Android Google Play Games App Gets Local Multiplayer in New Update

[mrtofu]

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[FAST6191]

Hmm, wonder if this could be slightly subverted for hotspot making.

 

[Sicklyboy]

Hmm, wonder if this could be slightly subverted for hotspot making.

You say this low hotspots are anything but trivial to make on Android?

 

[Arras]

This has been possible for like at least 5 years using bluetooth on iOS?

 

[FAST6191]

You say this low hotspots are anything but trivial to make on Android?

I was thinking more from the no hotspots/tethering network providers angle.

 

[BlackWizzard17]

This has been possible for like at least 5 years using bluetooth on iOS?

Bluetooth connect and play has also been on Android but I'm guessing this "new" feature is without Bluetooth but i could be wrong.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

There are tons of apps that had local multiplayer already.

Pretty sure this "update" is for the Google Play Games app, not some new Android feature.

 

[DinohScene]

Casual gamers playing casual games with casuals.


Thumbs up Android, thumbs up.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

After some research, it is indeed an update for the Google Play Games app. As such, I'm going to change the title to reflect this and move it into the Android section as, in my opinion, an update to an app isn't as newsworthy as new features to an OS.


To summarize the news, Google Play Apps can create a local lobby for Google Play Games-enabled apps, so you can play with people nearby. This isn't a new feature in Android altogether, just some Google Play Games-enabled apps.

 

[mrtofu]

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