Google Play now allows you to reserve applications and games
A few weeks ago, and thanks to exhaustive analysis by Android Police, we discovered that Google was preparing interesting new features for its app store Google Play Store Among them it cost a system of reserve as a reminder for those applications and gamesthat have not yet hit the market, but have been already announcedA feature that has already been activated for everyone and that will prevent the most impatient users from missing one of their most anticipated releases
This is a new feature focused especially on the promotion of applications And it is that developers will be able to announce their creations directly onGoogle Play Store and allow the most interested users to follow them and be alerted on the official launch day All this with the usual tools of this content store such as the videos, the description , the screenshots and the reviews
Its operation is simple, and is largely reminiscent of the online video game reservation systems that have become so popular in recent years. It is enough to access the download page of an application or game.At the moment, the first to use this service is the developer Glu with its game Terminator Genisys: Revolution A game from the well-known franchise Terminatorthat has not yet hit the market, but has been advertised through this system to let users know about it.
When accessing its download page, all the information of a regular game appears, with different screens of how it will look, adescription that shows its plot and strengths, and a trailer Of course there are no comments yet that could not be tested, but it does have a button +1 to mark it on the social network Google+. Next to all this appears the button Preregistration instead of the Install button.
When pressed, a message announces to the user that they will receive a notification when the game is available for purchase. Whether it's free or paid Also, you can share this content with other users so they know about it before it goes on the market. From this moment the publication alarm is established, although it is possible to return to the download page at any time and click on the button Unregister to prevent this. All this with the notice coming soon clearly visible next to the button so that at no time is the user misled.
With this, developers will not have to wait for the official publication of the application to report its details. A feature that could incentivize the trade of this content, as has already been attempted with computer and video console video games.In addition, it is a whole comfort for the most concerned users, who will no longer have to constantly wait for the release of an already announced application or game.
Now we just have to wait for more developers to use this option. Of course, it will be necessary for these contents to become visible in some way And who is going to know about an application or game that has not yet been released? We will have to see if Google resolves this with a new section within the Google Play Store for upcoming releases , For example.
