Exclusive Mike Lucero interview: new cloud gaming services for Samsung Gaming Hub
pcgamesinsider.bizWho needs a console humming beneath their TV or a PC in their bedroom when you can stream the latest games straight to your TV? That’s the premise of cloud gaming. It’s a sector where Samsung Gaming Hub is uniquely positioned thanks to Samsung’s dominance as a screen manufacturer.
Google Stadia may have retreated in January, but consoleless gaming via the cloud continues to be a hot topic. Microsoft’s first-quarter results showed an increase driven mainly by the Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass is one of the services available on the Samsung Gaming Hub, and this month it was officially joined there by two more in the form of Antstream Arcade and Blacknut.
The first anniversary of Samsung Gaming Hub is approaching at the end of this month (it launched on selected TVs on 30th June 2022). A couple of weeks ago, the company announced that gaming services Antstream Arcade and Blacknut are joining the platform, lining up alongside existing partners Xbox, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Amazon Luna and Utomik.
That’s nearly 3,000 games available to play now, including arcade classics from Antstream Arcade – household names like Pac-Man, Galaga, and Double Dragon are on the list – and over 500 family titles from Blacknut. Each service needs its own subscription but comes with significant discounts through the Samsung Gaming Hub and, in the case of Blacknut, a trial period.
PC Games Insider spoke to Samsung Electronics America’s Director of Product Management for Gaming twice this year to learn more. We first sat down with Mike Lucero at GDC in San Francisco for a demo of the Samsung Gaming Hub and then again in Seattle recently for an informal and exclusive chat about the company’s philosophy and ambitions.
Some of the conversation was super
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