![]() ![]() Stadia’s launch in late 2019 did little much to assuage those concerns. Stadia’s biggest hurdle – apart from the requirement of fast and uncapped internet – was overcoming the sentiment that Google could be trusted with supporting the product long-term. Despite the credibility-enhancing presence of industry luminaries Phil Harrison and Jade Raymond – and the promise of first-party exclusives that would take advantage of cloud technology – many were dubious about the company’s lofty ambitions. Given Google’s history, there was a healthy degree of scepticism. Stadia’s unveiling proclaimed a new dawn for gaming that didn’t require expensive consoles or a PC just a controller, a web browser, and a decent internet connection. When Google revealed Stadia at GDC in March 2019, it felt like the start of something potentially revolutionary for the games industry. ![]() Then Google announced it was making sweeping changes to how Stadia would operate, and unceremoniously closed its first-party game studios. I intended to publish this review of Google Stadia last week, and it was a broadly positive assessment of a gaming platform gradually getting its act together. Is Stadia worth getting in 2021? Recent events suggest an uncertain future for Google’s game streaming platform but there’s still a lot to like. ![]()
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