There is no doubt, something that has been confirmed in recent months, that Google wants to bet heavily on the world of video games. A clear example of all this can be found in its Google Play Games service, which we have talked about on occasion.
If we add to all this the increasingly strong union between our Windows desktop computer and Android applications and games , a very attractive set is going to come out of this. If you remember, while Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will run Android apps and games natively , Google revealed its plans to bring Google Play Games to the Redmond system.
Well, once we know all this, precisely at this time we can say that this is a platform that has already been launched in three countries: Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan . It must be said that it is launched in beta mode as a limited test to check its operation and acceptance among the general public. At first, so that the lucky regions can take advantage of all this, they only have to download the corresponding client from the official website of the service .
Likewise, users from those countries in which Google Play Games is not yet available, have the opportunity to subscribe on the same website. This will be done through an email that will serve as a notification method for when there is availability in our region. What has not been fully clarified yet is how these Android games will work on our Windows – based equipment .
Requirements to play Android games on my Windows PC
But, first of all, what we must take into consideration is whether our computer is capable of running these games through the aforementioned platform. First of all, it’s worth noting that Google Play Games on Windows will support keyboard and mouse controls , which is pretty important. In turn, know that the service will offer synchronization between devices and from the first moment we will have a good number of Android titles to run on Windows.
It must be taken into account that the minimum requirements are not few, so not all teams will be prepared for these tasks. To give us an idea of all this that we are telling you, the first thing we need is Windows 11, or Windows 10 with version 2004 or higher installed. As far as the necessary hardware is concerned, we must have a CPU with a total of at least 8 cores, and that is accompanied by at least 8 gigabytes of RAM .
As for storage, the platform requires an SSD with at least 20 gigabytes of free space to work. In turn, it is mandatory that we are the administrators of the Microsoft operating system and also the hardware virtualization must be activated.
As you can see, these requirements are not available to everyone . For this reason, many computers and users will not be able to access this platform of the search giant for Windows. In addition, now we can only wait for this service to reach more countries.