Google's Android Gaming Service for PC Now in Beta

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Googleis gearing up to launch its Android gaming platform on PC, with the service's beta testing phase already well underway in select territories. The service - Google Play Games - is effectively a port of Google's dedicated gaming client on Android, with it getting expanded to support a full game translation layer for Windows.

The limited beta of Google Play Games for PC is being tested exclusively in Asian territories. Specifically, users from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea can apply for access, though it is currently unknown whether Google has an unlimited number of users in mind, or if the company is curating how many people can try the beta version of the Android PC gaming client.

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Google Play Games for PC is supposed to allow Windows PC users to seamlessly play native Android and Chrome OS games on Microsoft's Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. In theory, this should ensure that users can switch between their Android and PC devices on the fly when it comes to gaming, with progression and purchases being unified between all platforms.

Though everyone can "express interest" in the application's beta at this point in time, it is unclear if and when Google might be planning to expand the beta testing phase to other territories. There's precious little official information from Google available on how, exactly, the service will work. Now that some users finally have access to it, however, first impressions should be coming in.

It's important to mention that the PC version of Google Play Games will not be a streaming app. Instead, this is going to be a native translation layer for Android games to run on Windows PCs, and it's presumed to be a part