Google is shutting down its video game streaming service, Stadia, on January 18th, 2023, the company announced today. All purchases will be refunded …
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Goodbye, Google Stadia
The writing was on the wall for a while, so we can't be surprised that Google is shuttering its cloud gaming service. Stadia will cease to be on Jan. 18, 2023, refunds given, and the team disbanded. The company blames a lack of traction for the failure of the consumer-facing app and storefront. But will Google use the tech for something else, such as an enterprise gaming offering?
Google has announced that its Stadia cloud gaming service will be shut down early next year. This is potentially bad news for the people currently …
Such is the downstream effect of gaming’s recent pivot away from physical media: Google is shutting down Stadia, its beleaguered game-streaming platform, in January 2023. In other words, if you’re a Stadia user, you’ll effectively be unable to play any Stadia games you own. But hey, at least you …
Haven't you heard? Google Stadia is dead. In news that will likely shock very few of you, Google has killed its nascent game streaming service, a …
Google Stadia hasn’t really been in the mainstream spotlight since its high-profile launch in 2019. And outside of bad news and poor reviews, it …
Google hoped its game streaming platform would take off, but that hasn't been the case. In hopes of a turnaround, the company has pivoted the service to launch "Immersive Stream for Games." With it, third-party businesses can license the gaming technology to build their own offerings for a wide range of players, not just for Stadia subscribers. Here's a look at how Google's platform is changing.
Read between the lines After fourteen months, Google has decided it doesn’t want to be a game company anymore. Where once it had its own cloud-based console, controller, and the promise of homegrown triple-A games, it no longer wants to build its own games as of today. And though a Google …
