During the period of the week the official launch of "Google Stadia" was presented, the new cloud gaming service promises to change the way people play, as it allows gamers to play on Google's servers from their homes using compatible devices such as smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops, televisions, and more.
Last week, Google announced that only 12 games were ready to be launched with Stadia, but on Sunday, Phil Harrison, head of Stadia, announced that the list would increase by 22And so it was, on the day of the Google Stadia launch, 10 new launch games were included. So the Official list is as follows.
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
- Attack on Titan: Final Battle 2
- Destiny 2: The Collection.
- Farming Simulator 2019.
- Final Fantasy XV.
- Football Manager 2020.
- grid 2019.
- gylt.
- Just Dance 2020.
- China.
- Metro Exodus.
- Mortal Kombat 11.
- NBA 2K20.
- anger 2.
- Rise of the Tomb Raiders.
- Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Samurai Showdown.
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
- thumper.
- Tomb raider 2013.
- Trials Rising.
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
Regarding the service, as some of you will know that at the moment only those who made the purchase of the Chromecast Ultra included in the Google Stadia, Founder's Edition, or Stadia Premiere Edition bundles, so For now, only they will have access to the service, and it is only available for certain countries. (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States).
While for the rest they will have to wait until an update is released of software at an unspecified later time where Google will extend the coverage and especially the "base service" will be free.
The release did not include all the features that were promised during the Stadia presentation (Stream Connect, State Share and Crowd Play), but Google promises that they will arrive shortly after.
- Stream Connect Game: (a feature that offers the ability for many players to share what everyone sees with each other) is currently unavailable because none of the games planned during the Stadia launch phase support this feature. The first compatible title should arrive before the end of the year.
- StateShare: a feature that allows users to share backup files via links and invite other users to play this game, under the same conditions as those displayed by backup), it will be available only the following year.
- Crowdplay: a feature that allows any user to join a multiplayer game that they are watching live on YouTube, it will only be available next year.
- Family Sharing: a feature that allows you to buy a game once and share it with family accounts, it will only be available next year.
- Buddy Pass: allows first-time users of the service to offer a free trial of Stadia for three months to a friend, who can send it "approximately two weeks after they received the package."
The integration of "Google Assistant" will be limited to the ability to turn on the TV and start a game. Afterwards, the Assistant button on the Stadia controller will work on the Chromecast Stadia home screen. So the support of the assistants on PC and smartphones and during the game will come a little later.
At the moment the Google Pixel and ChromeOS tablets can be used in the service, but later it is planned to launch an Android application so that the service of the other devices can be used.
An important point to consider is that currently buying games through Chromecast Ultra or the web is not supported.
Stadia controller wireless features will only work with Chromecast Ultra for now. To use this remote with a phone or tablet, it must be connected with a USB-C cable. Although generic USB controllers will also work with Stadia on PCs or phones, but not on Chromecast.
Finally, they should know that the official Stadia app It is already available on the PlayStore, but as mentioned, only Pixel devices are compatible with it.