

Last but not least you need a connection to the internet, something we thought would be an early nail in the platform’s coffin considering how few of us have fibre connections. What Stadia promised (and mostly delivers) is a game-streaming experience that only requires the most basic of equipment: a Chromecast Ultra or your phone or your laptop, plus a controller of your choosing - either Google’s own Stadia Controller, the Xbox One controller or the PS4’s DualShock 4 gamepad. However, if you're already invested in Stadia, any existing games you own will no longer be accessible. Anything you bought was yours to keep, and you'd likely have paid full price for all the games you'd find on the Stadia store. Google Stadia is the name of Google's former game-streaming service, as well as the name of the storefront from which you’ll buy games. Should you ever need a new controller, the Stadia Controller costed $69 / £59.Īfter your three-month subscription ran out, Google asked you to pay $9.99 / £8.99 per month for your Stadia Pro subscription, which will be automatically from whichever card you have on file with Google. There were very minor differences in terms of the packages - the Founders Edition comes with a Blue Stadia Controller, while Premiere Edition has a white one and the Founders Edition comes with a free 30-day trial for a friend - but both editions had a controller, a Chromecast Ultra and a three-month subscription to Stadia Pro. Both the Founders Edition and Premiere Edition cost $130 / £119 (around AU$190), but the former was eventually replaced by the latter.

It launched in 14 different territories including the US, UK and Canada. Originally, Stadia was available to folks who ordered a Founders Edition or Premiere Edition starting on November 19, 2019.

You also can't buy games, new controllers (without going second-hand) or a Stadia Pro subscription, either. Unsurprisingly for a service that's closed down, Google Stadia hardware sales have been suspended.
