During the Unpacked conference, Samsung insisted at length on the partnership signed with Microsoft for the integration of Galaxy products with Windows 10, but also with the Xbox Game Pass. Samsung will even offer a Moga Bluetooth gamepad that will be ideal for playing xCloud.
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Life is a story of opportunity. And the Unpacked conference organized today by Samsung (to present in particular the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra) is further proof. Two events that were not necessarily linked are now associated in the same announcement.
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On the one hand, we have xCloud, Microsoft’s streaming game service. The Redmond firm has officially announced the arrival of his service on September 21. The service will be offered in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. And compatible controllers are even available for pre-order (with a few months free).
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Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: a real game console?
On the other, we have the launch of Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. A very high-end smartphone that the Korean brand hopes to position as a portable game console with its beautiful screen AMOLED 6.9 pouces 120 Hz, son Exynos 990, his 12 GB of RAM and his 4500 mAh battery. During the presentation of the smartphone, Samsung regularly recalled that the Note 20 Ultra is as much a smartphone for work as for entertainment.
And how to have fun? By playing video games of course. And what better way to do that than to rely on a prominent video game player like Microsoft? Especially since Samsung and Microsoft are already strongly linked thanks to the numerous works of integration of the Galaxy (S or Note) in the Windows 10 ecosystem. Integration which has taken another step forward with the Note 20 and the Note 20 Ultra (synchronization, secondary screen, information sharing, opening of Android applications with Windows, etc.).
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And this is how the two events come together. Samsung announces that the Note 20 Ultra will be a game console thanks to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the one that includes access to xCloud. The Korean firm announces the upcoming marketing of a controller, the PowerA Power XP5-X Plus, which is also for pre-order from Microsoft (and which you can see in the photos accompanying this article). It is equipped with all the buttons you need to play an Xbox game. And its purchase gives right to free three months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. But make no mistake: it is the three months that are marketed and it is the controller that is offered. Because, thanks to this partnership, Samsung becomes reseller of the video game subscription from Microsoft. Simply.
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