Cloud gaming remains a trendand at Samsung they are well aware of this. And the fact that hand in hand with this new paradigm another one is emerging, which we have been talking about for some time and which more manufacturers are betting on every day. I mean, of course, the concept of console as a service, something that some services like GeForce NOW and Xbox Cloud have offered de facto for some time, and this is confirmed by the plans (on pause at the moment, yes) of those from Redmond with Xbox Keystone.

The concept, to explain it in the most basic way, is to turn several types of devices (from smartphones to TVs) into consoles that will only need a controller and a good internet connection (by the way, here we will tell you how to reduce the latency of your connection so that you can play in the cloud seamlessly). The rest, i.e. the processing capacity needed to run games, this time it falls on the server side the service you are using.

As I said before, Samsung is quite aware of this the great possibilities this means for your TVs. And it is so that in order to transform the screen into a new generation console, it is no longer necessary to equip it with the necessary components, it is enough to ensure good integration with game services in the cloud, high-speed connectivity, Bluetooth. the ability to connect controls… and play.

Last June, we witnessed a very smart move by Samsung in this regard, as in a few weeks we learned that its most current TVs will include direct access to Xbox Cloud and GeForce NOW, as well as the lesser-known but also interesting Utomik. And as the Korean tech company reports today, Samsung will also add direct access to Antstream Arcade and Blacknut, so itss TVs already offer access to more than 2,500 games in the cloud.

But it is not the only novelty in this respect. As is often the case in these cases, the list of Samsung TVs on which this option came in the first place was quite limited, with only models from this year. However, in a deployment that began today and will continue until the end of the year, Several display models for 2021 will also receive the update necessary to access the mentioned services directly from the TV’s operating system.

And there are more and more of them. If you’re familiar with GeForce NOW, the cloud gaming service, you’ll know that its top-of-the-line GeForce NOW RTX 3080 subscription plan offers 4K 60fps gaming on select compatible devices, among other benefits. Well, in the said update, the 2021 and 2022 models are the ones selected for it, which have 4K resolution, will be added to the list of devices that support 4K60FPS GeForce NOW RTX 3080.