Google Play Games service getting improvements, including quest notifications and snapshots

[Guest Jared Peters]

 

Google’s gaming service, Google Play Games, is going to be getting a few improvements in the near future that should help developers bake more functionality in their games. Currently, the Play Games service manages things like achievements and leaderboards, but Google is working on more improvements to the system.

 

The first major improvement is the addition of notifications for quests in a game. These notifications would alert the player whenever a game had available quests, send notifications letting them know a quest started, and send a heads up when the quest was completed. Not a huge addition, but a nice visual feedback tweak that should improve the way games play on Android.

 

The second big improvement will come in the form of snapshots that relate to saving a game. Developers will be able to add snapshot functions into their game, which would make it much easier for the player to quickly jump in and out of save points in a game. With a mobile game that you may only play at a bus stop for five minutes, being able to quickly pick up and leave a game is incredibly valuable. This service might also push for more developers to take advantage of Google’s cloud saving functionality with Play Games.

 

We might hear a little more about these tweaks tomorrow during Google I/O.

 

source:

Android Police

 

 

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