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Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by FloatArtifact »

SapporoChris wrote: post #41
hienyimba wrote: post #20

You can already do this on PC using the Windows Subsystem for Android. The major issue surrounding WSA was that it was too technical to setup for most PC users so we built an app for our non-technical users to solve this. Right now, Google building a standalone app for only Android games (people use Android apps fairly on par with games on PC) and then insisting on a slow rollout will most likely make the product go…

Windows Subsystem for Android appears to be for Windows 11. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/ This appears to include Windows 10: https://play.google.com/googleplaygames#section-faqs "To participate in the beta, your PC must meet these minimum requirements: Windows 10 (v2004) Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space IntelⓇ UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable 4 CPU physical cor…

There might be a wealth of emulators on PC, but they've seemed pretty sketchy for the ones I've seen.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by zokier »

hienyimba wrote: post #20

You can already do this on PC using the Windows Subsystem for Android. The major issue surrounding WSA was that it was too technical to setup for most PC users so we built an app for our non-technical users to solve this. Right now, Google building a standalone app for only Android games (people use Android apps fairly on par with games on PC) and then insisting on a slow rollout will most likely make the product go…

Does WSA have Play services? I think that is where Google can differentiate here.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

flashback2199 wrote: post #11
hfkwer wrote: post #5

Presumably to counter this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/

The Windows Subsystem for X naming convention is so annoying. It's an Android Subsystem for Windows, but leave it to Microsoft to make sure their product name comes first.

It's a trademark thing. “Android Subsystem for Windows” would imply it's an Android product.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by m3h »

zokier wrote: post #49
m3h wrote: post #17

It doesn't seem to be available in my region yet. The openness of PC means that a second app store can exist and be successful on the Windows platform. If Google pulls this off, we might see a credible, large store of casual games on Windows for the first time. Right now, mobile shines for casual games and sees the bulk of investment for casual games. It would be a great boon for many casual gamers to be able to swit…

> The openness of PC means that a second app store can exist and be successful on the Windows platform First one being Steam? > If Google pulls this off, we might see a credible, large store of casual games on Windows for the first time Steam has tons of casual games too.

Steam has a very hard-core gamer feel to it. Just look at its interface. I do often admire the simplicity of Google Play Store. And I think a dedicated store for casual gamers is both a user experience and discovery issue. Steam solves neither of those because they need to sell "all" kinds of games and with that comes the baggage of years of market choices like DLCs, game "editions" and bundles. Google could just go straight to "Click, Pay and Play".

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by jitl »

Pxtl wrote: post #50
hienyimba wrote: post #20

You can already do this on PC using the Windows Subsystem for Android. The major issue surrounding WSA was that it was too technical to setup for most PC users so we built an app for our non-technical users to solve this. Right now, Google building a standalone app for only Android games (people use Android apps fairly on par with games on PC) and then insisting on a slow rollout will most likely make the product go…

Does Windows Subsystem allow you to log in with your Google account? That's a big thing here - not just Android compatibility, but the fact that it's part of Google Play Games, so I assume cloud-saved savegames and the like will be working here.

WSA uses the Amazon AppStore so I doubt it supports Play Services.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by gdprrrr »

flashback2199 wrote: post #11
hfkwer wrote: post #5

Presumably to counter this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/

The Windows Subsystem for X naming convention is so annoying. It's an Android Subsystem for Windows, but leave it to Microsoft to make sure their product name comes first.

Its supposed to be read

Windows (Subsystem for Linux)

And not

(Windows subsystem) for Linux

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by jjice »

thih9 wrote: post #44
jgtrosh wrote: post #7

Quite off topic, but some PC games are now on Android. See for example Space Cadet: https://github.com/fexed/Pinball-on-Android/releases Once you get to enjoy a proper straightforward PC game on your phone, most every other ad-filled Android game feels insulting.

This is part of why I like nintendo switch so much. It's a handheld with the good parts of the smartphone gaming UX (portability, instant on/off), and a lot of high quality games (sans in app currency or subscription madness; often ports of PC games).

Sounds like the Steam Deck may be an even better option here if you're looking for PC games. First party Nintendo is something special though.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by bsagdiyev »

zokier wrote: post #52
hienyimba wrote: post #20

You can already do this on PC using the Windows Subsystem for Android. The major issue surrounding WSA was that it was too technical to setup for most PC users so we built an app for our non-technical users to solve this. Right now, Google building a standalone app for only Android games (people use Android apps fairly on par with games on PC) and then insisting on a slow rollout will most likely make the product go…

Does WSA have Play services? I think that is where Google can differentiate here.

It can, but it comes with the Amazon app store by default. There are projects around that integrate Play and Magisk.

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by drekipus »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #53
flashback2199 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Windows Subsystem for X naming convention is so annoying. It's an Android Subsystem for Windows, but leave it to Microsoft to make sure their product name comes first.

It's a trademark thing. “Android Subsystem for Windows” would imply it's an Android product.

Could* imply that.

I think it would make more sense if they called it:

* Windows Android subsystem

* Windows Linux subsystem

Etc

Re: Android Games on PC

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Post by axus »

mulletbum wrote: post #23
hienyimba wrote: post #20

You can already do this on PC using the Windows Subsystem for Android. The major issue surrounding WSA was that it was too technical to setup for most PC users so we built an app for our non-technical users to solve this. Right now, Google building a standalone app for only Android games (people use Android apps fairly on par with games on PC) and then insisting on a slow rollout will most likely make the product go…

Are you saying that because Google wont be invested in this and trying to figure out how to make money off it, that will be what kills it in the end? Seems right.

Don't they automatically make 30% of the revenue from Google Play app sales?
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