History of video games/Platforms/Tizen cloud gaming
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History[edit | edit source]
Development[edit | edit source]
A cloud gaming service for Samsung smart televisions running the Tizen operating system was announced on October 26th, 2021 during Samsung Developer Conference 2021.[1][2][3] The announcement coincided with some other other gaming technology announcements from Samsung.[4] A major effort was made to improve the developer experience for the platform.[5]
In January 2022 during CES 2022 the system was announced more formally as the Samsung Gaming Hub.[6][7]
Technology[edit | edit source]
Tizen itself is an operating system based on the Linux kernel.[8]
The system acted as a gateway to other services, such as Utomik, GeForce Now, and Google Stadia.[9][7]
On June 9, 2022 it was announced that Samsung Smart TVs would also support Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Clark, Mitchell (26 October 2021). "Samsung announces cloud gaming for Tizen TVs, offers no further details" (in en). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/26/22747063/samsung-cloud-gaming-service-tizen-tv-announcement.
- ↑ Gendron, Will. "Samsung to introduce cloud gaming feature for its Tizen TVs" (in en). Input. https://www.inputmag.com/gaming/samsung-says-its-bringing-cloud-gaming-to-its-tizen-tvs.
- ↑ Pino, Nick (26 October 2021). "Samsung is making a cloud gaming service for its Tizen smart TVs" (in en). TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-is-making-a-cloud-gaming-service-for-its-tizen-smart-tvs.
- ↑ Bailey, Tom (1 November 2021). "Samsung bringing HDR10+ to gaming in 2022" (in en). whathifi. https://www.whathifi.com/news/samsung-bringing-hdr10-to-gaming-in-2022.
- ↑ "Changing the Daily Life of the Future: SDC21 Experts Discuss Next-Generation Technologies" (in en). news.samsung.com. https://news.samsung.com/global/changing-the-daily-life-of-the-future-sdc21-experts-discuss-next-generation-technologies.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (3 January 2022). "Samsung Gaming Hub is a discovery platform cloud games on smart TVs". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/02/samsung-gaming-hub-is-a-discovery-platform-cloud-games-on-smart-tvs/.
- ↑ a b Lyles, Taylor (3 January 2022). "Samsung's Gaming Hub Brings Cloud Gaming to its Smart TVs - CES 2022" (in en). IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/samsung-cloud-gaming-hub-announced-nvidia-geforce-now-google-stadia.
- ↑ "About | Tizen". www.tizen.org. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah (January 3, 2022). "Samsung’s 2022 Smart TVs to support cloud gaming, video chat and even NFTs". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/03/samsungs-2022-smart-tvs-to-support-cloud-gaming-video-chat-and-even-nfts/.
- ↑ "Xbox Gaming on Your Samsung Smart TV; No Console Required". Xbox Wire. 9 June 2022. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/06/09/xbox-app-for-smart-tvs/.