"The game was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who often finds unreleased features while they're still under development. Paluzzi shared a screenshot of the basketball game, which appears to let users virtually shoot hoops by swiping their finger. The idea behind the game is likely to allow friends to compete to see who can score the most baskets, similar to other mobile basketball games."
"Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don't offer built-in games. It could also even help Threads compete with Apple's Messages, which supports games via third-party apps like GamePigeon. As with any internal prototype, it's unknown when or if Meta plans to officially roll out games in Threads messages. It's also worth noting this isn't the first time Meta has explored in-message gaming, as Instagram launched a hidden emoji game in DMs last year."
"The internal prototype comes as Meta continues to build out Threads with new features to take on its competitors. For example, the platform recently expanded its Communities feature with more topics, likely aiming to draw users away from Reddit and X. Plus, it added a "disappearing posts" feature that lets users share their thoughts and engage in conversations that are automatically archived after 24 hours."
Meta is prototyping an in-chat basketball game for Threads that lets users swipe to shoot hoops and likely compete to score the most baskets. The prototype was uncovered by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi and is not yet publicly available. In-message games could differentiate Threads from competitors like X and Bluesky and rival Apple's Messages, which supports games through third-party apps. Meta previously tested an Instagram DM emoji paddle game. Threads has been adding features such as expanded Communities topics and a disappearing posts option to attract users. Threads reports 400 million monthly users but still trails X in the U.S.
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