Harrison is also hinting that the underlying technology that made Stadia possible could be integrated with other parts of the Google ecosystem, such as YouTube, Google Play and future Augmented Reality projects. The good news is that Google intends to refund “all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, along with all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store.” These refunds should be completed by mid-January, 2023. Alas, Phil Harrison, Vice President and General Manager of Stadia announced today that the service is winding down and will officially be discontinued on January 18, 2023. The fact that its newly formed Stadia Games and Entertainment division shut down just after a year from its creation did not seem to affect Google too much, and the company kept denying any Stadia shutdown rumors, promising to launch more games and even an upgraded Stadia Pro business model. Despite Google’s vast amounts of resources and funding, this platform did not really take off as planned. Almost 3 years ago, Google was launching Stadia as a foundational game streaming platform leading into the future of gaming.
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