Stadia's future is in jeopardy - Google's Shutting Down its Internal Game Studios

[WYP]

Google plans to offer its platform directly to publishers.



Read more about Google closing down its internal Stadia game development studios.

 

[Greenback]

So when they close it down do people get their money back if they have bought games, lets be honest it's not a matter of if they close it, it's when

 

[Warchild]

Remind me again, what was the hype about with this service? it seemed to fizzle out and disappear.

Seems Yves Guillemot prediction that the PS5 would be the last console gen we see was not quite right. The future isnt streaming as a service, its subscription based game access.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

Gaming is such a tactile and interactive experience; if Google couldn't fix the latencies issues then I don't see how it would have succeeded as a replacement for consoles.

 

[WYP]

Remind me again, what was the hype about with this service? it seemed to fizzle out and disappear.

Seems Yves Guillemot prediction that the PS5 would be the last console gen we see was not quite right. The future isnt streaming as a service, its subscription based game access.

Well, assuming the PS5 will likely have a 7ish year life-cycle, there is a lot of time for game streaming to evolve. That said, I do think there will be more consoles.

There are too many countries that are unwilling to overhaul internet infrastructure to make such services viable for everyone.

Gaming is such a tactile and interactive experience; if Google couldn't fix the latencies issues then I don't see how it would have succeeded as a replacement for consoles.

To be honest, I think Google is giving up too soon. Cyberpunk 2077 actually seemed to be decent on Stadia, better than PS4/Xbox One and actually available, which is a big deal given how all next-gen hardware is out of stock.