<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Known	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Stream	I-Application
,	O
the	O
service	O
debuted	O
through	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
publicly	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
cloud	O
streaming	O
,	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Luna	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
initially	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
limited	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
promised	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
in-house	O
games	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
hosting	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
but	O
abandoned	O
this	O
plan	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
shutting	O
down	O
its	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
third	O
party	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
game-streaming	O
technology	O
as	O
a	O
white-label	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
Stadia	B-Application
;	O
the	O
service	O
went	O
offline	O
permanently	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
at	O
11:59	O
PM	O
PST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
accessible	O
through	O
Chromecast	O
Ultra	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Chromium-based	O
browsers	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
and	O
tablets	O
running	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
app	O
were	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
experimental	O
mode	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
were	O
capable	O
of	O
installing	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
browser-based	O
progressive	B-Application
web	I-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
enabling	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
Safari	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
capable	O
of	O
streaming	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
numerous	O
data	B-Architecture
centers	I-Architecture
at	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
and	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
high-dynamic-range	B-General_Concept
(	O
HDR	B-General_Concept
)	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
base	O
service	O
was	O
free	O
and	O
allowed	O
users	O
stream	O
at	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
,	O
a	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
,	O
HDR	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
growing	O
collection	O
of	O
free	O
games	O
that	O
—	O
once	O
claimed	O
—	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
library	O
whenever	O
they	O
had	O
an	O
active	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
integrated	O
with	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
state	O
share	O
"	O
feature	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
supported	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
save	O
state	O
shared	O
by	O
another	O
player	O
via	O
permalink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
supported	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
proprietary	O
Stadia	B-Application
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
non-Stadia	O
controllers	O
through	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
device	O
running	O
either	O
Chromium	B-Language
or	O
a	O
dedicated	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
elaborated	O
upon	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
capacity	O
to	O
stream	O
media	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
as	O
game	O
streaming	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
watching	O
video	O
game	O
live	O
streams	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Phil	O
Harrison	O
;	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
Latin	O
plural	O
of	O
"	O
stadium	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
reflect	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
offering	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
viewer	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
sit	O
back	O
and	O
watch	O
,	O
or	O
take	O
an	O
active	O
part	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
built	O
out	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
data	B-Architecture
centers	I-Architecture
across	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
believed	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
in	O
a	O
better	O
position	O
for	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
past	O
endeavors	O
like	O
OnLive	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Gaikai	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
geographically	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
data	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
opt	O
to	O
record	O
or	O
stream	O
their	O
sessions	O
on	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
without	O
extra	O
software	O
or	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
promised	O
novel	O
features	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
streaming	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stream	O
Connect	O
would	O
allow	O
Stadia	B-Application
players	O
,	O
cooperatively	O
playing	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
with	O
friends	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
picture-in-picture	O
inserts	O
on	O
their	O
display	O
of	O
their	O
friends	O
 '	O
point-of-view	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
streaming	O
technology	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
server	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
servers	O
for	O
Grid	O
are	O
normally	O
limited	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Stadia	B-Application
could	O
use	O
any	O
HID-class	O
USB	B-Protocol
controller	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
developed	O
its	O
own	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
connected	O
via	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
directly	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
data	O
center	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
running	O
,	O
to	O
reduce	O
input	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
was	O
also	O
exploring	O
further	O
ways	O
to	O
reduce	O
latency	O
,	O
involving	O
the	O
prediction	O
of	O
user	O
input	O
through	O
various	O
means	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
any	O
apparent	O
network	O
lag	O
between	O
controller	O
and	O
game	O
response	O
was	O
minimized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
GDC	O
2019	O
keynote	O
presentation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
controller	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
automatically	O
search	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
for	O
relevant	O
,	O
helpful	O
videos	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
offered	O
two	O
tiers	O
of	O
service	O
:	O
a	O
free	O
level	O
(	O
initially	O
at	O
launch	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
Base	O
"	O
but	O
after	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
simply	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
Stadia	B-Application
level	O
limited	O
the	O
video	O
stream	O
resolution	O
to	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pro	O
tier	O
,	O
costing	O
