Google Stadia
Gaming from the cloud
A look at Google Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming platform: how streaming games from Google’s servers works, and what it meant for consoles and gaming PCs.
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Credits: 9to5Google
Stadia is google’s answer to Xbox and PlayStation and with a revolution in the gaming industry, they are all set for it.
Google stadia is a cloud based gaming experience, meaning all the processing and rendering of games happen back at google’s very own servers and the game is streamed to you using cloud.
There is no requirement for downloads or installation, and any device with google chrome browser in it can handle stadia in 4K,HDR and 5.1 surround sound
This results to the elimination of high specs PCs or laptops for gaming purposes.
It can play on TV (using chromecast Ultra), desktop computer, laptop, tablet, android smartphones
And here is the list of smartphones it currently supports.
The only need that arises here is of good and stable internet connection, 35Mbps of speed lets you play games in 4K, HDR and 5.1 surround sound at 60FPS, but if your internet connection is not that great, it can stream games at lower graphic settings at minimum 10Mbps speed.
Controller
The 3 available Colors
The controller isn’t a requirement to play on google stadia but if you want to play it the way google intends for you to use it,
You can buy a Google Stadia controller for $69/₹5200.
It uses WiFi to connect to whatever game being played, with dual joystick, D-pad, face button, and shoulder button layout resembling the Dualshock 4 controller
Two additional buttons for easily capturing footage or to activate Google Assistant are given.
Countries available
The Regions it is available for now are:
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States (except Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
If you don’t reside in the above given countries, Don’t worry you can still use it using the method given in the video at the end.
Subscription
Premiere addition bundle– $99
Pro bundle– $9.99/month
Base bundle– free
Checkout more on it here – https://stadia.google.com/
Games available right now
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- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
- Borderlands 3
- The Crew 2
- Darksiders Genesis
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- The Division 2
- Destiny 2: The Collection
- Doom Eternal
- Doom 64
- Farming Simulator 2019
- Final Fantasy XV
- Football Manager 2020
- Get Packed
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Grid 2019
- Gylt
- Just Dance 2020
- Kine
- Metro Exodus
- Monster Energy Supercross
- Mortal Kombat 11
- NBA 2K20
- Panzer Dragoon
- PUBG
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Rage 2
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Samurai Showdown
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- Spitlings
- Stacks on Stacks
- SteamWorld Dig
- SteamWorld Dig 2
- SteamWorld Heist
- SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
- Thumper
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- The Turing Test
- Trials Rising
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood
How to play in Unavailable countries
Here is a 5 minutes watch on how to play on Google stadia in unavailable countries.
Credits: Saurav Mishra
Overview: It’s the Netflix of Gaming
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