Just a couple of months ago. "Stadia is not shutting down. Rest assured we're always working on bringing more great games to the platform and Stadia Pro." https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656
So that was a lie
Google is shutting down Stadia
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#82While inevitable, I am impressed they are refunding all purchases, including hardware. That can't be cheap.
It's a remarkable decision to refund! I'm assuming all the game developers are keeping their revenue from Stadia gameplay, so it's a meaningful net loss for Google overall. Maybe not that much though; I hope someone publishes an accounting.
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#83Another Google example of great potential sunken by bad/terrible execution.
Why didn't it launch as a true "Netflix for Games" solution? Similar to what Microsoft is doing now with its Gamepass. Sure the gaming partnerships needed to be built but could've easily leveraged huge library of Android games.
Ultimately will be curious to see how many heads will roll for this. It must've been a huge investment for both hardware (AMD Vega GPUs, controllers), marketing, etc.
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#87While inevitable, I am impressed they are refunding all purchases, including hardware. That can't be cheap.
I’m surprised, but I’m also glad they are doing this. It could be to avoid class action lawsuits. I used mine for a total of 5 minutes before throwing it in trash. It is a very unfinished product they shipped thinking they’ll solve it. But the reality is, even with the best internet in the country, the games were barely playable. I’m talking 600mbps download and a 100mbps upload speed.
I've used Stadia for the past year exclusively and it's been fine 99% of the time. I guess I'm relieved from defending Stadia duty now though, sigh
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#88Two months ago, Rumor: Google Stadia May Be Getting Shut Down https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32276188
>Stadia will exist by the end of the summer. You don’t have to believe me. Like I said feel free to come back to this thread in October. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32278402
Summer ended a week ago! They were right!
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#89While inevitable, I am impressed they are refunding all purchases, including hardware. That can't be cheap.
I'm really curious the calculation here. That's a lot of money, and I'm certainly glad they're doing it, but feels both out of character for Google, and I'm surprised they have the budget allocated to just "doing the right thing". What goodwill is this saving that they aren't burning by shutting down Stadia?
Perhaps it isn't that much money...
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#90I think i am shocked