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Google’s Android game collection for PCs now kinda sorta works on more machines.

Weirdly, Google spokesperson Nia Carter confirms to The Verge that the company’s minimum system requirements aren’t changing — 4 CPU cores and 8GB of RAM for Google Play Games on PC. But if you’ve got a dual-core CPU and 4GB, Google now says it can technically give you a “limited experience.”

You’ll still need hardware virtualization, which often means digging into your computer’s BIOS. The beta’s now available in 120 regions around the world.

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