approximately	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
allowed	O
users	O
higher	O
streaming	O
rates	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
free	O
games	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
discounts	O
on	O
other	O
games	O
offered	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher-specific	O
subscriptions	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
offered	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
Uplay	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
(	O
now	O
renamed	O
to	O
Ubisoft+	B-Application
)	O
subscription	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
Stadia	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
new	O
Stadia	B-Application
users	O
were	O
offered	O
a	O
limited	O
introductory	O
period	O
of	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
features	O
,	O
retaining	O
access	O
to	O
any	O
games	O
purchased	O
during	O
this	O
period	O
if	O
they	O
fell	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
Stadia	B-Application
level	O
;	O
initially	O
,	O
new	O
users	O
received	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
Pro	O
access	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
one	O
month	O
starting	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internet	O
speed	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
picture	O
quality	O
from	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
service	O
were	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
required	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
fully	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
unveiling	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Gylt	B-Application
by	O
Tequila	O
Works	O
and	O
Get	O
Packed	O
by	O
Moonshine	O
Studios	O
would	O
be	O
timed	O
exclusives	O
to	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
over	O
120	O
games	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
during	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
10	O
were	O
timed	O
exclusives	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
games	O
would	O
arrive	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
gaming	O
subscription	O
,	O
Ubisoft+	B-Application
arrived	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
letting	O
users	O
play	O
all	O
Ubisoft	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
five	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
closure	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
Platform	O
Content	O
released	O
Worm	O
Game	O
,	O
used	O
internally	O
to	O
test	O
features	O
before	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
their	O
only	O
first-party	O
title	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
thank	O
you	O
gift	O
for	O
all	O
Stadia	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
cloud	O
hardware	O
used	O
a	O
custom	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
2.7GHz	O
,	O
with	O
AVX2	B-General_Concept
and	O
9.5	O
megabytes	O
of	O
L2+L3	O
cache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
custom	O
AMD	O
GPU	B-Architecture
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vega	B-Device
architecture	O
with	O
HBM2	O
memory	O
,	O
56	O
compute	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
10.7	O
teraFLOPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
employed	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
and	O
16GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
484GB/s	O
bandwidth	O
)	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
developed	O
its	O
own	O
controller	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
thumbsticks	B-Device
,	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
four	O
main	O
face	O
buttons	O
,	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
additional	O
controller	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
either	O
plug	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
compatible	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
or	O
connect	O
it	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
network	O
for	O
a	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Stadia	B-Application
servers	O
,	O
reducing	O
input	B-Application
lag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
produced	O
prototypes	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
colours	O
,	O
and	O
transparent	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
were	O
given	O
as	O
gifts	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
controller	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Low	O
Energy	O
radio	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
initially	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
released	O
a	O
tool	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
to	O
enable	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
on	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
computers	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
after	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
built	O
on	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
servers	O
and	O
Vulkan	B-Application
was	O
their	O
graphics	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
progressive	O
web	O
application-based	O
version	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2020	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
in	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
or	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
restrictions	O
Apple	O
had	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
apps	O
that	O
directly	O
stream	O
libraries	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2021	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
several	O
upcoming	O
LG	O
smart	O
televisions	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
Stadia	B-Application
Smart	O
TV	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Stream	I-Application
was	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
first	O
announced	O
sign	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
video	O
gaming	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
rumored	O
as	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
Project	B-Application
Yeti	I-Application
since	O
at	O
least	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
also	O
hired	O
gaming	O
industry	O
executive	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
and	O
was	O
seen	O
recruiting	O
developers	O
during	O
industry	O
events	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Stream	I-Application
's	O
main	O
differentiator	O
from	O
past	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
OnLive	B-Application
,	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
any	O
desktop	O
Chrome	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
so	O
no	O
additional	O
software	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
used	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
developed	O
around	O
2016	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
to	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
proof-of-concept	O
worked	O
in	O
realistic	O
settings	O
across	O
the	O
public	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
and	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
opened	O
invitations	O
to	O
beta	O
testers	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
apply	O
for	O
access	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
met	O
an	O
Internet	O
speed	O
minimum	O
