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Application to keep gamers connected to videos covering video games

Application to keep gamers connected to videos covering video games

Vote: (3 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Google Inc.

Version: 2.10.7.6

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(3 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Google Inc.

2.10.7.6

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • A free Google/YouTube app for Android
  • Countless hours of game-based content
  • No difference in video or streaming quality
  • New gaming content added here when it's uploaded to YouTube main

Cons

  • Cannot block the ads here
  • Cannot watch any regular YouTube content on the Gaming app

Enjoy millions of video options that deal specially with video games on YouTube with this free app for the Android mobile OS

An Overview of YouTube Gaming

YouTube has been the biggest online streaming platform for over a decade now, and there is an endless supply of content. From try-on hauls and makeup tutorials to cooking channels and those funny fail videos, you can find basically anything you want here. Though if you're a true gamer who only wants to watch gaming content, then the Android app YouTube Gaming might be right up your alley.

This is actually an official YouTube app, developed and released by Google, and isn't some third-party, open source app that just gives you access to certain YouTube content. The app itself doesn't update very often, and doesn't boast a lot of features and options, but it's entirely free to download and use for the Android mobile OS.

What you're getting with this app is an official YouTube app that's every bit as reliable as the site itself. You can't do much in the way of creating your own page or uploading your own videos. You're pretty much at the mercy of what the app wants to show you. But for gaming, it offers a ton of targeted content.

What YouTube Gaming Is and What It Does

To put a fine point on it, YouTube Gaming is basically an app that gives you an abbreviated version of the YouTube site. Though rather than having to sift through cooking channels and DIY patio stuff and everything else on the site, you will find only gaming content on this app. This is truly for gamers, and you will only be able to find stuff that relates to video games.

So there aren't a whole lot of categories, and any custom search is only going to bring back results insofar as they're related to gaming. Though you can still find a ton of different gaming live streams, video game walk-throughs and tutorials, Let's-play footage for levels and reviews, and anything else that has to do with gaming.

So if you're not that big on gaming content, you'll probably want to pass on an app like this. However, if gaming is right up your alley, then this is an app that delivers nothing but game-based content, with no random results that you have to skip over to get to the stuff you really want to see.

Features of YouTube Gaming

For a Google app, YouTube Gaming is surprisingly light on features. You can basically watch whatever the app is recommending, or you can browse around for gaming-related content. Once you're watching a video, the app's controls work pretty much like the on-site controls, in that you can adjust the quality, like or dislike the video, etc. Though the gist here is that all the content is gaming-specific, and you won't be able to find anything else.

One very cool feature about this that you might appreciate is that watching videos, especially live streams, operates just like the main YouTube site. This means that you can participate in the chats, send SuperChats and ask questions, and dialogue with other users who are watching the streams.

Though that is really about it in terms of features. There's nothing fancy at all here. Think of it as if the YouTube site restricted itself to nothing but gaming-based videos, because that's exactly what this is.

Pros and Cons of YouTube Gaming

Pros

  • A free Google/YouTube app for Android
  • Countless hours of game-based content
  • No difference in video or streaming quality
  • New gaming content added here when it's uploaded to YouTube main

Cons

  • Cannot block the ads here
  • Cannot watch any regular YouTube content on the Gaming app