Of course, the ability to play and run Android apps and games has always been a thing for a long time. You could make use of various Android emulators that would let you install and play Android games on your PC right away. While it was cool, there was always the issue of lags and sometimes, even resulting in your account in the game getting banned. Well, with Google’s new project you can simply ditch the Android emulator to play games but not quite yet. Read on to know everything about Google Play Games for Windows.
Region Availability
This feature is currently in its beta stage and is available in only three regions so far i.e. South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Sure, its availability s quite limited, but we can expect the beta access to slowly reach across different regions in the coming weeks or months. If you belong to any of the above-mentioned regions, you can put in your request to get access to the Google Play Games PC app. But, this also means that you meet system requirements that are important in the smooth functioning of the Google Play Games app.
System Requirements
These are the minimum system requirements that are needed in order to join the waitlist as and when the beta access goes live in your region. Here are the system requirements
Windows 10 running update 2004 or newerAn SSD with at least free space of 20 GBCPU with 8 logical cores8 GB of RAMWindows account with Admin privilegesHardware Virtualization present and enabled
Supported GPUs
Along with all the system specs, you also need to have any one of the below-mentioned GPUs in order to use Google Play games. Nvidia GPUs
GeForce GTX 600, 700, 800, 900,10 seriesGeForce 16, 20, 30 seriesVolta series
Intel GPUs
Iris Xe Graphics
AMD GPUs
Radeon HD 7790, 7850, 7870, 7970, 7990Radeon HD 8970, 8990Radeon R9 200 seriesRadeon R7 & R9 300 seriesRadeon RX 400 seriesRadeon RX 570, 580, 890Radeon RX Vega seriesRadeon VII seriesRadeon 5000, 6000 series
Google Play Games Features
While you will be able to finally play your Android mobile games without lags on your PC, here are some added benefits
A bigger screen brings in more immersive gameplayIn-game controls automatically mapped to your keyboard and mouseGoogle achievements and rewards will be syncedSingle google account to sync your game progress and continuity functionalitySafe game installations and game optimizations for PCEarn Google Play Points from subscriptions and in-game purchases. (Play Points available in select regions)
And this is everything about the new Google Play games for PC While it is currently in beta and in very limited regions, it is safe to say this will be a great success while it launches globally. We will update the region availability list as and when new regions are added. So, what do you think about being able to play Android games on a PC without an Android emulator? Do you think this will be the death of Android Emulators? Do let us know your thoughts about it in the comments below. Also Check:
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