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March 15, 2022 04:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22978719/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-free-trial
Google Stadia is subtly reinventing itself to attract new games and gamers
Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service didn’t stick the landing, and it’s been a rough ride since. But today, at the Google for Games Summit, it feels like Stadia might be moving in a promising direction — one that gives both gamers and game developers a reason to pay attention. And the magic word is “free.” Free demos, free trials, free for developers to offer, and hopefully free of the friction that made Stadia a difficult investment to start.
I want to start off with something I wrote last February, when I explained how Google had drastically reduced its Stadia ambitions from what was effectively “become a game company” to “offer a white-label service to game publishers” instead. I wrote:
There’s nothing inherently wrong with...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22978719/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-free-trial
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