“Our end goal is to make recording and live-streaming capabilities ubiquitous on the platform, so that whether you are in the Play Games app or YouTube Gaming app, you will have instant access to that capability”, he says. The fact that someone who makes gameplay videos has the highest number of subscribers on YouTube goes to show just how popular this content can be, which is why it wasn’t surprising when YouTube got the ability to live stream games being played on an Android device. Today, Google Play Games announced a new feature which will let you record and share your gameplay moments with others.
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When recording, you can choose any game on your device, then opt for either 480p or 720p (HD) recording.
An update released on Wednesday will add a video recording option to the app. You’ll be able to record your game as you play and use your phone’s front facing camera to record yourself adding commentary.
The Android update for Google Play Games is rolling out over the next few days to the U.S. and United Kingdom first.
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According to App Annie’s Q3 2015 Market Index the gap in performance between the iOS App Store and Google Play continues to grow. And that’s good news for Google: YouTube reports that people watch 144 billion minutes’ worth of footage of people playing video games on YouTube every month. It’ll be available first in the U.S. and United Kingdom, with support in more countries coming “soon after”.
