Stadia

Google says Stadia didn't gain the traction with users that it expected and decided to pull the plug on the cloud gaming service.

Google will continue to use the underlying technology that powered Stadia across other platforms and products such as YouTube, GooglePlay, their upcoming Augmented Reality projects, and many others. He also added that Google will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases completed via Google Store as well as game and add-on content purchases. The number one search engine company and tech company in the world is pulling the plug on yet another promising yet underwhelming service.

The company will issue refunds as it shuts down its ambitious cloud gaming service.

At least [half a dozen](https://www.protocol.com/jade-raymonds-haven-stadia) employees followed her. [isn’t a complete shock](https://www.wired.com/story/google-should-kill-stadia/). On [blog post](https://blog.google/products/stadia/message-on-stadia-streaming-strategy/) that “many of the Stadia team members will be carrying this work forward in other parts of the company” without providing further details. [announced](https://www.wired.com/story/google-stadia-cloud-gaming/) that it would create its own in-house studio to work on original projects. Announcing its closure today, Harrison said that while Stadia was built on “a strong technology foundation” it hadn’t “gained traction with users.” It’s a costly and embarrassing failure for Google—which will also refund the cost of every piece of hardware bought through its store, as well as games and add-ons bought through Stadia’s store. At the time, Stadia’s official Twitter account [bit back](https://twitter.com/GoogleStadia/status/1552989433590214656), claiming that “Stadia is not shutting down.” Two months later, that’s exactly what’s happening.

Retreat part of a company-wide effort by tech giant to save money and narrow focus.

Google Stadia is shutting down. The cloud-based gaming service, which brought AAA games to a wide range of devices without the need for high powered ...

Google’s efforts to get gamers on board [were limited and timid](https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/is-google-stadia-dead-4136146) to say the least, and it appears the top brass weren’t behind the long term future of the platform. The company isn’t talking potential layoffs right now, but does say that some team members will be working on bringing the underlying tech to other Google platforms in the near future. Google says all hardware, game and add-on content purchases made through the Google Store will be refunded because, after January 18 2023, they will not be playable anymore.

Google is shutting down Stadia, with the beleaguered cloud gaming service set to remain live for players until 18th Jan…

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. We’re so grateful for the groundbreaking work of the team and we look forward to continuing to have an impact across gaming and other industries using the foundational Stadia streaming technology." "Many of the Stadia team members will be carrying this work forward in other parts of the company. It expects to have "the majority" of refunds completed by mid-January 2023, and more details are available [initial praise](https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-stadia-tech-review) for the service's streaming capabilities at launch in 2019, a slow, [problematic](https://www.eurogamer.net/google-issues-statement-after-stadia-owners-say-it-broke-promises-over-game-performance) roll-out meant Google failed to capitalise on initial consumer interest. "The underlying technology platform that powers Stadia has been proven at scale and transcends gaming," he explained.

The video game streaming platform will be closed down in January 2023, with Google offering refunds to those who bought Stadia.

Players will continue to have access to their games library and play through January 18 2023 so they can complete final play sessions. “We will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service,” he said.

Internet giant Google has announced that they will "begin winding down" their cloud-based remote-play online video gaming service, Stadia, which launched.

We will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. However, Google’s FAQ page does state that they “will not be refunding Stadia Pro subscriptions“. We see clear opportunities to apply this technology across other parts of Google like YouTube, Google Play, and our Augmented Reality (AR) efforts — as well as make it available to our industry partners, which aligns with where we see the future of gaming headed. And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service. [Stadia Shutdown FAQ Page](https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109) warns that “there will be some gameplay issues during this period“. Despite their best efforts and a lot of publicity, the service simply “hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected“.

t was meant to revolutionise gaming. But, after falling well short of that goal, Google has called time on Stadia, its attempt to move gaming from a console ...

Perhaps that’s ultimately why Microsoft and Nvidia’s vision for cloud gaming is still standing — if the cloud lets you down, you can still get to your games. For GeForce Now, you have to buy the games on PC, with Nvidia’s servers only running them better than your laptop can. “No Bluetooth Classic functionality is enabled at this time,” the In other words, the tech was right, but not enough people bought into it. That said, progress may not be completely smooth. t was meant to revolutionise gaming.

