Key highlights
- Angry Birds: Showdown is one of the first titles up for testing.
- Playables on YouTube are accessible to a small section of Paid users.
- YouTube Playables is still under Beta testing phase until March 28, 2024.
Google has released YouTube Playables similar to Stadia. The firm formally closed down its cloud gaming service Stadia six months ago. The gaming service on the video streaming platform will be accessible for both the YouTube app for iOS and Android smartphones and the YouTube website for desktops.
Google-owned video streaming platform is getting a new online gaming feature called YouTube Playables. The company is finally rolling out the beta version of the feature nearly 3 three months after Google officially began testing the new functionality.
YouTube Playables feature arcade-style games that can be played directly on YouTube on both desktop and mobile devices. The new functionality will appear alongside other content on the home feed. Previously the “Playables” on YouTube was made available to a number of users. Users will be able to play arcade games on the platform without having to download.
Users will be able to view and control their Playables history and save game progress in YouTube History in My activity. But not that this feature is only accessible to pair subscribers or for Premium Service.
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Upon entering the standalone section “Your Premium Benefits” for Playables for YouTube Premium users are started off with the Home and Browse tabs. The Home Tab gives access to a list of all the popular games and an overview of recently played titles. The Browse tab has a larger selection of games. As of now, it includes a total of 37 popular titles. More titles are expected to be added soon.
Right now Playables on YouTube is accessible to a small section of Paid users as it is still under the Beta testing phase until March 28, 2024. Following a performance review, the company will decide whether to keep Playables permanently available on the platform.
The popular game Angry Birds: Showdown is one of the first titles up for testing. There are challenging puzzles like Daily Crossword and Brain Out, as well as exciting games like Scooter Extreme and Cannon Balls 3D on the platform.
