![]() I did briefly subscribe to Stadia Pro, both out of genuine curiosity and a desire to critique it from an educated position. Looking back, perhaps I wasn’t entirely fair to Stadia. Also, I criticized the company trying to position its product as a “solution” to expensive console gaming, when Stadia would rely on reliable, fast internet, which isn’t cheap itself. I was very skeptical about the claims Google was pushing about its new service one of the first articles I wrote about it was to point out that, contrary to its claims to be a console-less gaming service, the only way to access it at launch was to buy a $129 “Founder’s Edition” with a Chromecast. I feel sorry for the developers and gamers blindsided by the news but not so much for the megacorporation that whiffed Stadia’s execution.įor those who don’t know, I have a history with Stadia - mostly as one of its critics. Not to speak ill of the recently deceased, but I view its downfall with a mix of bemusement and slight melancholy. After all the money Google spent on getting big-name games onto its platform, it still couldn’t drum up the necessary support. Stadia will linger in diminished form for a few months, allowing everyone to recoup their spent money, if not their time, from its body. Google’s prolonged dabble in the world of gaming has been put out of its misery this week. Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. ![]()
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