Samsung and Sony announced that the PlayStation Now game streaming service will be available on select Samsung Smart TVs in the first half of 2015.
With this partnership, Samsung Smart TV consumers in the United States and Canada will have easy access to hundreds of PlayStation 3 games streamed from the cloud – no consoles, downloads, or trips to the store needed.
The service will launch as an app that can be accessed through Samsung's Smart Hub. Once launched, a game is played using DUALSHOCK 4 gamepad (sold separately). PlayStation Now on Samsung Smart TVs will support all functionality of the service, including the ability to earn in-game trophies, play games online with friends, and save your game progress in the cloud.
PlayStation Now is currently offered on a variety of PlayStation platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PS TV and Sony TV's. This partnership with Samsung marks the first time PlayStation games are made available on third party hardware.
"Since we first introduced PlayStation Now at CES 2014, our vision has been to open the world of PlayStation to the masses by offering the service on the devices they use every day," said Masayasu Ito, Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment. "Partnering with Samsung is a key step toward realizing this vision, as we can reach a broader audience of consumers who may not own a PlayStation console to show them why gaming with PlayStation is such a unique and amazing experience."
PlayStation Now currently offers more than 150 PS3 titles from different publishers and different genres.