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Last updated: June 5th, 2020 at 13:42 UTC+02:00
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Samsung Access for smart TVs is a bit different from Samsung Access for smartphones. The program for TVs lets go of the upgrade option and includes premium content from various partners and the Samsung Premium Care service. The Premium Care service includes setup assistance, parts and labor charges on electrical or mechanical breakdown (with $0 deductible), and power surge protection.
You can choose up to $120 worth of content subscriptions from Microsoft (Xbox Game Pass), Sling, Showtime, and YouTube. You can choose any one of the following content subscription options:
A few websites are reporting that Microsoft's Project Cloud and Xbox Game Pass could come to Samsung TV's, but that's not true, at least right now. If you choose the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription with Samsung Access for your TV, you could use it to play compatible games on Windows 10 PCs or Xbox for up to 8 months.
Project xCloud is compatible with select Galaxy smartphones, and Microsoft and Samsung have a strong partnership. So, there's a chance of Samsung bringing Microsoft's cloud game streaming to its smart TVs in the future, similar to how it offered Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service on its TVs. However, support for PS Now was later terminated.
Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
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