Because Microsoft said it would allow Android apps to run on Windows 11, Google also launched Google Play Games to run Android games on PC. Then I thought that I wouldn’t need another app player anymore, but when I ran it, it wasn’t. Rather, just one more choice? It felt like that. Besides, it’s still a beta version, so I don’t know how much it will develop in the future, but there were bound to be some regrets.
Google Play Games Beta Application 구글 플레이게임즈 설치
I applied for the Google Play Games beta waiting list and about 3 weeks later I received a play preparation email and was able to try it myself. So, if you’re interested in participating, you’ll need to sign up for the beta waitlist first. However, even when I received an email saying that it was possible to run it, it was impossible to run it if the minimum specifications were not met.
Google Play Games
Your favorite mobile games, now on PC] 윤과장의 소소한 일상 이야기
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So let’s start with the Google Play Games specifications.
minimum specs
Windows 10 build V2004 or higher
8 CPU logical cores
SSD 20GB storage space
8GB RAM
graphics card for gaming
Enable hardware virtualization
The minimum specifications released are like this, but it will be possible to drive it with about 8 logical cores, and the word game graphics card is ambiguous, but seeing that it also supports Intel Iris Xe Graphics, it seems that you can understand that the specifications required for each game are different in the end. do.
About three weeks later, I received an email about the Google Play Games Beta release. When I opened it, it said it was ready to play and I needed to open the mail on my PC.
When I clicked Get Started, there was a process to check if I passed the minimum specifications first. However, this is a necessary specification even if you try to run other app players.
After verification, it will allow you to download and install the Google Play Games beta program. Still, if it feels more comfortable than anything else, I decided to test it out thinking that it would be better to provide it officially from Google.
Maybe it’s because it’s still a beta version, so not all mobile games on the Play Store have been registered. To those who are reading this post, I would like to say that there is no need to apply in advance and it is not too late to use it when the full version is released.
The reason was mentioned earlier, but not all games are registered. And, like Lineage, it is marked for installation in the Play Store because it is linked to NC Soft Purple installation. (Unmarked ones could be run with the Google Play Games beta.) If this is the case, mobile games with their own App Player are likely to be provided this way.
So I tested even Asphalt 9, which can be run by Google. It runs in full screen, but I was able to switch to windowed mode by pressing Alt+Enter.
Being able to use a keyboard and mouse to run mobile games on a PC is natural, so I don’t think it’s an advantage. So, there are no other additional features provided by App Play in Google Play Games. For example multi-instance running several at the same time? Of course, it’s still a beta and early version, so we don’t know what will happen in the future.
Toggle full screen windowed mode: F11 / Alt+Enter
And detailed key settings were able to change the keyboard buttons through control in the game options. Other graphics settings were only available in-game, and optimization options such as changing the resolution or number of cores were not provided.
If you click the app version 7 times in the settings, you can enter the advanced settings, and what I was able to find out through this was that it works based on Android 11. Other than that, nothing much helped. I thought it was different from other app players, but in the end, the basics are the same?
There is no need to pre-register for the beta.
It won’t be too late until the official version comes out.
If a beta version had been selected and received, it would have meant testing if a little more variety of mobile games had been registered so that even popular 3D games could run, but testing with Asphalt or other 2D games is judged to be meaningless.