could	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
Chrome	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
during	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
keynote	O
address	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
established	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
industry	O
veteran	O
Jade	O
Raymond	O
as	O
its	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
division	O
focused	O
on	O
internal	O
development	O
of	O
games	O
specifically	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
acquired	O
Typhoon	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
additional	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Stadia	B-Application
studio	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Playa	O
Vista	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
was	O
opened	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
former	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
head	O
Shannon	O
Studstill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
Stadia	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
came	O
after	O
decisions	O
were	O
made	O
about	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
priorities	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harrison	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
platform	O
more	O
amenable	O
as	O
a	O
publishing	O
platform	O
for	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
believe	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
path	O
to	O
building	O
Stadia	B-Application
into	O
a	O
long-term	O
,	O
sustainable	O
business	O
that	O
helps	O
grow	O
the	O
industry.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shutdown	O
affected	O
about	O
150	O
employees	O
,	O
including	O
Raymond	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Hollister	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
wondered	O
if	O
the	O
shutdown	O
were	O
provoked	O
by	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
make-or-break	O
moment	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
Kotaku	O
writers	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
studios	O
followed	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
their	O
intended	O
acquisition	O
of	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
from	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
and	O
Wired	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
information	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
game	O
development	O
was	O
an	O
unusual	O
concept	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
building	O
out	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
operate	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
never	O
had	O
the	O
full	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
under	O
Harrison	O
's	O
leadership	O
,	O
despite	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
spent	O
to	O
get	O
major	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
like	O
Red	O
Dead	O
Redemption	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
recruit	O
Jade	O
Raymond	O
to	O
develop	O
exclusive	O
content	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
had	O
missed	O
target	O
user	O
counts	O
and	O
revenues	O
by	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
to	O
close	O
down	O
its	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
founders	O
of	O
Typhoon	O
Studio	O
agreed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
either	O
the	O
financial	O
or	O
corporate	O
backing	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
"	O
level	O
of	O
investment	O
required	O
to	O
reach	O
scale	O
"	O
expected	O
for	O
high-end	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
seeing	O
that	O
area	O
as	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Typhoon	O
Studios	O
's	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Savage	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
,	O
planned	O
projects	O
led	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
led	O
by	O
Francois	O
Pelland	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
and	O
left	O
in	O
limbo	O
a	O
near-finalized	O
game	O
from	O
Harmonix	O
which	O
Harmonix	O
says	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axios	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Quarry	I-Application
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
and	O
High	B-Application
on	I-Application
Life	I-Application
by	O
Squanch	O
Games	O
were	O
also	O
both	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shutdown	O
,	O
Hollister	O
suggested	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
direction	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
toward	O
a	O
white-label	O
platform	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
could	O
license	O
out	O
to	O
game	O
publishers	O
for	O
things	O
like	O
instant	O
game	O
demos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
lead	O
people	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
left	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
including	O
John	O
Justice	O
,	O
the	O
vice-president	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
for	O
Google	B-Application
;	O
Sebastien	O
Puel	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
general	O
manager	O
;	O
and	O
Corey	O
May	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
head	O
of	O
creative	O
services	O
and	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
two	O
joined	O
Raymond	O
at	O
her	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
Haven	O
,	O
further	O
putting	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
v	O
.	O
Apple	O
trial	O
,	O
Epic	O
's	O
CEO	O
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
stated	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
had	O
been	O
"	O
very	O
significantly	O
scaled	O
back	O
"	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
in	O
wake	O
of	O
these	O
events	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
"	O
alive	O
and	O
well	O
"	O
with	O
significant	O
plans	O
for	O
expansion	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
draw	O
more	O
developers	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
new	O
revenue	O
sharing	O
program	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
2023	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
would	O
take	O
only	O
a	O
15%	O
cut	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
's	O
revenue	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
their	O
cut	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
standard	O
rate	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
near	O
the	O
industry-wide	O
30%	O
average	O
,	O
under	O
what	O
Google	B-Application
called	O
"	O
competitive	O
revenue	O
share	O
terms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
would	O
share	O
70%	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
membership	O
fees	O
with	O
games	O
that	O
entered	O
the	O
service	O
starting	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
share	O
split	O
based	O
on	O
hours	O
played	O
by	O
Stadia	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
affiliate	O
marketing	O
scheme	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
would	O
pay	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
membership	O
fee	O
to	O
any	O
developer	O
who	O
drew	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Typhoon	O
Games	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
