Samsung is bringing Xbox and Nvidia cloud gaming to more of its TVs

techradar.com:

Samsung appears to have finally bowed to gamer pressure after it announced it will be making Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game Pass and Nvidia GeForce Now cloud services available on more of its smart TVs.

Apps for the two leading game streaming platforms had until now only been available on the South Korean brand’s new line up of TVs for 2022, such as the Samsung QN95B which makes our best 4K TVs list. 

However, following mounting discontent from owners of older models, Samsung looks to have relented, with the company confirming it will at last be allowing the apps to be installed on a wider line-up of its models before the end of the year. (Via FlatpanelsHD)

It’s not all good news for cloud-based gamers though, with the company only announcing the app roll out for 2021 models, despite older Samsung smart TVs being seemingly well capable of running the apps.

«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 are happy to share with our eager fans that they will be able to play the games they love before the end of this year,» a statement from Mike Lucero, Samsung Electronics’ Head of Product for Gaming said.

The line-up of 2021 Samsung Smart TVs getting Xbox and Nvidia GeForce Now apps is as follows: QN700A, QN800A, QN850A, QN900A, WS1A, LS03A, AU7000, AU8000, AU9000, Q50A, Q60A, Q70A, Q80A, QN85A, QN90A and QN95A.

The brand also revealed that gaming subscription service Utomik and Amazon’s Luna platform will also be part of the app roll out, with Antstream and Blacknut set to follow next year. 

Samsung also announced that it will also be rolling out a big improvement to Nvidia GeForce Now performance on