- YouTube is preparing an online gaming service, called “Playables”
- Price and release date remain unknown at this time
- This alternative echoes the failure of Stadia, another Google gaming platform
According to theWall Street Journalwhich reveals the file in a new article, YouTube is working on the development of a new service called “Playables“. It should be an alternative to Netflix's video game offering, allowing you to enjoy titles directly from the American streaming platform. We do not yet know the price of this potential novelty, or even who the partner publishers will be during the launch, the date of which also remains confidential for the moment.
For comparison, Cupertino also offers a similar solution withApple Arcade. Billed at 4.99 euros per month, this subscription includes access to more than two hundred different games such asThe Oregon Trail,Nickelodeon Extreme Tennisor evenSonic RacingetMy Little Pony: Mane Merge. Several ranges of powered devices are compatible, including MacBook Pros, iPhones and iPad Airs.
A compromised future on iOS?
According to theWall Street Journal, players should be able to access Playables from theversion web de YouTubeaccessible on computer and from the host's mobile app. However, we know that on iPhone, Apple has difficulty authorizing this type of value proposition. There is no question of downloading content that has not been previously scanned by App Store robots for potential malware. But reading from a browser like Safari can,Sometimes, allow this major limitation to be circumvented.
On Mac, installations are also complicated if from a source “unknown” to the system. But going by the proprietary browser installed on these computers and with their in-house chips under the hood, everything suggests that the hardware is already ready for the new gaming service that Alphabet is preparing.
In the shadow of Stadia
With this, let us note that Playables will also have to deal with the bitter failure ofStadia, Google's cloud gaming platform having convinced a million Internet users across the globe since its beginnings. Launched in 2020, the platform will finally be stored at the end of last year. However, we can bet that its creators will have learned from their mistakes, and that the “lighter” format of their alternative in preparation will be able to take advantage of the many regular users of YouTube, with an integration worthy of the name.
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