Samsung’s 2022 TVs to offer access to Google Stadia gaming

Samsung is now confirming that ‘select’ 2022 models will explicitly offer access to Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and the Utomik cloud gaming service as part of a new ‘Samsung Gaming Hub’

Samsung is revealing a new lineup of smart TVs at CES 2022 today, including features such as radio-wave powered remote controls and support for NFTs — and they also happen to be the first Samsung sets in a while to let users play triple-A video games from the cloud instead of just one’s Xbox, PlayStation or PC.

After an vague tease in October, Samsung is now confirming that ‘select’ 2022 models will explicitly offer access to Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and the Utomik cloud gaming service as part of a new ‘Samsung Gaming Hub,’ a user interface which Samsung’s intending to expand to additional services as well.

The Samsung Gaming Hub isn’t just for cloud gaming, either. Intriguingly, the company says that HDMI-connected video game consoles will be part of it as well — complete with passthrough controller inputs.

That means users might be able to play cloud games and console games with the same controller, instead of having to maintain separate controllers or pair back and forth, with both PlayStation and Xbox controllers supported at launch. It’s also promising ‘AI Gaming technology’ that will create curated game recommendations on the TV’s home screen.

It’s not clear whether Samsung’s TVs will offer the best picture and audio quality for cloud gaming quite yet, as the company was unable to say whether either GeForce Now or Google Stadia would offer 4K streaming. ‘We are working with partners to bring their best levels of service to our platform,’ reads part of a statement from Samsung gaming product director Mike Lucero to The Verge. We will be announcing details as we get closer to launch.

If you’ve got an earlier Samsung Smart TV, there’s also no telling whether you’ll get access to any of these features. ‘We are starting with our 2022 models and are working to make the Gaming Hub available to even more Samsung customers,’ writes Lucero.

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