The Xbox app is now available on Samsung TVs – so too are GeForce Now and Stadia

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Rolling out now to all 2022 Samsung Smart TVs is Samsung's new Gaming Hub application. The Samsung Gaming Hub was announced at CES 2022 and is aimed at bringing together all of the major game streaming services in one simple package.

The biggest news is the smart TV debut of the Xbox app, which allows gamers to play Xbox games without a Microsoft console or PC. If you've got a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you'll be able to log into your Samsung TV and start gaming, no console required.

How on Earth can a TV power modern console games? It can't, but don't let that worry you: essentially all of the rendering for game streaming is done by servers in the cloud, which means your local machine (in this case a TV) needs very little processing power of its own. Samsung's line of smart TVs should be more than capable, but that's not a guarantee of flawless performance – the speed of your internet connection will be the big differentiator here.

Time to ditch dedicated consoles? We'll be testing the Samsung Gaming Hub just as soon as possible.

Ruben is a long-time freelance consumer technology and gaming journalist, and was previously a Staff Writer at What Hi-Fi?. Since 2014, Ruben has written news, reviews, features, guides, and everything in-between at a huge variety of outlets that include Lifewire, PCGamesN, GamesRadar+, TheGamer, Twinfinite, and many more. Ruben's a dedicated gamer, tech nerd, and the kind of person who misses physical media. In his spare time, you can find Ruben cooking something delicious or, more likely, lying in bed consuming content.