Vivek Sharma

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The Facebook-Gaming-app offers access on gaming streams, but none of Facebook has different content

Facebook own gaming app earlier than planned, in its latest attempt to grow its presence in the online gaming world.

Facebook Said the "accelerate" the Start was a direct response to the Covid-19 lockdown.

The app, users can follow the high-profile players, watch left behind live games streams and comments and without interaction with the rest of Facebook.

It can also be a Gamer to transfer your own smartphone screen.

While Facebook is still the largest Social Network on The Planet , it has struggled against dominant players Twitch and YouTube, when It Comes to games, streaming, and esports.

the competition in space is heating, with Microsoft's Mixer, and YouTube-the financing of players and franchises in The Last few months.

Gaming is only

Up to now, Facebook is the gaming brand have been accessible as a tab within the main Facebook app, and as an independent website.

The Company Said the stand-alone app was categorized "a focus gaming experience for people who want to dig deeper".

The app, which was tested in Asia and Latin-America for about a year and a half, launched on the Google Play App Store on Monday. A version for Apple iOS will follow.

together with rival apps, users can follow, streamers and commenting on the live gameplay, and also the interaction with Facebook groups about each of the games.

But Facebook app allows people to play games from The Company "instant games" library, of a tab separated in the app, without installing the software.

Another feature is The Ability to "go live" of the app and transfer the smartphone to display on Facebook.

The function of the mobile gameplay allows you to stream directly and without additional equipment. YouTube has a similar feature for channels with over 1,000 subscribers.

Brings together all of these functions, "it helps to distinguish it from other live-streaming apps, the only," Said Piers Harding-Rolls, the Research Director for gaming at the amp analysis.

"Facebook's approach to the democratisation of the streaming process, i.e., each user can easily Live With a stream very. "

The approach of may with some advantages in markets where mobile gaming is much Bigger - such as China and South-East Asia ", - He Said .

The app lets people follow your favorite Streamer or play Facebook games

Facebook says it has had five million installations of the app during the 18-month test run in limited markets, and that More Than 700 million people already, together with his gaming products

"Of Facebook Gaming app is a Prime example of a gaming resurgence at Facebook in The Last couple of years, and we have only just started," Said Vivek Sharma , Vice President of Facebook Gaming.

But Mr Harding-Rolls has warned that it will your own app strategy "has its pros and cons."

"It allows you to position the Facebook, your offer against other live-streaming sites focused on games, and helps visibility of the games content on Facebook, but it requires a user to download a separate app, the to likely hinder adoption," He Said .

"But it is also a user-acquisition funnel for the consumers who do not may be interested in the Facebook-app, including to young consumers," He Said .

Game-streaming number of spectators is estimated to have increased during the coronavirus lockdown period of at least 10%. But the competition in the room had already increased before The Virus emerged.

In August Last Year , Twitch him.

In January, YouTube, eSports tournaments.

Facebook has also designed a different current bid for gamers' attention, so to organize the laity more easily and create their own eSports competitions.

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Source of news: bbc.com