Free Xbox with 2021/22 Samsung TV's (Sort of)

There's probably a timed exclusive agreement with Samsung for the app, I can imagine it coming to other brands/devices in due course though.

I use the Gamepass app on my decent Samsung tablet, with a connection of 500Mbps up/down (5ghz WiFi so decent speeds achieved via that) but it can still be a bit rough trying to play, or just ends the game even though the connection is fine.

I'm sure it'll improve over time though (edited)

It's brilliant

I got it on my 2020 TV

Don't ask how

Excellent with game pass

My 2021 TV needed an update but wouldn't do it automatically so had to download file from Samsung but now works a treat. Not quite up to the Series X standard but pretty good if just want quick game between TV adverts.

It's a shame that it's unusable ever since I switched to Vodafone broadband, it was great before. It seems they throttle it, because it's a lot better when you use a VPN, but still not great. It worked great when I had EE broadband.

Pretty sure my Samsung is a 2021 model, but no Xbox app for me I'm afraid 😔

Works for me, though.. I have a Series S tucked behind said TV so kind of redundent, but still want to try it out for the hits & giggles.

Ive just upgraded to an 150mpbs connection (yes, I know some of you are in warp speed but thats plenty for me!) so would love to see how it holds up.

Microsoft introduced cloud gaming back in 2020 - you don't need an Xbox, just the Gamepass (well for certain games - as there are a quite a few you can play for free!). They did announce Samsung smart TV support was coming 2021/22 so I guess it's here now! Sadly you need recent hardware and it currently only supports a limited selection.
xbox.com/en-…ing

Note that there is a beta app has been freely available for any modern Android device since 2020: play.google.com/sto…eta
The latest version is also freely available: play.google.com/sto…ass
Sadly with this version you need an Xbox powered on and an active Gamepass, however it's handy if you are in a different room from your Xbox and you don't want the hassle of remote play.

I use remote play a lot - streaming from my Xbox One X to my really old laptop (i5-4200U), it works fine.
My kids did try cloud play, and whilst it meant they could play titles that they couldn't play on their Xbox One (Deathloop) it was too lagging and dropped connections too often. (We tried 4G with Lebara & EE and wired via VM - all had similar drops)

@TheBearMan86 how do you get the 1 month xbox trial cards for £1 to stack, and take it up to a year? The only ones I can see on Gamivo seem to be non-stackable. And, is there any way to combine that with the "trick" to upgrade it to ultimate??!

I have the Samsung au9000 which is 2021 range. Anyone know if it's compatible or know where I can check please?