How to connect Samsung TV with Xbox and PlayStation controllers?

Here's how you can connect a Samsung TV or smart monitor with the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller or the Sony DualSense Controller for PlayStation for cloud gaming.

Since 2022, Samsung has been offering TVs and smart monitors with Samsung Gaming Hub, a platform that provides users with game streaming services, such as Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now. Samsung Gaming Hub and these services let you play gaming console or PC quality games on your TV or smart monitor without buying a gaming console or a PC.

However, to stream games on your Samsung TV or smart monitor, you need a controller, such as the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller or Sony DualSense Wireless Controller for PlayStation. Well, if you bought a controller to enjoy high-quality games on the large screen but are wondering how to connect it to a Samsung TV or smart monitor, you have come to the right place.

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How to connect the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller to a Samsung TV or smart monitor?

Turn on your Samsung TV and go to Settings > Bluetooth Devices.

On your Xbox Controller, press and hold the Xbox button, which should light up the Xbox logo.

On your Xbox Controller, press and hold the Pair button, which should make the Xbox logo flash rapidly.

On your TV’s Bluetooth devices page, you should see a listing for the Xbox Wireless Controller.

Select the Xbox Wireless Controller, which should bring up an option that says Pair and Connect.

Select Pair and Connect, and in a couple of seconds, your Xbox Controller will be paired with the TV.

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How to connect the Sony DualSense Wireless Controller to a Samsung TV or smart monitor?

Turn on your Samsung TV and go to Settings > Bluetooth Devices.

On your Sony DualSense Controller, press and hold the PS button and Create button simultaneously, which should make the light on the controller flash rapidly.

On your TV’s Bluetooth devices page, you should see a listing for DualSense Wireless Controller.

Select the DualSense Wireless Controller, which should bring up an option that says Pair and Connect.

Select Pair and Connect, and in a couple of seconds, your Sony DualSense Controller will be paired with the TV.

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Here's a fun fact: When you pair a Samsung TV or smart monitor with the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller or the Sony DualSense Wireless Controller, you can not only use these controllers to play games but also to operate the TV, instead of using the remote.

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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