Google’s game streaming service Stadia was launched in the fall of 2019. 4K resolution, 60 FPS or HDR is promised, but rather skeptical opinions about this novelty prevailed from the very beginning. One of the main complaints was that on Stadia you have to buy games separately and you can’t use your library from e.g. Steam. This lured away many players, but not many Stadia users. It wasn’t long in coming, and it hit Google directly, which closed its in-house studios that were supposed to be working on Stadia-exclusive games early last year. We’ve now learned that Stadia as such is also heading into Google’s big project graveyard.
The announcement was made in a press release from General Manager Phil Harrison. The most important information is that servers will be down on January 18, 2023.. Players can access their library up to this point, but not after. However, all money spent on Stadia hardware and games will be refunded.. Most returns should be resolved by mid-January, according to Google.
However, Harrison adds that Google has yet to fully understand the technology behind Stadia:
“We see clear opportunities for this technology in other parts of Google such as YouTube, Google Play and our augmented reality (AR) efforts. We also want to offer it to our partners in the industry, which is related to where we see the future of gaming. We remain committed to gaming and will continue to invest in new tools, technologies and platforms that bring success to developers, partners, customers and creators.”
What technology will be the result – the question. Journalist Jason Schreier recalls Harrison’s statement from 2019, when he assured Schreier that Stadia was a big project that was not in danger of being discontinued. But today we know that the fears not only of Schreier, but of many other people were justified.
Left: Google Stadia CEO Phil Harrison addresses me in 2019.
Right: Google Stadia CEO Phil Harrison three years later. pic.twitter.com/VEGTDlYHuY— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) September 29, 2022
Source :Indian TV
