The latest version of the YouTube gaming app has a surprise for us. What do you think you need to stream your favorite games? A much higher than average computer, a stable connection and throw in a few pieces of professional equipment if you want to make things classier? Google disagrees; Google thinks that the next step of game streaming is to make it mobile. And by that we mean the fact that the tech giant has just released a build that allows you to play your favorite mobile phone games and stream t for others to watch.

However, so far this feature has only made it in several areas around the globe. More specifically, it is only available in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada at the current time, but will most likely be stretched out to the rest of the world when it starts picking up public. Not to mention that the only platform that can currently take it is Android.

And come to think of it, this change was blatantly in our face and soon to happen given the fact that mobile technology these days is becoming more and more proficient, and will most likely soon reach the capabilities of average computers. 3D gaming has developed onto the mobile platform – whether we’re talking smartphones or tablets – at an alarming rate in the past years, luring some companies into doing things such as devising controllers for your phone.

And because streaming is an unexplainable but extremely powerful source of entertainment of our days (see famous YouTubers that own gaming channels such as PewDiePie), Google realized it was about time it was made available for the mobile medium as well. Think about this: your phone has the technology, if not a strong 4G connection, then surely a stable WiFi back at home at least, an inbuilt webcam and a microphone. Provided that you remember to not cover the camera with your thumb while you play, this will be just like regular gaming streaming.

The YouTube Gaming app comes with a multitude of features that were made for both the streamers and the viewers. While streaming can be down live whenever you decide for it from a simple drop down menu, anyone watching you via mobile doesn’t need to have their freedom sacrificed and remain in the app fullscreen to be able to hear you while they reply to a text. Instead, they get pop out the stream and concern themselves with what they need to do while the video is still running.

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