The open beta for Google Play Games on PC has lately widened its attain to incorporate eight new territories. As of at the moment, the service is now accessible to customers in North America (US and Canada), Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, and the Philippines. 

More territories added to the service means extra gamers can play Android video games on a Windows PC. Not everybody owns an Android cellphone, however they greater than possible personal a PC, which provides these titles (and their builders) an opportunity to develop their viewers.

“Earlier this 12 months, we introduced that Google Play Games could be coming to PCs as a beta expertise in a restricted variety of markets,” wrote director Arjun Dayal. “We’re thrilled to develop our platform to extra markets for gamers to get pleasure from their favourite video games on Google Play.”

With Google Play Games, gamers will have the ability to play cell Android video games on computer systems (by way of a standalone app), which has beforehand primarily been potential by way of emulators. 

The PC model of Google Play Games launched its beta in August, with Thailand, Hong Kong, and Australia amongst its small checklist of eligible territories. In the three months since then, stated Dayal, the catalog of Google Play Games has “accelerated” to incorporate extra cell video games to be performed on PC. 

Along with the additional territories, Dayal added that “vital strides” have been made to onboard extra customers to the service. To that finish, minimal spec necessities for Google Play Games have been diminished to incorporate PCs operating Windows 10+ with an built-in graphics card and 4+ core CPU. 

“Our broader purpose continues to be assembly gamers the place they’re and giving them entry to their video games on as many units as potential. […] As we transfer in direction of a full launch, we are going to proceed so as to add new options and consider developer and participant suggestions.”