[HN Gopher] Google Play Games - Official Standalone Windows Appl...
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       Google Play Games - Official Standalone Windows Application for
       Android Games
        
       Author : ethanpil
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2022-01-26 19:25 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (play.google.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (play.google.com)
        
       | andrewclunn wrote:
       | Will it connect to my google account? Also, targeting Windows
       | only, but they do say not "yet" available for Mac, so perhaps in
       | the future. Really odd that there's no linux support considering
       | you would think ChromeOS (based on Linux) would be a prime target
       | for this.
        
         | matt_heimer wrote:
         | Can't you already do this for almost all Android apps, not just
         | games, on many Chromebooks?
         | https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chro...
        
           | andrewclunn wrote:
           | Not while connecting to Google Play Games (which tracks and
           | synchs account saves and trophies).
        
       | musicale wrote:
       | Kind of interesting to see what will happen as ARM makes inroads
       | on the desktop.
       | 
       | Games are the major app on Google Play as well as the iOS App
       | Store, so it will be interesting to see if any of those
       | ecosystems expand onto the desktop as well.
       | 
       | I wonder if Google will make version for macOS on M1. Or a webasm
       | version that could run in any browser.
        
       | lostmsu wrote:
       | Is this needed considering Windows 11 will soon just let you
       | install Android apps?
        
         | matt_heimer wrote:
         | According to https://blogs.windows.com/windows-
         | insider/2021/10/20/introdu... the Microsoft based support for
         | Android apps is powered by Amazon's app store. Even if the same
         | games are available under the Amazon and Google stores the
         | games typically save progress in a store specific way.
         | 
         | If you want to "Seamless sync across devices" as mentioned, you
         | need to use the same store as your primary mobile device.
        
         | Hokusai wrote:
         | This is being done because of that.
         | 
         | Google does not want to lose the PC market. Amazon will get it,
         | if there is no Google alternative.
        
       | ethanpil wrote:
       | From the FAQ:
       | 
       | "The beta will launch in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.
       | Anyone in these regions will be able to sign up for the waitlist,
       | but we will extend invitations on a rolling basis. Those who
       | receive an invite and meet the minimum PC requirements will be
       | able to participate."
        
         | nabakin wrote:
         | VPNing from Hong Kong doesn't seem to work. Anyone else able to
         | get the waitlist option?
        
           | jimlikeslimes wrote:
           | I think Google accounts are tied to a region/country. I think
           | you can change that but it'll likely cause you problems with
           | all sorts of other things such as purchased apps becoming
           | unavailable etc.
        
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