Android games will come to Windows PCs in 2022 via Google Play Games app

(Pocket-lint) - During the 2021 Game Awards, Google announced it is bringing Android games to Windows PCs done a desktop "Google Play Games" app.

The app volition beryllium built by Google and should get successful 2022 specifically for the intent of allowing games from Google Play to tally connected Windows laptops, tablets, and PCs. In effect to Google's announcement, Greg Hartell, merchandise manager of games connected Android and Google Play, released a connection to respective media outlets, confirming Google is processing a autochthonal Google Play Games Windows app:

"Google Play has helped billions of radical find and play their favourite games crossed aggregate platforms, including connected mobile, tablets and ChromeOS. Starting successful 2022, players volition beryllium capable to acquisition their favourite Google Play games connected much devices: seamlessly switching betwixt a phone, tablet, Chromebook, and soon, Windows PCs. This Google-built merchandise brings the champion of Google Play Games to much laptops and desktops, and we are thrilled to grow our level for players to bask their favourite Android games adjacent more. We’ll person much to stock soon!"

Based connected reports, it seems similar Google has built this app without partnering with Microsoft. Its upcoming app volition let players to resume games connected a desktop PC, aft playing them connected different instrumentality specified arsenic a  phone, tablet, oregon Chromebook. It won't impact streaming from the cloud. Unfortunately, Google hasn't revealed overmuch other astir however it plans to bring Android games to Windows PCs.

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

In fact, Google seems to beryllium conscionable simply teasing the quality arsenic of close now, but Pocket-lint has contacted the institution for a comment.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 10 December 2021.