Phil Spencer announced on the Samsung Unpacked 2020 a special Game Pass app for the Galaxy Store and the advantages of xCloud on the Samsung Note 20.
During the Samsung Unpacked 2020, an event in which the mobile company has presented all its news for the coming months (and of which you can read a complete summary here), Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, has made an appearance to announce a new agreement between Samsung and Xbox that will bring Game Pass to all the company’s devices. Phil has paid special attention to the new Samsung Note 20, which will come with three months of Xbox Game Pass and a MOGA XP5-X Plus controller, with which we can play via streaming with total comfort. The power and refresh rate of the Samsung Note 20 (up to 120 hz) will allow you to squeeze the most of Project xCloud, becoming the tablet where the Microsoft catalog will look best.
Phil Spencer during the Samsung Unpacked 2020.
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But Phil Spencer’s visit was not only to highlight the benefits of the Samsung Note 20, but to announce that there will be a special Xbox Game Pass application in the Samsung’s Galaxy Store. This version will allow players to make purchases within the app itself, from games to skins or DLC, an option not available on its namesake on Google Play, in which 30% of the profits are requested to enable said option. This alliance between Microsoft and Samsung is not the first (there is Samsung Access, which intends to install Xbox Game Pass on all brand televisions), but it is a blow to the table that strengthens the Samsung digital store, on which it makes There was little serious doubt as to whether it would continue or bow to Google. By joining forces Microsoft saves part of the percentage that Google and Samsung demanded, revitalizes its store and guarantees that its products are the best option to play through the mobile or tablet.
Finally, the head of Xbox has recalled that Project xCloud launches on Android devices around the world on September 15, date for which there will be more than 100 games available, among which there are names such as Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon, Ori or Sea of Thieves. Phil Spencer has confirmed that they are already testing more than 300 titles and that very soon the catalog will be expanded to offer full compatibility with the library that Xbox Game Pass currently offers on PC and consoles.
The Samsung Note 20 will come with the MOGA XP5-X Plus controller and three months of Xbox Game Pass.
