Available since the start of the year to members of the Insiders program, Android games were however reserved for users with a relatively competent PC. That’s about to change, as Microsoft rolls out the feature to new countries. Indeed, the minimum configuration necessary has seriously dropped.
This is one of the great novelties of Windows 11: Android applications landed with a bang on the operating system at the start of the year. Still in the state of testing with Insiders, the functionality still continues to improve through multiple bug fixes and other keyboard support additions. But being able to use its Android applications is good, but being able to enjoy its mobile games is even better.
So, in January, the Google Play Store landed on Windows, bringing with it a handful of games. Today, the platform is deployed in several other countries, namely Thailand and Australia. Still no launch date for France, but never mind: we still have good news to announce. Indeed, the minimum configuration required to run the games has dropped significantly.
No more need for a war machine to run Android games on Windows
Remember that Android applications require a certain power to run properly. Games, on the other hand, were even more demanding, requiring at least a full graphics card, an 8-core processor and 20GB of available storage. All these prerequisites have therefore been revised downwards. Thus, a GPU integrated into the processor is now enough to run the games.
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Similarly, Google now recommends a minimum of four cores in its SoC. This opens the door to a whole range of chips, which can easily be found in conventional laptop PCs. As for the necessary storage, it is now only 10 GB. In other words, many more users will now have access to this feature. Google specifies since its launch, about fifty games have been added to the catalog.
Source : XDA Developers