secure	O
funding	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
from	O
Tencent	O
,	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
Raccoon	O
Logic	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Savage	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
and	O
its	O
in-progress	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
began	O
licensing	O
out	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
as	O
a	O
white-label	O
product	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Immersive	O
Stream	O
for	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
expanded	O
to	O
other	O
business	O
solutions	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
instances	O
using	O
this	O
product	O
was	O
an	O
offer	O
for	O
AT&T	O
customers	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
Stadia-enabled	O
version	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
early	O
example	O
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
free	O
demo	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2022	O
through	O
any	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
had	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
LG	O
televisions	O
running	O
WebOS	B-Operating_System
5.0	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
intended	O
to	O
shift	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
from	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
playable	O
experiences	O
and	O
online	O
demos	O
,	O
as	O
Stadia	B-Application
had	O
been	O
"	O
demoted.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
would	O
have	O
100	O
more	O
games	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
features	O
not	O
yet	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
started	O
to	O
launch	O
with	O
Stadia	B-Application
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
traction	O
with	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
refunded	O
all	O
purchases	O
for	O
hardware	O
and	O
games	O
made	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
behind	O
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
utilized	O
in	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
including	O
with	O
its	O
partners	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Axios	O
's	O
Stephan	O
Totilo	O
stated	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
also	O
terminated	O
this	O
white-label	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Jack	O
Buser	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
not	O
offering	O
that	O
streaming	O
option	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
tied	O
to	O
Stadia	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
when	O
we	O
decided	O
to	O
not	O
move	O
forward	O
with	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
 [ business-to-business ] 	O
offering	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
Stadia	B-Application
employees	O
nor	O
game	O
developers	O
were	O
made	O
aware	O
of	O
these	O
plans	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
concern	O
for	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
new	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
stated	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
players	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
purchased	O
games	O
to	O
personal	O
computer	O
versions	O
via	O
their	O
Ubisoft	B-Operating_System
Connect	I-Operating_System
platform	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
studios	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
evaluating	O
methods	O
to	O
transfer	O
saved	O
game	O
progress	O
from	O
Stadia	B-Application
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
confirmed	O
that	O
players	O
of	O
Elder	B-Protocol
Scrolls	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
Stadia	B-Application
accounts	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
Stadia-exclusive	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
multiplatform	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tequila	O
Works	O
 '	O
Gylt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
Stadia-exclusive	O
games	O
are	O
available	O
elsewhere	O
after	O
its	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Outcasters	O
from	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
was	O
reliant	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
initially	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
14	O
countries	O
:	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Founder	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
for	O
US$129	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
included	O
:	O
a	O
Chromecast	O
Ultra	O
;	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
"	O
Midnight	O
Blue	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
controller	O
;	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
Pro	O
service	O
;	O
an	O
additional	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
Pro	O
service	O
to	O
gift	O
to	O
a	O
friend	O
;	O
a	O
Founder	O
's	O
badge	O
next	O
to	O
their	O
user	O
name	O
;	O
and	O
first	O
access	O
to	O
register	O
a	O
user	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
"	O
Founder	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
pre-orders	O
sold	O
out	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
"	O
Premiere	O
Edition	O
"	O
bundle	O
for	O
US$129	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Chromecast	O
Ultra	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Clearly	O
White	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
controller	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
three-month	O
subscription	O
to	O
the	O
Pro	O
tier	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
subscription-only	O
Pro	O
tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
several	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
,	O
Razer	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ASUS	B-Application
ROG	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
devices	O
for	O
months	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
sent	O
promotional	O
emails	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
Chromecast	O
Ultra	O
devices	O
offering	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
for	O
redemption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
people	O
were	O
quarantining	O
at	O
home	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
available	O
to	O
anyone	O
in	O
eligible	O
countries	O
with	O
a	O
valid	O
Google	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
became	O
accessible	O
on	O
OnePlus	O
's	O
5	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
series	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
on	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
and	O
tablets	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
above	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
experimental	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
touch	O
controls	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
using	O
a	O
supported	O
controller	O
for	O
touchscreen	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
ran	O
two	O
promotions	O
through	O
which	O
they	O
gave	O
away	O
complimentary	O
"	O
Premiere	O
Edition	O
"	O
bundles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
offered	O
bundles	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
who	O
had	O
subscribed	O
before	O
November	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
