The rebirth of YouTube could start from the world of gaming, indeed, from cloud gamingwhich is increasingly becoming the present of the gaming market.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Google-owned video streaming platform is working on a Playablescode name of a new service that will allow users to stream video games.
Streaming video games, also known as cloud gaming, allows gamers the ability to launch your favorite titles without having to download and install games on your devices. It is a sort of Netflix of video games, which is making the fortune of numerous similar catalogs (think of Xbox Game Pass). This way users can not only start a game immediately, but also don’t need free storage space.
Playables: What we know about YouTube’s new cloud gaming service
Ansa reports that the YouTube service is currently being tested for a small group of employees. The reason that drives YouTube to invest in streaming video games seems to be the desire to diversify its revenue, which currently mainly depends on advertising.
YouTube is already one of the most popular platforms for streaming eSports events and for online gamers, even if the scepter of industry leader seems to be nonetheless Twitch.
In reality, Google is not entirely foreign to the world of cloud gaming, on the contrary. The Mountain View giant has been running it for years Stadiaa game streaming service that closed its doors in January of this year.
Will Playables do better? We will find out only by playing.