According to some rumors it appears that Google is about to launch a function for the cloud gaming which allows users to to open e start a game directly from the search results. This means that if you search for a game name in Google search, the button may appear “Plays” which allows you to start the title immediately. Let’s find out all the details together.
Google and cloud gaming: a new feature coming?
It looks like the Google search engine has a new update for cloud gaming platforms!!!
When searching for a game players can now launch a game directly from the search results utilizing @GoogleStadia. pic.twitter.com/xblOsBpF6O
— Bryant Chappel (@BryantChappel) August 11, 2022
Bryant Chappel of The Nerf Report seems to be the only one who noticed the change and quickly found that it is not limited to the Stadia cloud gaming service by Google. According to him it also works with Amazon Luna, Xbox Cloud Gaming e GeForce Now on NVIDIA.
There seem to be some problems with this feature, however. It is in fact necessary to have carried out theaccess to an associated account to these cloud gaming services, otherwise a sign-up page will open, and there may still be intermediate requests. Furthermore, it doesn’t seem to work with all games.
It is currently unclear what Google plans to do. They don’t know if and when it will fully introduce this feature. The Verge website has noticed that this phantom feature is suddenly disappeared from the search results, after being in plain sight for an entire afternoon. She later appeared again but only for the account Google Workspace of one of the editors of the site; an account that it is not associated with any cloud gaming service. Chappel and 9to5Google then confirmed to The Verge that the feature still exists.
The most plausible hypothesis, according to The Verge, is that Google is performing an A / B test with this function to see how the public reacts. We just have to wait for further information from the company.
Would you like a similar function?