As if dnesday’s beefy Nexus devices weren’t already an indicator that is paying more attention to mobile gamers out there, now developers can include support for Nearby Multiplayer support in their mobile games.

announced the ability in a tweet on its official Android Developers account:

Now available: create local competitive cooperative experiences with ay Games nearby multiplayer http://t.co/5Z9aOs

— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) October 16, 2014

Nearby Multiplayer is a part of the ay Games A it enables developers to more easily create synchronized challenges cooperative gameplay based on the location of you your Android-wielding buddy. It can sync two players at the same time in the same game, as long as they’re near one another. It’s similar to the functionality on the Nintendo 3DS.

y this matters: ’s new Nexus 6 Nexus 9 are both two very powerful devices, with the latter sporting a 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 processor—the same chip that’s in the Nvidia Shield Tablet, a device geared for gamers. Apple once played up the whole “game with your id” schtick, so it’s natural that would follow suit. It’s a new era in mobile gameplay, one where even the most casual of gamers might find themselves virtually brawling among one another. is simply making it easier for developers to make this happen.