YouTube’s looking to make a bigger push into gaming via a new “Playables” element that’s now being tested in the YouTube app, which will enable users to play simple games in-stream, as opposed to only watching gaming content.
As explained by YouTube:
“Playables are games that can be played directly on YouTube on both desktop and mobile devices. If you’re part of this experiment, you’ll see a section on YouTube called “Playables” that will appear alongside other content on the home feed. We’re testing this with a limited number of users to start.”
The project has been in development over the past few months, with The Wall Street Journal reporting back in June that YouTube was experimenting with in-app games.
There’s not much detail available at present as to the games that will be available in the app, though one of the rumored titles is Stack Bounce, a simple tap-and-play game.
Users will also be able to view and control their Playables history and saved…
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