After Google announced the shutdown of its Stadia Games and Entertainment division yesterday, many believed it was the end of the service. It’s not.
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – After Google announced the shutdown of its Stadia Games and Entertainment division yesterday, my social media feeds were ablaze with „told you sos“ and „the end is nighs“. Stadia sceptics see the decision as evidence that the Stadia cloud gaming platform is imminently doomed – all because the company has closed its own, first-party games studios. I disagree. Strongly. Closing a games development wing that hadn’t yet produced a game is extremely sad, because it puts good, talented staff out of work during an already tough period. However, it isn’t particularly unusual for the industry as a whole. Nor does it have any effect on the Stadia service whatsoever. Google Stadia pricing, free trial, availability, games list, compatible devices and how it works With few official figures on usage, it’s honestly hard to know whether Stadia is doing well or not. But, in terms of quality – of the service and its existing games library – I’d argue that it is technically in a strong position already. Gameplay on Stadia is close enough to console-standard in terms of latency when convenience is also taken into account. And, thanks to deals with major publishers, including Ubisoft and Electronic Arts (Madden NFL 21 has just appeared on the platform), there is plenty to play. Stadia Pro members have been rewarded plenty of free games since launch – my library has more than 60 games available that I’ve received at no extra cost as a Pro member, for example. And, more recently, users have been able to play games on iOS devices as well as Android – something that has hampered other cloud gaming services in the past.
