Google announced last year that it would launch a PC version of the Google Play Games application, allowing Windows computers to play Android games as well. Today, Google announced that it will be open for registration in some regions to test it. The beta will be available first in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and Google says there will be more information on future betas soon.
According to the official introduction, Google Play Games is a PC application that allows you to browse, download and play some mobile games on your Windows desktop or laptop. In addition to playing your favorite Android games on PC, you can use your keyboard and mouse, sync seamlessly between devices, and integrate with Google Play Points. Google Play Games is not currently available for Mac.
The Android game will be available in a standalone app called Google Play Games, which will feature popular mobile games including Mobile Legends, Summoners War, and State of Survival War)”, “Three Kingdoms Tactics (Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition)” and so on.
Google’s self-developed launcher will allow players to browse, download and play Android games on the computer, supporting seamless cross-platform connection. library. Start the game on your phone, switch to PC to play, then continue on your phone. On top of that, Google says mobile games played through the Google Play app will support mouse and keyboard input and be optimized for larger screens.
For Google Play to be successful on PC, developers need to ensure that their games are compatible with larger screens and that mouse/keyboard input functions properly. The incompatibility of the aspect ratio of apps with the aspect ratio of the screen has been an issue for running apps on larger Android tablets for several years, and it’s only now that Google has introduced Android 12 L, the company’s mobile operating system. The big-screen version of takes some steps toward that.
Google has released more detailed instructions to help developers optimize their existing apps for compatibility with Windows PCs. If you’re in Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong and want to try the beta version, you can go to the official website, press the “Join Waitlist” button, and enter the queue to access Google Play Games.
Google has not disclosed when the PC version of the Google Play Games app will be available to the public, but the app will be available sometime in 2022. Before that, emulators like BlueStacks let users play Android games on Windows PCs through a browser.
