{"id":3976,"date":"2023-06-24T19:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T19:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shitheki.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2023-06-24T19:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T19:31:06","slug":"youtube-is-adding-games-to-its-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shitheki.com\/youtube-is-adding-games-to-its-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is adding games to its platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3976\" class=\"elementor elementor-3976\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be1a454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be1a454\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c6601\" data-id=\"05c6601\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1a23e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1a23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is adding games to its platform<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is said to be working on adding games to its platform, both on the website and on phones. The service, which is currently in testing, is called Playables.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Playable games are short interactive games that can be played directly on YouTube. Designed to be easy to learn and play, it can be enjoyed by people of all ages.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is not the first platform to offer games. Other platforms, such as Facebook and Twitch, already offer games that can be played directly on their website or app.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffab809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffab809\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca44edb\" data-id=\"ca44edb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abec951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-quads\" data-id=\"abec951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-quads.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<!-- WP QUADS v. 2.0.82  Shortcode Ad -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1079\" id=\"quads-ad1079\" style=\"float:none;margin:5px 0 5px 0;text-align:center;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.82 Content AdSense async --> \n\n\r\n            <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n                  style=\"display:block;\"\r\n                          data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n                 data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4959731111126575\"\r\n                 data-ad-slot=\"3692706579\"><\/ins>\r\n                 <script>\r\n                 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75bfc8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75bfc8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff5373\" data-id=\"5ff5373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c288c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c288c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is not the first platform to offer games. Other platforms, such as Facebook and Twitch, already offer games that can be played directly on their website or app.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">All games on Playables are short and simple and do not require any special skills or knowledge to play. This makes it ideal for people who want to play games without having to commit to a long session.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Games can be social. Players can compete against each other, or they can work together to complete challenges. This makes it a great way to connect with friends and family.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is currently testing Playables. If the service is successful, it can be rolled out to all users in the future.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0056a68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0056a68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a33c1c4\" data-id=\"a33c1c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdd851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-quads\" data-id=\"dbdd851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-quads.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<!-- WP QUADS v. 2.0.82  Shortcode Ad -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1079\" id=\"quads-ad1079\" style=\"float:none;margin:5px 0 5px 0;text-align:center;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.82 Content AdSense async --> \n\n\r\n            <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n                  style=\"display:block;\"\r\n                          data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n                 data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4959731111126575\"\r\n                 data-ad-slot=\"3692706579\"><\/ins>\r\n                 <script>\r\n                 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a8ea46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a8ea46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d6e87\" data-id=\"d6d6e87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0030cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0030cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Here are some additional details that the platform will likely be in:<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">All games are HTML5 games, which means they can be played on any device with a web browser.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">All games may be free to play.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">There are a variety of different game types available, including puzzle games, action games, and racing games.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Players can earn points and badges for playing games, and can compete against each other on leaderboards.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.1px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">YouTube is still in the early stages of testing Playables, but it has the potential to be a major new feature for the platform. If Playables is successful, it could help bring new users to YouTube and keep existing users engaged.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube is adding games to its platformYouTube is said to be working on adding games to its platform, both on the website and on phones. The service, which is currently in testing, is called Playables.Playable games are short interactive games that can be played directly on YouTube. 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