{"id":4815,"date":"2022-01-20T19:16:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/google-releases-very-limited-beta-of-android-games-on-windows\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T19:16:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:16:06","slug":"google-releases-very-limited-beta-of-android-games-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/google-releases-very-limited-beta-of-android-games-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Releases Very Limited Beta of Android Games on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The smartphone wars were won by apps. That\u2019s why we\u2019re all using Android and iOS phones rather than Palm and BlackBerry. The number of apps on those platforms doesn\u2019t matter as much these days \u2014 it\u2019s more than enough. Now, some of Android\u2019s enormous app catalog is destined for Windows. Microsoft has its Android framework in Windows 11, but Google<\/a> is not going to be outdone. It\u2019s launching an early beta of Google Play Games<\/a>, which will bring mobile games to Windows PCs\u2026 eventually. So far, only a few regions have access to the beta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s Windows Subsystem for Android will let users install the Android software of their choice, including both apps and games. It is partnering with Amazon to provide an app store, but that means most content won\u2019t be available. Google\u2019s Play Store has a much greater selection, but even Google\u2019s solution won\u2019t deliver all the Android apps you\u2019ve come to expect\u2014as the name implies, Google Play Games on Windows will only offer games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes sense in some respects. Games scale better to larger displays, and most apps are just conduits to services that exist on the web. Plus, mobile games often include in-app purchases that print money for the developers (and Google). \u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce that some of the most popular mobile games in the world will be available at launch, including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Summoners War, State of Survival: The Joker Collaboration, and Three Kingdoms Tactics,\u201d Google said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I should point out that all of those games are free-to-play with in-app purchases of $100 or more. Google would get a piece of all those transactions in Google Play Games, but not if people get their content from the Amazon Appstore in Windows 11. Google\u2019s sudden desire to get Android games on Windows is almost certainly a direct response to the Microsoft announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n