Google Announces Stadia

[acurrie]

So Google is at the annual Game Developers Conference this week, and yesterday announced this nifty game controller—which can be used with their brand-new gaming platform, Stadia. Set to launch sometime this year in the US, Canada, UK and Europe, the service promises the following:

Game where you want, when you want.
Play across multiple devices, including laptops, desktops, and selected phones and tablets.

Up to 4K HDR at 60 FPS.
Enjoy gaming the way you like it, with beautiful HDR graphics and smooth frame rates.

Play instantly.
No updates, no downloads. Dive right into the game.

New ways to play via YouTube and beyond.
Go from watching a video to playing a game in seconds, with even more innovative experiences to come for selected games.

Always getting better.
Stadia's cloud-based infrastructure evolves to meet the demands of players, developers and YouTube creators.

Stadia's secret weapon is, of course, its wide device support: if it delivers as promised, you'll be able to play AAA titles on Android, Chrome and Chromecasts at the very least, using either a controller or keyboard and mouse. Unfortunately I can't yet confirm if touch input is also supported.

If anyone can pull this off it's probably Google—in fact, the only weak link that comes to mind would be the end user's Internet connection. If you want to be notified when Stadia becomes available you can sign up at the second link below.

Sources: Droid Life, Stadia

[Orlimar1]

Problem is after 2 years they'll give up and walk away like they they do with most of their applications.

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[ragnar28]

Problem is after 2 years they'll give up and walk away like they they do with most of their applications.

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To be fair in today market corporations dont make products with long life cycles, Especially google with most of their products. Its now 2019 your predictions have come true among a few others like google plus, google wallet list goes on and on.

[EL8482]

totally agree. hate this.

[kobebryantt24]

How much it will be cost (per month)?

[manofstill2012]

I give Google 1 year then they will walk away that's their MO

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[acurrie]

Yesterday Google revealed more details about Stadia, its forthcoming game-streaming service. Supported devices at launch include the Chrome browser on MacOS and Windows, the Chromecast Ultra and 3rd-gen Pixel phones. Additional details are as follows:

Launch Date
Founder's Edition early access - November, 2019
Stadia Pro - 2020

Launch Markets
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States (except Hawaii)

Launch Titles
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Baldur's Gate 3
Borderlands 3
Darksiders Genesis
Destiny 2
DOOM Eternal
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
Farming Simulator 19
FINAL FANTASY XV
Football Manager 2020
Get Packed
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
GRID
Gylt
Just Dance 2020
Metro Exodus
Mortal Kombat 11
NBA 2K
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid
Rage 2
SAMURAI SHODOWN
The Crew 2
The Division 2
The Elder Scrolls Online
Thumper
Tomb Raider Trilogy
Trials Rising
Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Pricing
Founder's Edition, includes:
- Chromecast Ultra
- limited edition Night Blue Stadia controller
- three months of Stadia Pro (see below)
- three month Buddy Pass
- dibs on selecting a Stadia Name
- $169 CAD / $129.99 USD
Stadia Pro
- $11.99 CAD / $9.99 USD per month
Pay-per-game pricing TBA

Sources: Android Police, Mobile Syrup
Image source: XDA

[sabesh]

Anyone still playing Stadia? I'm enjoying Cyberpunk 2077 & Submerged on it.