Google Play Games for PC now available in beta for select ...

Google Play Games for PC, the new desktop Android game emulator from Google, is now being tested in select regions. Wearereadersupported.Externallinksmayearnusacommission. March15,202212:00pm Comment CorbinDavenport GooglePlayGamesforPCnowavailableinbeta,bringingyourfavoriteAndroidgamestoWindows GooglesurprisedeveryoneinDecemberwhenthecompanyconfirmeditwasworkingonanofficialwaytoplayAndroidgamesonWindowsPCs.ThelimitedbetatestingprogramforthenewGooglePlayGamesdesktopapplicationopenedinJanuary,andnowthecompanyisreadyforplayerstotakeitforaspin. GoogleannouncedonTuesdaythatithasstartedrollingouttheGooglePlayGamesforPCBetainSouthKorea,Taiwan,andHongKong.Justaspreviouslyannounced,it’sastandaloneWindowsPCapplicationbuiltbyGoogle,designedfordownloadingandplayingAndroidgamesfromthePlayStore.Moredetailswillapparentlyberevealedduringtheongoing‘GoogleforGamesDeveloperSummit’,buttherearealreadyvideosandimagesoftheapplicationinactionfromplayersinSouthKorea,Taiwan,andHongKong. XDAVIDEOOFTHEDAY Onlyahandfulofgamesareaccessiblerightnow,withnooptiontosearchforothers—Googlepresumablywantstomakesurethedesktopapplicationworkswithasmallerselectionfirst.Also,there’snooptiontodownloadapplicationsthataren’tgames.Themainexecutableisreportedlycalled“crosvm.exe,”seeminglyindicatingit’sbasedonGoogle’sofficialvirtualmachineforChromeOS. GooglepreviouslypublishedtheminimumsystemrequirementsforPlayGamesforPC,whichincludesWindows10v2004orlater,anSSD,20GBofavailablestoragespace,a“gaming-classGPU”(hereareallthesupportedoptions),8logicalGPUcores,8GBRAM,aWindowsadminaccount,andhardwarevirtualization(hypervisor/HAXM)enabled.GooglesaysthatAMDPCswithlessthan1GBVRAMandLenovoThinkPadlaptopsarenotcompatible. It’snotclearyetwhenGooglewillbringtheapplicationtotherestoftheworld.PCswithWindows11canalsousethenewWindowsSubsystemforAndroidtorunAndroidapplicationsandgames,andwiththehelpofthird-partyscripts,theGooglePlayStorecanbesideloaded.TherearealsootherAndroidemulatorsbuiltforgamesthathavebeenaroundforyears,suchasBluestacks. Tags GoogleGooglePlayGamesWindows XDA»NewsBrief»GooglePlayGamesforPCnowavailableinbeta,bringingyourfavoriteAndroidgamestoWindows Aboutauthor CorbinDavenport CorbinisatechjournalistandsoftwaredeveloperbasedinRaleigh,NorthCarolina. LoadComments SubscribetoXDAReceivethefreshestAndroid&developmentnewsrightinyourinbox! LatestXDANews GoogleSearchrollsoutairqualityreportsinUnitedStates April20,2022 HowtocreateabatteryreportonWindows11tolearnmoreaboutit April20,2022 SamsungislaunchingaPokémonthemedGalaxyZFlip3inSouthKorea April20,2022 ChromewilllockdownGamepadAPIbecauseitcanbeusedfortracking April20,2022 T-Mobilenowhasonemillionhomeinternetsubscribers April20,2022 XDADeveloperswasfoundedbydevelopers,fordevelopers.Itisnowavaluableresourceforpeoplewhowanttomakethemostoftheirmobiledevices,fromcustomizingthelookandfeeltoaddingnewfunctionality. Areyouadeveloper?|TermsofService ThissiteisprotectedbyreCAPTCHAandtheGooglePrivacyPolicyandTermsofServiceapply. Moreinfo Contact Advertise About SuggestContent Security PrivacyPolicy UsefulLinks BestAndroidPhones HowtoRoot BestLaptops Tutorials Copyright©XDA We'reSocial