Cloud gaming, game streaming or whatever you want to call it, has undergone enormous development in recent years and threatens to make current gaming consoles a thing of the past.
Can the Samsung Gaming Hub Replace an Xbox?
Samsung is betting big on game streaming, officially launching a gaming hub for smart TVs and monitors that brings together all the major players under one roof. The hub offers access to Google Stadia, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia's GeForce Now and PC gaming subscription service Utomik, with Amazon Luna on the way.
That’s a whole lot of games without ever having to buy a console or a souped-up PC. The service even offers access to Twitch and YouTube, if you’d rather watch other people play games.
Samsung’s hub is more than just a glorified splash page, though, as it brings some unique tech to the table. The hub features passthrough controller inputs, so you can use one controller for each streaming service, and the same goes for Bluetooth headsets. In other words, you’ll only have to pair your headset once and not with every service.
