Samsung Electronics today unveiled details for the Samsung Gaming Hub at the Consumer Electronics Show. Powered by Tizen, the Samsung Gaming Hub is a new game streaming discovery platform that bridges hardware and software to provide a seamless player experience. Samsung also announced partnerships with leading game streaming services – NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Stadia™ and Utomik – with more to come – to bring their full libraries of games to the Gaming Hub. The new platform will be available globally later this year on select 2022 Samsung Smart TV models.
“Our Samsung Smart TVs provide the ultimate entertainment destination for everyone across generations, interests, and viewing preferences,” said Won-Jin Lee, Corporate President at Samsung Electronics. “We know that gaming continues to increase in popularity for our customers and we have bridged the gap between our Smart TV leadership and advanced gaming software to create an easier way for people to enjoy the games they love, faster. We developed the Samsung Gaming Hub with our incredible content partners to benefit all gamers, and we plan to continue our collaboration to grow the ecosystem.”
As a game streaming discovery platform, the Samsung Gaming Hub was created to support the gaming ecosystem and builds on the company’s extensive legacy of delivering incredible hardware and software for better gaming experiences. Samsung Gaming Hub will empower players to jump into the games they love faster through game streaming services like NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW, Stadia and Utomik, with more to follow. Players will have access to an extensive library of games, which can be played on select 2022 Samsung Smart TV models, which will take full advantage of their Tizen-powered hardware.
“We are excited to kickstart Utomik’s venture into cloud gaming with a great partnership with Samsung,” said Doki Tops, CEO and founder of Utomik. “It starts Utomik’s journey into hybrid gaming, allowing gamers to play games on any device and transition seamlessly to other devices, using both our smart download technology or cloud gaming technology depending on device and context.”
During CES, Samsung revealed initial details regarding the technology and games that will be offered through the Samsung Gaming Hub.
- Access to a Wide Range of Game Titles from Great Content Partners
- Instantly play your favorite games or discover new ones with easy access to the most popular Game Streaming services and console games on one screen.
- Launch partners will include NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Stadia and Utomik, and that’s just the beginning.
- All Things Gaming in One Place – from game streaming to your game community
- Easy access to YouTube gaming to follow your favorite streamers.
- Bring your controller with you, pair your favorite controller to the Samsung Gaming Hub for a seamless experience.
- Explore, search and buy new games within the Samsung Gaming Hub, the ecosystem was built from the ground up to help gamers play the games they love, faster.
- State of the Art Game Streaming Wrapped in a Premium Experience
- The best Samsung Smart TVs combine the latest game streaming technology with the intelligent technology for picture quality and sound to create a better gaming experience.
- High performance cloud-gaming takes the gaming experience on Samsung TVs to a whole new level.
- Console-like performance without the hassle of downloads or worrying about precious storage space or latency.
Launching later this year, Samsung Gaming Hub will be accessed on the new 2022 Smart Hub via the main navigation menu across Gaming, Media and Lifestyle categories. By selecting the gaming icon, users will be transported directly to the immersive gaming experience and home screen for the Samsung Gaming Hub.
