YouTube’s free games catalog ‘Playables’ rolls out to all users

YouTube is broadening the availability of its "Playables" game collection within its app, now accessible to all users and not just YouTube Premium subscribers. While not monetized directly, these games could potentially serve ads, competing with the App Store's free games. Google aims to engage users with distraction between browsing and viewing sessions. Playables feature popular titles and aim at emerging markets with over 75 minigames, offering game progress saving and score tracking. This expansion mirrors similar moves by Netflix and Epic Games to circumvent app store commissions. Netflix's games require a subscription purchased outside the App Store.