The beta testing program live with limited spots

Jan 20, 2022 22:12 GMT  ·  By
Users can join a waitlist to be notified when the program is up for testing in their regions
   Users can join a waitlist to be notified when the program is up for testing in their regions

Microsoft itself is working around the clock on bringing Android apps to Windows 11, but in the meantime, Google already has its own plans on mixing these operating systems.

The company announced not a long time ago that it’s bringing Android games to Windows PCs by launching Google Play Games on Microsoft’s operating system.

And today, the search giant has made a gigantic step towards this goal with the release of a limited beta in Honk Hong, South Korea, and Taiwan.

In other words, the first users can already try out Android games on Windows PCs as part of Google’s program, though it’s very clear the company is going for baby steps right now before expanding the availability to more people out there.

Very limited testing slots right now

Google has also created an official page letting users to join a waitlist, so users can therefore be noticed when the program is live for testing in their regions.

The testing program provides access to games like Asphalt 9: Legends, Township, and Rise of Empires: Ice and Fire, with the list to obviously expand as the development makes progress.

The following system requirements are needed to be able to play games on Windows – notice that both Windows 10 and Windows 11 are supported, though in the case of the first, you need to be running at least version 2004:  

  • Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer)
  • Solid state drive
  • 20 GB of available storage space
  • Gaming-class GPU
  • 8 logical CPU cores
  • 8 GB of RAM
  • Windows admin account
  • Hardware virtualization must be turned on
  • Compatible PC device and configuration

At this point, it’s not yet known when Google plans to expand the program to more regions, bug expand additional information to be shared rather sooner than later.