Stadia news is out, and it's
aggressively mediocre.
They will be selling a controller and chromecast combo for $120, plus a $10/month subscription starting in November. That's the only way to use the service until the "free tier" opens up some time next year. Games will need to be purchased ala carte, regardless of whether or not you have a subscription. All the subscription buys you is 4k HDR game streaming (free is limited to 1080p), unspecified discounts on game purchases, and occasional freebie games (no details at this time). Also, at least at launch, the service will only work on a desktop chrome browser, a chromecast ultra, and the latest pixel phones. Presumably it will open up to chrome on other devices later, since they were
very adamant about it being for every device during the teaser launch.
Here's what's confirmed as far as publishers/games so far:
- Bandai Namco: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- Bethesda: Doom Eternal+, Doom(2016), Rage 2, The Elder Scrolls Online, Wolfenstein: Youngblood+
- Bungie: Destiny 2
- Capcom*
- Coatsink: Get Packed+
- Codemasters: GRID
- Deep Silver: Metro Exodus
- Drool: Thumper
- Electronic Arts*
- Giants Software: Farming Simulator 19
- Larian Studios: Baldur’s Gate III+
- nWay Games: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Rockstar*
- Sega: Football Manager
- SNK: Samurai Shodown+
- Square Enix: Final Fantasy XV, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- 2K: NBA 2K, Borderlands 3+
- Tequila Works: Gylt+
- Warner Bros: Mortal Kombat 11
- THQ: Darksiders: Genesis+
- Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint+, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Trials Rising, The Crew 2
* - No specific games announced yet
+ - Games not yet launched on any platform.