Facebook Messenger allows you to play video games in real time during video calls

5 Apr. (Portaltic/EP) –

Facebook Gaming has announced that Messenger users can now play video games in real time during group video calls and that they currently have at their disposal 14 titles to test this feature.

Facebook Gaming It was born as a video game ‘hub’ that allows users to access broadcasts or broadcast their games themselves, as well as play some of their titles directly.

This streaming center has now announced the ability to play video games during calls on Messenger “to deepen connections with friends and family through participation in conversations and games at the same time”, as explained in a statement.

Meta has also commented that while each game supports a different number of players, most allow play between two users. To do this, it is only necessary to start a video call, tap on the options bar and choose the button play (‘Play’).

The company has said that there are currently 14 free games available in the version of Messenger for iOS, Android and web. “no installation required”. Some of these are Card Wars, by Bombay Play or Exploding Kittens, by Coastsink.