The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 23rd (local time) that YouTube is conducting an internal test to provide an online game service.
YouTube's parent company, Google, sent an email to its internal employees to test out YouTube's new game service product called "Playables." The games tested reportedly included 'Stack Bounce', an arcade game in which you try to break a layer of bricks with a ball.
This game service can be played not only through the 온라인 카지노 사이트 YouTube site on PC web browsers, but also through Google Android and Apple's iOS-based mobile devices. Through this, the WSJ explained that users can easily enjoy and share it together.
YouTube is website already a popular site for gamers, competing with Amazon's Twitch in live-streaming viewership. YouTube's attempt is noteworthy because it came at a time when ad revenue was slowing. YouTube recorded $6.7 billion in ad revenue in the first quarter of this year, down 2.6% from the same period last year. This is the third consecutive quarter of decline in sales.
The WSJ predicted that YouTube is looking for a new growth area and will be able to secure a position in that area by hosting various online games.