accessible and available on more platforms is one way to fulfill that vision, which is why Xbox is also bringing the same streaming feature to Meta Quest 2.
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