Sad
that Samsung's rumored S-Cloud didn't
appear on the scene? Well the arrival of the company's newVideo,
Game and Music hubs might
heal the wounds. Rather than a unified service, the Galaxy
S III will
have access to three separate stores that will offer an alternative
to Google
Play.
We spent a few minutes having a play, and you can see what it's like
after the break.
We
got to spend some time with both the Game Hub and the Video Hub, and
if you're a regular visitor to Google Play, you'll already be
intimately acquainted with how this works. Inside the video hub are a
number of titles available to rent for around £3 ($5) or buy in
standard definition for £8 ($12) --- we couldn't see any HD titles
on our brief peruse of the store.
The
game store offers social gaming (like slice it) and premium titles
(like Tetris), which you purchase and then access via a tray that
runs along the bottom of the game hub, rather than as separate apps
on the phone proper. Performance was smooth and the games resumed
where you left off if you switched between titles but we're not sure
what its USP is apart from not being a Google-branded store. Unless
there's compelling discounts or a unique library of titles, we're not
convinced of its utility -- not yet, at least.
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