The Google Play Games for PC beta, which allows users to play Android games on their Windows PC, has finally launched in the US and 7 other countries.
Before now, it had only been available in Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Now, Google has expanded their services to the aforementioned United States along with Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, and Singapore.
They also updated their system requirements in order to run Android apps properly, which are thankfully now less demanding as they continue to optimize the platform:
Minimum Requirements for Google Play Games for PC beta
- OS: Windows 10 (v2004)
- Storage: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
- Graphics: IntelⓇ UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable
- Processor: 4 CPU physical cores
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM
- Windows admin account
- Hardware virtualization must be turned on
Recommended for better gameplay performance
- OS: Windows 10 (v2004)
- Storage: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
- Graphics: Gaming-class GPU, like Nvidia GeForce MX450
- Processor: 8 logical cores
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM
- Windows admin account
- Hardware virtualization must be turned on
A user on Reddit has shared what games are currently available to play through this beta. More games are likely to be supported as time goes on. Quick notable mentions here include Asphalt 9: Legends, Genshin Impact, and Arknights.
You can try out the Google Play Games on PC beta by downloading it through their website. As it continues to be developed, the service should continue to improve. Hopefully it does not end up sharing the same fate as the late Google Stadia.
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