Samsung To Unveil New 'Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub' Partner Accessory Program at CES 2024

[TheLostSwede]

Samsung Electronics has announced details of the "Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub" program that will be showcased at CES 2024. The objective of the program is to work with leading gaming accessory companies to drive the next generation of best-in-class partner products for the Samsung Gaming Hub, Samsung's game streaming platform. In addition, the company announced its partnership with gaming accessory provider PDP (Performance Designed Products LLC), the first "Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub" controller.

"Samsung recognizes the indispensable role of accessories in elevating gaming experiences," said Jiho Ha, Head of Service Partnerships Group at Samsung Electronics. "Building on our already-high level of compatibility, the 'Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub' program will see us collaborating with trusted partners to craft accessories that further enhance the premier experience of the Samsung Gaming Hub."




Starting this year, players will see the "Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub" badge, which designates the product has been tested for compatibility, quality, performance, safety and security on Samsung devices. Accessories displaying this badge guarantee the best possible game streaming experience on Samsung Gaming Hub, regardless of the supported Samsung device players choose.

Today, Samsung also announced its partnership with PDP's new wireless controller, the "REPLAY Wireless Controller," which is the first "Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub" product. The new controller will include a built-in, rechargeable battery for up-to 40 hours of playtime per charge, a 30-foot range low-latency Bluetooth wireless connection, a Samsung Gaming Hub home button capable of immediately launching Samsung Gaming Hub, an easy-to-use TV volume and power control button and more. Gamers can get a closer look at the "Replay Midnight Blue" at the Samsung booth at CES. The controller is now available for pre-order on the PDP website, and will be available across Amazon and Best Buy at a later date.

Samsung continues to give gamers more choice in how they play, from the devices they use - including Samsung Smart TVs, Odyssey Monitors, and the Samsung Freestyle 2nd Gen portable projector with Gaming Hub built-in - to stream their games to the expansion of the Samsung Gaming Hub ecosystem and consistently offering innovative products and experiences that players love.

Stay tuned as Samsung continues to innovate and add new partners within the 'Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub' ecosystem.

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[Onasi]

Ah yes, an XBox One controller with a different badge on the center button. Truly, this will elevate my gaming experience to new heights. Beyond new heights, even. I will do a Voyager and leave this solar system altogether.
Seriously, who writes this idiocy? A rhetorical question, no need to answer, I know it’s the PR people, but don’t they realize that this sounds absolutely ridiculous?

 

[Chaitanya]

If I want to play games I will connect my own consoles or PC to display not going to use any of the spyware shit these TV makers are forcing down users throat.

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

If I want to play games I will connect my own consoles or PC to display not going to use any of the spyware shit these TV makers are forcing down users throat.

Most people are already watching all their media though silly streaming programs built into their TV and gaming is going that way eventually. Your TV isn't any more of a snoop than your computer or smart phone are.

 

[BArms]

I hate press releases. They often obfuscate what they're really releasing behind a bunch of inside mumbo jumbo that nobody understands, by design.

 

[SOAREVERSOR]

I hate press releases. They often obfuscate what they're really releasing behind a bunch of inside mumbo jumbo that nobody understands, by design.

Samsung built a gaming hub application for their TV. This contains popular streaming services for both games, videos, gaming streams and more. Think of it as slapping XBOX, GeforceNow, twitch, and the other usual suspects under a single gaming tile on your smart TV.

Samsung has teamed up with high end after market peripheral makers with PDP being the one they are talking about here. FWIW PDP is a good sign as they actually make officially licensed products that are just as good as the official Sony/MS/Nintendo products and often better. Their higher end more esoteric stuff (fight/arcade sticks) are firmly in the same 300-500 buck super premium category as other makers and using the same Japanese parts. It also explains why the controller is an XBOX controller as PDP is an MS partner so it's just a case swap for Samsung and PDP is fond of purple.

There's litterally nothing about this that's a cash crab, a con, spyware, or any sort of other idiocy. They are just isolating gaming apps with their own hub and hit up one of the top third party peripheral makers to shell the stuff to match their brand.

If you want to read between the lines on this gaming is going to a streaming based system and there is nothing any of us can do about it. Sure gaming on your dedicated stuff will exist but once streaming kicks off prepare to pay audiophile level prices to actually pull off a gaming PC you control. Smart TV makers are pushing there fast and it's long been known that streaming will replace PC gaming first, with AAA consoles from Sony and MS next, with Nintendo being the last hold out on physical devices gaming. If you buy PC games or a gaming PC each dollar you spend is a dollar spent to send gaming to the cloud. PC Gaming Master Race strikes again.

 

[tvshacker]

If they ever bring back support to steam link app I might consider this if the price is decent.

 

[Ferrum Master]

Putting all aside... if it doesn't have Hall effect based joysticks, SAMSUNG can shove it to someone who thought it would be a good idea to sell more ewaste...

 

[Double-Click]

So they made an effort to physically manifest their bloated & redundant software with a glorified Bixby button.
They need to stop trying to warp things into their own Apple-esque ecosystem; just make the hardware and leave the software alone.

 

[Vayra86]

Samsung built a gaming hub application for their TV. This contains popular streaming services for both games, videos, gaming streams and more. Think of it as slapping XBOX, GeforceNow, twitch, and the other usual suspects under a single gaming tile on your smart TV.

Samsung has teamed up with high end after market peripheral makers with PDP being the one they are talking about here. FWIW PDP is a good sign as they actually make officially licensed products that are just as good as the official Sony/MS/Nintendo products and often better. Their higher end more esoteric stuff (fight/arcade sticks) are firmly in the same 300-500 buck super premium category as other makers and using the same Japanese parts. It also explains why the controller is an XBOX controller as PDP is an MS partner so it's just a case swap for Samsung and PDP is fond of purple.

There's litterally nothing about this that's a cash crab, a con, spyware, or any sort of other idiocy. They are just isolating gaming apps with their own hub and hit up one of the top third party peripheral makers to shell the stuff to match their brand.

If you want to read between the lines on this gaming is going to a streaming based system and there is nothing any of us can do about it. Sure gaming on your dedicated stuff will exist but once streaming kicks off prepare to pay audiophile level prices to actually pull off a gaming PC you control. Smart TV makers are pushing there fast and it's long been known that streaming will replace PC gaming first, with AAA consoles from Sony and MS next, with Nintendo being the last hold out on physical devices gaming. If you buy PC games or a gaming PC each dollar you spend is a dollar spent to send gaming to the cloud. PC Gaming Master Race strikes again.

Dream on We have several decades worth of bullshit like this behind us and gaming is still not a streaming affair, players still want offline content and consoles still offer it too. And in the meantime, regulation is catching up to service models at an accelerated pace.

The lootbox, the in app purchase, and content delivery at large will be met with several major obstacles: common sense, consumer rights, and gambling categorization being the three swords hanging above it. Streaming works fine as long as you are paying 1-5 bucks a month. But thats not what these services really cost. Try 15. And then see how many people are left - or what these people expect to get out of those amounts of money per service. It wont last.

 

[chstamos]

So the company that advertised Steam Link compatibility on its TVs, sold many such smart tvs in no little part due to it, and then went on to completely remove this functionality on existing models purchased as steam link compatible, is launching its own shitty gaming hub and we're supposed to consider this an advantage when choosing our next tv. No thanks, go fish samsung.