Microsoft to Bring Xbox App to Samsung Smart TVs
09 Juni 2022 - 02:58PM
Dow Jones News
By Will Feuer
Microsoft Corp. said it will roll out an app on Samsung smart
TVs that will give users access to the company's subscription
gaming service, Xbox Game Pass, even if they don't own the Xbox
console.
The app will be available June 30 in 27 countries on Samsung's
2022 smart TVs, Microsoft said. Microsoft said using the app will
be just like using any other streaming service on a smart TV.
"We're on a quest to bring the joy and community of gaming to
everyone on the planet, and bringing the Xbox app to smart TVs is
another step in making our vision a reality," Microsoft Gaming
Chief Executive Phil Spencer said.
It is a major step for Microsoft, which saw its gaming hardware
business boom during the pandemic. The shift toward cloud-based
gaming comes as Microsoft tries to close its roughly $75 billion
deal to buy game studio heavyweight Activision Blizzard Inc.
Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 09, 2022 08:43 ET (12:43 GMT)
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