Earlier this week, Jong Woo, Samsung’s Vice President and head of game services, discussed bringing discovery back to mobile games and the benefits to publishers at the Pocket Gamer Connects event in San Francisco. “At Samsung, not only do we believe instant access to games will change how mobile gamers discover and consume content, in the same way streaming services for music and movies have done, it will also change the way game publishers think about user acquisition,” said Woo. “We believe this could vastly improve mobile game distribution and unlock new opportunities for games to find new audiences.”
Samsung’s game streaming approach is expanding access and growth in gaming across the Galaxy ecosystem:
- Gaming Hub for mobile featuring Instant Plays offers immediate access to games without installation, leading to greater game discoverability. Instant Plays are currently in a limited beta with select games in the US and Canada.
- Samsung’s cloud platform supports Android native APKs, provides a cloud-based attribution solution with major mobile measurement partner (MMP) providers, and supports existing in-game monetization models for a seamless fit with game publishers’ current operations.
As the evolution of the Game Launcher feature on Galaxy devices, Gaming Hub for mobile builds on Samsung Gaming’s mission to offer more choices in how people discover and play games they love. Samsung introduced the Gaming Hub in 2022 as an all-in-one game streaming discovery platform bridging hardware and software for a better player experience. Samsung Gaming Hub for larger visual displays can be found on select Samsung Smart TVs, monitors, and the Freestyle 2nd Gen projector.
About Samsung Gaming Hub for Mobile
Gaming Hub for mobile enables users to play full-fledged, robust mobile-native games from top mobile game publishers instantly without the need to download them first. This new experience allows mobile players to tap and play by quickly discovering new games without going to multiple app stores. Gaming Hub on Galaxy Devices is currently in beta with a select number of games, and the same great features players love about Game Launcher can still be found in the app.
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