{"id":69327,"date":"2024-03-20T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=69327"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:47:52","slug":"samsung-gaming-hub-for-mobile-discover-and-play-instantly-on-your-galaxy-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gaming-hub-for-mobile-discover-and-play-instantly-on-galaxy-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Gaming Hub for Mobile: Discover and Play Instantly on Your Galaxy Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Electronics<\/a> has revealed that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/galaxy\/apps\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub for mobile<\/a> is captivating a wider gaming audience thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/playing-is-believing-one-year-later-samsung-gaming-hub-continues-to-wow-gamers-and-expand-access-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instant access to games<\/a> with the cloud gaming-enabled Instant Plays feature, which is currently in beta. During an on-stage session at the annual Game Developers Conference, Samsung Corporate Vice President Jikhan Jung dove into more detail on how Samsung\u2019s continuing innovation in game streaming is a win for players and partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur vision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/galaxy\/apps\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub for mobile<\/a> is to provide an all-in-one gaming platform optimized for Galaxy owners that makes playing and discovering games much easier without downloading and waiting,\u201d said Jung. \u201cWe continue to listen to the player community, and we know that bringing game streaming with cloud technology to the mobile platform provides a substantial update to the current app store for a more seamless experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/5-things-to-know-samsung-gaming-hub-just-play\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27170126\/2023-Odyssey-Ark-2nd-gen-fh2-upgraded-multiview-1200x800-1-268x178.png\" alt=\"5 Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Care<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>5 Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Earlier this week, Jong Woo, Samsung\u2019s Vice President and head of game services, discussed bringing discovery back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/explore\/entertainment\/4-brain-bending-strategy-games-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile games<\/a> and the benefits to publishers at the Pocket Gamer Connects event in San Francisco. \u201cAt Samsung, not only do we believe instant access to games will change how mobile gamers discover and consume content, in the same way streaming services for music and movies have done, it will also change the way game publishers think about user acquisition,\u201d said Woo. \u201cWe believe this could vastly improve mobile game distribution and unlock new opportunities for games to find new audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s game streaming approach is expanding access and growth in gaming across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy ecosystem<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/galaxy\/apps\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub for mobile<\/a> featuring Instant Plays offers immediate access to games without installation, leading to greater game discoverability. Instant Plays are currently in a limited beta with select games in the US and Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Samsung\u2019s cloud platform supports Android native APKs, provides a cloud-based attribution solution with major mobile measurement partner (MMP) providers, and supports existing in-game monetization models for a seamless fit with game publishers&#8217; current operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the evolution of the Game Launcher feature on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy devices<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/galaxy\/apps\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub for mobil<\/a>e builds on Samsung Gaming\u2019s mission to offer more choices in how people discover and play games they love. Samsung introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub in 2022<\/a> as an all-in-one game streaming discovery platform bridging hardware and software for a better player experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Gaming Hub<\/a> for larger visual displays can be found on select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/gaming-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Smart TVs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/monitors\/odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monitors<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/the-freestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freestyle 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Gen projector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><b>About Samsung Gaming Hub for Mobile<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/galaxy\/apps\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaming Hub for mobile<\/a> enables users to play full-fledged, robust mobile-native games from top mobile game publishers instantly without the need to download them first. This new experience allows mobile players to tap and play by quickly discovering new games without going to multiple app stores. Gaming Hub on Galaxy Devices is currently in beta with a select number of games, and the same great features players love about Game Launcher can still be found in the app.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><b>About Samsung Gaming Hub<\/b><br \/>\nPowered by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/six-advantages-of-tizen-os-on-samsung-smart-tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tizen<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/gaming-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Gaming Hub<\/a> is an all-in-one game streaming discovery platform bridging hardware and software for a better player experience. Instantly play thousands of games from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-microsoft-partner-xbox-app-samsung-gaming-hub-neo-qleds-smart-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox<\/a>, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Amazon Luna, Utomik, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gaming-hub-portfolio-expands-to-nearly-3000-games-with-launch-of-antstream-arcade-and-blacknut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antstream Arcade<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gaming-hub-blacknut-launch-new-way-play-games-free-more-players-discover-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blacknut Cloud Gaming<\/a>. The Samsung Gaming Hub is the new home for gaming and entertainment with Twitch, Spotify, and YouTube Gaming integration that gives players easy access to enhance their experience. No storage limits, no downloads, no console or PC required \u2013 all players need is a Bluetooth-enabled gaming controller and internet connection to start playing.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instant Plays offers Beta Users Access to Game Streaming in the US and Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":69340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17560,29727,29720,29718],"tags":[30160,805,40,26387,30000,28860],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-69327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-mobile-apps-services","category-product-home-entertainment","category-product-mobile","category-product","tag-antstream","tag-gaming","tag-mobile","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-samsung-gaming-hub","tag-xbox"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20162125\/samsung-gaming-hub-200x200.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20162125\/samsung-gaming-hub-432x286.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":17560,"name":"Apps &amp; Services","slug":"product-mobile-apps-services","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17560,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29720,"count":194,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-apps-services\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-apps-services"},"badge":"Press Release","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69327"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=69327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}