Samsung expands scope and depth of game streaming offer

Having launched its flagship gaming hub at CES 2022, Samsung has now unveiled a new set of partners to extend the range of games on its platform. It has also expanded the footprint of its game streaming capabilities to a wider range of TV models.

Joining the Samsung ecosystem is Antstream Arcade, which will provide access to over 1500 iconic games including Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat and Metal Slug, on select Samsung Smart TVs. “Antstream Arcade believes that combining gaming’s past and future will push the industry forward to the next era of games,” said Steve Cottam, CEO of Antstream Arcade. “What fulfills that promise better than retro arcade games played on Samsung’s most advanced Smart TVs? Game streaming provides gamers with more opportunities to play games they love or classics they missed out on.”

Mike Lucero

There will also be games from Blacknut Cloud Gaming; a family gaming platform which includes five player profiles that can play simultaneously. Launching in 2023, both Antstream and Blacknut will become available to owners of select Samsung TVs.

In addition, from now until December 31, 2022, purchasers of select Samsung TVs can get an Xbox controller and 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included. According to Samsung, Xbox Cloud Gaming with Xbox GamePass allows players to stream “hundreds of high-quality Xbox games directly on select 2022 Samsung Smart TV’s through Samsung Gaming Hub with no console required.”

Rolling out through to the end of the year, Samsung says it is giving more players access to game streaming through select 2021 Samsung Smart TVs. It will make available individual apps from game streaming partners Xbox, Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW and Utomik, with Blacknut and Antstream Arcade coming in 2023. By expanding the game streaming experience to select 2021 Samsung Smart TVs, existing Samsung customers will now have instant access to the same games available through the Samsung Gaming Hub on 2022 Smart TVs and Monitors.

“When Samsung Gaming Hub rolled out earlier this year on 2022 TV models, the number one question we received was ‘when is game streaming coming to my 2021 TV?’ Today we’re happy to share with our fans that they’ll be able to play the games they love before the end of the year,” said Mike Lucero, head of product for gaming at Samsung Electronics. “With any leading Bluetooth-enabled gaming controller and internet connection, millions of players will be able to access an expansive library of games, making Samsung devices a preferred destination for game streaming.”