Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has planted a stake in the increasingly jam-packed cloud gaming space. The company announced in a blog post today that "Facebook Gaming has launched several cloud-streamed games in the Facebook app and on browser -- playable instantly, with no downloads required." The company promised "unprecedented access" to games that users could play "across every screen." The service was launched earlier this year and recently boasted that 200,000 people were playing its cloud-streamed games per week, even though it has been testing in limited locations. Facebook Gaming is available on the company's social media site, as well as Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Android devices. But Facebook said it won't be available on iOS devices, citing Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) "arbitrary" App Store policies. Image source: Facebook. Facebook will offer a limited number of mobile-native games during beta testing, with plans to expand the number of games, as well as the type and genre in the months and years to come. The company will initially launch latency-tolerant games in an attempt to deliver "a good experience to players across a variety of devices." The initial batch will include a number of simple genres, including sports, card games, simulation, and strategy titles. Facebook is also debuting a dedicated Gaming tab in an effort to drive engagement among new and returning players. In another first, Facebook is also launching cloud-playable ads on the service, which will integrate advertising into the games' native code, thereby "blurring the line between games and ads." Facebook sought to lower expectations from the outset, saying that it wasn't "trying to replace your favorite gaming hardware," while also saying it wasn't going to "overpromise and under-deliver." Facebook is entering an already crowded marketplace, where it will compete with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox Cloud, Google Stadia, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Luna. 10 stocks we like better than FacebookWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Facebook wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of October 20, 2020 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Teresa Kersten, an employee of LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Danny Vena owns shares of Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft and recommends the following options: long January 2022 $1920 calls on Amazon, short January 2021 $115 calls on Microsoft, long January 2021 $85 calls on Microsoft, and short January 2022 $1940 calls on Amazon. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source