Cyberpunk 2077 players are requesting its developer CD Projekt makes save files from Stadia available on the cloud. The…

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. "Can CD Projekt Red PLEASE make cloud saving available for Stadia as well? Cyberpunk 2077 players request Stadia cloud saves from CD Projekt"I care more about my save game than a game refund."

Developers still hard at work on Google Stadia projects have been expressing their shock and frustration at the cloud g…

We were launching there in November and are now in a much tougher situation." Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. "We have a game coming to Stadia in November. Who wants to guess that Google will refuse to pay us the money they owe us for it." I know everybody is having a great time laughing at this but stadia had the best dev revenue of any streaming service, and launching Hyper Gunsport there was going to recoup our dev costs. "Launching Hyper Gunsport there was going to recoup our dev costs.

A Red Dead Redemption player with almost 6,000 hours logged on Google Stadia is begging Rockstar to allow character transfers after the news of the ...

If you aren't aware, once Google shuts down its Stadia service on January 18, 2023, ItsColourTV's progress will all be erased from existence, meaning they'll need to start a new save file on another platform - with all 5,907 hours (approximately 246 days) going to waste. Rockstar, if you're reading this, do our guy a favor and let them transfer their character just this once. "No, you don't understand how seriously pissed off I am," the tweet read, alongside a screenshot that shows that they've put 5,907 hours into Red Dead Redemption on Google's gaming service.

Once Stadia shuts down in January, players want to be able to use their controllers on PC rather than let them go to waste, asking Google to update ...

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. The controller already contains Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities, but can't be connected to other consoles or PCs. We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers - not for algorithms. made directly from Google will not need to be returned", including Stadia controllers. [update the firmware itself](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/xrcla6/proposal_for_stadia_shutdown_update_the/), whilst others have simply asked for the firmware to be made [open-source](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/xrc9im/now_that_stadia_is_being_shut_down_can_google/) so members of the Stadia community can [create an application themselves](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/xrciqv/google_please_push_an_update_to_the_stadia/). ["information or roadmap"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/xre59e/comment/iqf3vpw) on whether Bluetooth would be unlocked.

The service, which launched in 2019, enabled users to stream videogames to their TV, laptop or smartphone devices without needing to own a games console, such ...

If you’re hoping to continue playing games until Stadia winds down, there may be some technical issues with titles that will no longer receive updates on the service. After all, it’s a piece of gaming history. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) But every (streaming) cloud has a silver lining. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Xbox cloud gaming](https://www.independent.co.uk/games/xbox-cloud-gaming-b2074535.html) [ FAQ](https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109?hl=en) post by Google, the company is currently working through the process of issuing refunds to Google Stadia owners, with the aim of having most refunds processed by the service’s closing date of 18 January 2023. To find out when the service will be discontinued and how you can receive a refund if you purchased a Stadia product, keep reading the rest of this article. If you happened to have bought a Google Stadia product, you are entitled to a refund on the hardware, as well as any games you may have purchased outside the monthly subscription. [PS5](https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/video-games-consoles/best-ps5-games-b2166107.html) or [Xbox series X](https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/video-games-consoles/best-xbox-games-b2178145.html). [Netflix](https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/netflix-price-cost-uk-us-b2080885.html) equivalent for games, where users would be able to pay a monthly subscription fee to access a library of different titles. [Stadia](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/stadia) cloud gaming service early next year.

With the news of Google shutting down Stadia comes a major question: what games might we lose? There weren't many exclu…

Others are now [asking for the Stadia controller to be updated for wider use](https://www.eurogamer.net/stadia-owners-want-google-to-make-controller-usable-elsewhere). [Cyberpunk 2077 fans who are trying to get their cloud saves transferred](https://www.eurogamer.net/cyberpunk-2077-players-request-stadia-cloud-saves-from-cd-projekt) for use elsewhere. [battle royale take on the classic for up to 64 players](https://www.eurogamer.net/pac-man-mega-tunnel-battle-is-a-64-player-battle-royale-game-thats-first-on-stadia), with maze invasions and fun power ups. Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Like PixelJunk Raiders, Hello Engineer is a new spin on an existing universe - that of stealth game Hello Neighbor. Despite ambitions of creating exclusive games, in 2021 its internal studios were closed leaving third-party developers to provide the games.

Google has made the decision to shut down their cloud-based gaming service Stadia and will refund players.

