HKT becomes Hong Kong’s first telecommunications service provider partnering with Blacknut to introduce brand-new cloud gaming experience
- Written by Media Outreach
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 5 February 2024 - HKT (SEHK: 6823) – HKT has partnered with Blacknut, a premium game streaming platform, to launch cloud gaming services, allowing customers to enjoy unlimited access to over 500 games from Blacknut on multiple devices simultaneously for a monthly fee. After Blacknut service subscription, customers can enjoy Blacknut's cloud gaming experience with a wide range of racing, strategy, retro, sports, party, and popular AAA games, such as Sniper Ghost Warrior 3, Overcooked!2, and Moving Out simply by installing the app on devices including smartphones, tablets, computers, and smart TVs without additional costs nor separate downloads, and customers' gaming experience will not be interrupted by in-game purchases or advertisements. Each subscription allows for the creation of up to five independent accounts so that different family members can play on various smart devices simultaneously. The platform also supports independent cloud saves, allowing personal game progress to be stored under individual accounts. As the first telecommunications services provider in Hong Kong to collaborate with Blacknut, HKT leverages its own low-latency fixed broadband and 5G mobile communication capabilities to support the cloud gaming services. Backed by the Cloud Edge technology^ adopted by Blacknut, game computing resources are deployed closer to the users, providing customers with high-quality, smooth, and low-latency gaming experiences. Customers of csl, NETVIGATOR, Now TV and eye under HKT can enjoy Blacknut's cloud gaming service for a monthly fee of HK$49*. Additionally, from now until 29 February 2024, customers subscribing to the 24-month Blacknut cloud gaming service can purchase a SteelSeries Stratus Duo (recommended retail price: HK$659) or a SteelSeries Nimbus+ (recommended retail price: HK$598) game controller at a discounted price of HK$99#. For more information, please visit https://www.hkcsl.com/en/blacknut-standalone/. ^ A low-latency gaming experience is made possible by the state-of-the-art HKT fibre and 5G infrastructure which can deliver direct connection from your devices to the game server ("direct connection" refers to a direct Internet connectivity between NETVIGATOR broadband service/csl 5G mobile network and Blacknut's game servers). Use of this feature requires Internet connectivity provided by NETVIGATOR Fibre-to-the-Home broadband service or csl 5G mobile service. Actual performance may be affected by a customer's device, technology, use of network and software, network configuration and coverage, volume of usage, overseas bandwidth, game server location, and various other external factors. * Terms & Conditions of Blacknut Cloud Gaming Service purchased through csl:
- This Service is provided by Blacknut in accordance with its terms and conditions. Details: https://www.blacknut.com/en.
- The regular monthly fee for the Blacknut cloud gaming service (this " Service") is HK$59 per month. To enjoy the discounted monthly fee of this Service at HK$49 per month, a 24-month commitment period applies (the "Commitment Period").
- To apply for the Service, you must subscribe to designated mobile plans ("Designated Mobile Plans") at the time of subscription of this Service.
- Thirty-day prior notice required if you decide to terminate this Service. If this Service is terminated within the Commitment Period, you must immediately pay the Early Termination Charge, being the sum of the service fee multiplied by the number of months remaining in the Commitment Period.
- Upon expiry of the Commitment Period, this Service will be automatically renewed on a monthly basis at HK$49 per month until you provide us 30 days prior notice to cancel via our customer hotline or in person at out retails stores. If the customer's Designated Mobile plan is terminated, this Service shall be terminated forthwith.
- Upon successful application of this Service, an activation SMS will be sent to the customer. The customer must use the designated web link provided by csl in the said SMS to create an account on the Blacknut website.
- This Service cannot be returned, refunded, resold, transferred, exchanged for cash and/or other gifts.
- Mobile data used to access Blacknut content will be deducted from and/or charged to the customer's csl data plan and mobile service respectively.
- CSL Mobile Limited ("csl") is not the supplier of this Service or any part thereof. csl makes no representation nor guarantee as to the quality of this Service. Neither do we accept liability for any matters arising from, or in relation to, the same. Any dispute or complaint in connection with this Service will be referred to Blacknut.
- csl reserves the right to change or terminate the service and/or these Terms & Conditions at any time without notice. In the event of dispute, decisions made by us shall be final and binding....

