Google in earlier this year after the closure of its cloud game platform Stadia, did not give up the exploration of online games. Recently, YouTube began to roll out a new online gaming service called Playables to some of its users, a service that allows users to play a variety of games directly on YouTube without having to download or install them.
Playables is still in the testing stage, only a few users can see the Playables section on YouTube’s homepage. YouTube confirmed the existence of the service on its help page and said that it has been testing since September 5th.
The Playables is somewhat similar to the Google Play store’s Instant Apps feature, which allows users to experience different Android games and apps, but Playables offers full games, not just demos. Additionally, Playables is cross-platform, accessible from both desktop browsers and mobile devices.
YouTube has historically liked to test its experimental features by randomly selecting users and markets, but the scope and duration of the Playables test has not been revealed yet. To find out if you’ve been selected to participate in the test, users will need to sign into YouTube with their Google account and look for the Playables feature on their device. However, that doesn’t mean Playables will necessarily be fully rolled out, as YouTube often axes experimental features, such as ending the YouTube Stories feature this past June.Whether or not Playables will be a success remains to be seen.