Stadia was always an ambitious attempt to make a dent in the gaming market. The service will still be live for a few months and will officially shut down on January 18, 2023. Google has now decided to shut the service down.

While it's a great (and necessary) move that Google has chosen to refund all players hardware and software purchases through Google Stadia ahead of the ...

Google Stadia Social Media Manager may not have been privy to this information at the time, but it reflects a larger pattern of Google maintaining they had the utmost faith in Google Stadia and despite scaling it back and shuttering first party developments, always maintained it would soldier on. Google has said it wants to keep utilizing Stadia streaming tech in other ways, but for now, it feels a bit chaotic. Even they don’t seem to have been given a heads up about this, with only this to tell Axios about their Stadia games, "We'll have more specifics to share about our games on Stadia at a later date." Bungie, maker of Destiny, recently bought by Sony, has been using Stadia to help with its widespread work-from-home development on the game, and while the Stadia shutdown announcement seems to indicate they may still work with partners on uses of the tech, it’s unclear when that may take shape, and what immediate plans may have to shift because of the pending shutdown. That’s a lot of time and effort and money that could have been saved had they known this was coming. And there’s the playerbase itself, where 5,000 Destiny players play the game on Stadia daily, which was once a flagship featured game for the service.

Stadia is a cloud gaming service first launched in 2019 that is operated by Google and is accessible through Chromecast Ultra and Android TV devices. Rather ...

“The underlying technology platform that powers Stadia has been proven at scale and transcends gaming. Google added that it plans to refund all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. Google has confirmed that it will shut down its Stadia gaming service early next year as it hasn’t “gained the traction with users” that it expected.

I wonder how much of this was my fault – I used to get an email after many game reviews asking us to note that Stadia was a platform you could play the game on ...

[Total War: Warhammer 3’s 2.2 update is adding a Skaven apocalypse](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/total-war-warhammer-3-patch-will-add-a-skaven-apocalypse-3320566)– not huge news for the industry, I admit, but both [Andy](https://www.nme.com/author/abrown)and I are huge [Total War: Warhammer](https://www.nme.com/games/total-war-warhammer-3)fans and the idea of Skaven getting all up in my business is excellent. [Terraria ](https://www.nme.com/games/terraria)for Stadia was cancelled after it [locked the developer out of their Google account and wouldn’t help him regain access](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/terraria-dev-cancels-stadia-port-2875868). [this chat with Phil Spencer](https://www.protocol.com/tech-gaming-amazon-facebook-microsoft), Xbox’s head honcho, and it’s clear to see that his statements about [Amazon](https://www.nme.com/brands/amazon) and Google being their main competitors was clearly part of what pushed Microsoft to take Xbox into the streaming biz in the first place. [Cardi B](https://www.nme.com/artists/cardi-b)was on track to pulling off a collaboration with the forthcoming [Modern Warfare 2](https://www.nme.com/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2)before she had to pull out because she couldn’t make the shoot due to a court appearance. It’s heartbreaking when this happens to a game, but tougher to see when it happens to an entire games service. [PS5](https://www.nme.com/tag/ps5), [Xbox Series X](https://www.nme.com/tag/xbox-series-x) and top-of-the-range [PC](https://www.nme.com/tag/pc) to play my games on. This led to Raymond parting ways with the company and then [hoovering up a lot of senior Stadia figures](https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/05/several-google-stadia-execs-have-left-to-join-jade-raymonds-haven-studio) for [her new venture, Haven](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/jade-raymond-new-playstation-game-haven-studios-2901927). For me, Stadia was a no-go because I have a – but it does speak a lot to Google Stadia’s biggest problem: Stadia really failed to make enough of an impact to be in the conversation, even while people extolled the virtues of similar streaming services from Sony and A lack of relevance is killer in today’s attention-based economy, and that’s probably a large part of why Stadia shut down. I wonder how much of this was my fault – I used to get an email after many game reviews asking us to note that Stadia was a platform you could play the game on and add it to the review. Technology and team members from Stadia will apparently be incorporated into the rest of

"And while Stadia's approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn't gained the traction with users that we ...

But taking on the games giants is tough - even when you're a giant in your own right. Stadia launched to great fanfare in 2019 and was clearly Google's attempt to muscle in on the lucrative gaming market. "And while Stadia's approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn't gained the traction with users that we expected so we've made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service."