Google announced it will bring Google Play Games to Windows

Like the Xbox Live services, Google Play Games is an online game service and software development kit controlled by Google. It includes player profiles and the ability to save games to the cloud. , has an achievement system as well as a public leaderboard.'

The Play Games service allows developers to incorporate these features into their games without having to re-develop from scratch.

"Starting in 2022, players will be able to experience their favorite Google Play games on more devices, with the ability to seamlessly switch between smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks and, in the near future, Windows computers." ", said Greg Hartrell, Product Manager for Android Games and Google Play at Google. "This Google-built product brings the best features of Google Play Games to more laptops and desktops, and we're excited to expand our platform so players can enjoy their favorite Android games. more and more".

Importantly, Google's implementation is not dependent on WSA, so it doesn't require you to have a computer running Windows 11.

"This is a native Windows app distributed by Google that will support Windows 10 and up," explains Hartrell. "It will have nothing to do with game streaming."

Google will also distribute apps themselves, and presumably not using the Microsoft Store.

Google's special app is expected to be released on Windows at some point in 2022.

Marvin Fry

Update 10 December 2021