“Starting in 2022, players will be able to experience their favorite Google Play games on more devices: seamlessly switching between a phone, tablet, Chromebook, and soon, Windows PCs,” said Google’s product director of games on Android and Google Play, Greg Hartrell, in a statement to The Verge. The app that will run the games has been built by Google themselves, and you’ll be able to resume games on desktop after playing them on a phone or elsewhere. That said, it’s worth remembering that a lot of Android games are, obviously, designed to be played on a touchscreen, or make use of features not present on desktop PCs. Pokémon Go isn’t going to work without GPS tracking, for example. More generally, just because a game can be launched in Windows doesn’t mean it’s going to automatically play nice or feel nice with a mouse and keyboard. Yet this is still another example of the PC becoming the ultimate destination for basically every game. This being an official Google product increases the chances of games offering official support, and it feels like a more official arrival on PC for several huge hits, such as Pokémon Unite and Mystic Messenger. I always have an Android phone, but I actually don’t play games on it that much. Those that I have loved, like Holedown, already have PC ports. What should I dig into in preparation for more Android games arriving on PC in 2022? Let me know in the comments.
