Premium YouTube Users Get Ready to Play – YouTube Playables Now Available on Mobile and PC!

YouTube has been in the news for the past few weeks, and the reasons are varied. The platform uses a lot of ad blockers and works for users who use it to block ads on the platform. But now there are some regular updates from YouTube which has released Playables app for its Premium users who don’t see ads between videos and even have the option to play videos in the background.

YouTube is bringing games to the platform for its paid users, putting it in competition with companies like Netflix, which are also investing in online gaming. The games being played appear to be Google’s attempt to rebrand Stadia, which was its online gaming platform aka Apple Arcade, but the company decided to shut it down for some reason.

YouTube Playables is likely to offer popular arcade games initially, with other popular titles expected to come to paid YouTube users in the near future.

YouTube has said that Playables doesn’t need another app on your phone to work, you just need to enable the feature through the regular YouTube app settings. Arcade games are also available to YouTube Premium users with a mobile app and a PC version. Another fascinating part about Playables is that the tab offers about 37 games so far, which include popular titles like Angry Birds Showdown.

The platform has started notifying some premium users about Playables and how they can access the new tab on their YouTube account. Curiously, YouTube also mentions that Playables will be available until March 28, 2024, which is about four months from now, and is likely looking at the tab’s popularity to decide whether it wants to continue it or shut it down like Stadia used to do at this time. year. As the name suggests, if you don’t pay for YouTube, you won’t be able to enjoy videos without ads, background playback, and replayable videos.