\n<\/p>\n
Many older Samsung smart TVs can now run cloud gaming apps like Xbox Game Pass, GeForce Now, and more \u2014 allowing users to play modern games like Starfield<\/em>, CyberPunk 2077<\/em>, and more without a console. The news comes after Samsung promised in August<\/a> that it would bring the option to millions of living rooms worldwide by sending an update to 2020 model-year TVs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Samsung\u2019s supported cloud gaming services (part of the company\u2019s \u201cGaming Hub\u201d) include Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Game Pass<\/a>, Nvidia\u2019s GeForce Now<\/a>, and Amazon\u2019s Luna<\/a>. It also includes the smaller and less known services Utomik, Antstream Arcade, and Blacknut Cloud Gaming. Samsung is also announcing today that it\u2019s adding another cloud streaming service called Boosteroid to its Gaming Hub. Boosteroid lets you run games you own from other platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and more on a remote high-end PC \u2014 and it offers Call of Duty<\/em>, too<\/a>, thanks to a recent deal with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gaming Hub for Samsung TVs, smart monitors, and projectors first launched<\/a> in 2022 and was later added<\/a> retroactively to 2021 TV models. Samsung\u2019s cloud gaming offerings are reasonably extensive and work well in our testing<\/a>. It\u2019s not necessarily a good enough solution that you can toss your console, but if you don\u2019t have a console or want gaming in other rooms of the house, then this could be a solid workaround. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Services available on the company\u2019s Gaming Hub can fluctuate over time, like the loss of support for Steam Link<\/a> last month, so it\u2019s not quite a one-stop shop. Other manufacturers like LG have also added support for cloud gaming apps, like GeForce Now, on older TV models as well. Samsung says Gaming Hub is \u201cnow available\u201d to 2020 smart TV owners worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n