promotion	O
ended	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
exhausted	O
all	O
available	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
promotion	O
coincided	O
with	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
complimentary	O
bundles	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
ended	O
the	O
promotion	O
early	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
regions	O
after	O
exhausting	O
their	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
Stadia	B-Application
promotion	O
in	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
promotion	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
Stadia	B-Application
Premiere	O
kit	O
after	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
Standard	O
or	O
Deluxe	O
Editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Stadia	B-Application
Pro	O
members	O
were	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
free	O
edition	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
expanded	O
to	O
eight	O
new	O
European	O
markets	O
:	O
Austria	O
,	O
Czechia	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
devices	O
including	O
the	O
Chromecast	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
TV	O
,	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
other	O
smart	O
TVs	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
remarked	O
that	O
Project	B-Application
Stream	I-Application
's	O
login	O
sequence	O
was	O
far	O
simpler	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
Wi-Fi	O
speeds	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
sometimes	O
reduced	O
their	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
or	O
lagged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
a	O
wired	O
connection	O
,	O
the	O
stream	O
did	O
not	O
output	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
and	O
occasionally	O
went	O
fuzzy	O
with	O
compression	O
artifacting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
reported	O
the	O
best	O
experience	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pixelbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
performed	O
a	O
hands-on	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
on	O
a	O
Pixelbook	B-Device
on	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
Beta	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
testing	O
environment	O
,	O
latency	O
seemed	O
acceptable	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
noticeable	O
visual	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
example	O
for	O
testing	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
operate	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
image	O
quality	O
as	O
"	O
drab	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
to	O
preferring	O
to	O
play	O
Destiny	O
2	O
on	O
a	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
gaming	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeat	O
criticized	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
pricing	O
model	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
subscription	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
,	O
and	O
claiming	O
that	O
Stadia	B-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
matter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
not	O
playing	O
all	O
games	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
:	O
Red	O
Dead	O
Redemption	O
2	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
only	O
run	O
at	O
1440p	O
,	O
and	O
Destiny	O
2	O
ran	O
at	O
only	O
1080p	O
(	O
albeit	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
higher	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
games	O
like	O
Red	O
Dead	O
Redemption	O
2	O
struggled	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
consistent	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
their	O
test	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Chromecast	O
only	O
managed	O
a	O
solid	O
30	O
FPS	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
test	O
on	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
browser	I-Application
showed	O
an	O
unstable	O
60	O
FPS	O
that	O
dropped	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
gave	O
Stadia	B-Application
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
technical	O
performance	O
,	O
while	O
criticising	O
its	O
game	O
selection	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
old	O
and	O
only	O
featuring	O
one	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wait	O
until	O
next	O
year	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
Google	B-Application
can	O
work	O
out	O
the	O
kinks	O
and	O
prove	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
longevity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
S&P	O
Global	O
Market	O
Intelligence	O
reported	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Stadia	B-Application
met	O
with	O
tepid	O
enthusiasm	O
from	O
analysts	O
and	O
early	O
adopters	O
who	O
criticized	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
slate	O
of	O
launch	O
titles	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
promoted	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
put	O
in	O
enough	O
hours	O
in	O
enough	O
conditions	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
beta	O
product	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
should	O
have	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
such	O
and	O
launched	O
it	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toward	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
users	O
expressed	O
concern	O
about	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
lack	O
of	O
communication	O
about	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
outside	O
of	O
announcing	O
monthly	O
free	O
game	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
users	O
were	O
concerned	O
about	O
planned	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
only	O
months	O
away	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
initial	O
timeline	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
discussed	O
further	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
4K	B-Architecture
streaming	O
resolution	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
community	I-Application
manager	O
had	O
been	O
following	O
these	O
discussions	O
and	O
expressed	O
sympathy	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
were	O
waiting	O
for	O
information	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
news	O
coming	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
official	O
response	O
was	O
to	O
direct	O
users	O
to	O
its	O
Stadia	B-Application
community	O
site	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
providing	O
weekly	O
updates	O
on	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
left	O
it	O
to	O
publishers	O
to	O
announce	O
when	O
new	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
experienced	O
a	O
tumultuous	O
launch	O
on	O
eighth-generation	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
they	O
struggled	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
major	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
saw	O
a	O
delayed	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
ran	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Stadia	B-Application
saw	O
far	O
fewer	O
instances	O
of	O
crashes	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
smoother	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
