Stadia is shutting down
Still a shock, even with all the warning signs. Just last month Google was denying they'd shut down Stadia. Guess the financial reality caught up.
Google's pulling the plug on Stadia. The service stays live until January 18, 2023. At least they're refunding all Stadia hardware from the Google Store, plus all games and DLC from the Stadia marketplace. Refunds should hit by mid-January.
Google is shutting down Stadia
Google is shutting down Stadia, its cloud gaming service. The service will remain live for players until January 18th, 2023. Google will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchased through the Google Store as well as all the games and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store. Google expects those refunds will be completed in mid-January.
Last year, rumors abounded it would shut down after the number of games released to the platform slowed and the company shuttered its in-house game development studios. When those rumors popped up again this year, Google insisted that Stadia was not shutting down. “Rest assured we’re always working bringing more great games to the platform and Stadia Pro,” the company said in a tweet. Which was true… until today.
Source: The Verge