Google’s ambitious push into gaming is floundering, and it’s due largely to too few games on its Stadia platform

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Instead of having to buy games on a disc or download them from a digital store, Stadia users stream games over the internet for customers willing to pay $130 for the "Premiere edition.” We spoke with game developers and publishers who said there are two main reasons their games aren't on Stadia: Google didn't offer them enough money, and they don't trust the mercurial company to stick with gaming in the long term. After years of development and hype, Google's long-rumored push into video games arrived last November, with the launch of Google Stadia. Google Stadia isn't a game console, nor is it a game platform, really it's a digital storefront run by Google where you can buy individual games. It's a hugely ambitious new platform, and it aimed to be the Netflix of gaming. What makes Stadia so ambitious? Rather than downloading games or playing them off a Blu-ray disc, Stadia streams games to you wherever you are, like Netflix streams movies and TV shows. It's such a big deal that Google CEO Sundar Pichai himself introduced Stadia back in March 2019 at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Google says another 120 games are scheduled to hit Stadia this year, including some big upcoming blockbusters like "DOOM Eternal" and "Cyberpunk 2077.". Where are the dozens of indie hits that helped bolster the libraries of Sony's PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One, and Nintendo's Switch? Where are the games like "Bloodstained," "Shovel Knight," "Dead Cells," and "Untitled Goose Game" the blockbuster indie games that sell millions of copies and inspire sequels? These games have become critical to the success of any new game platform of the 28 games currently available on Stadia, just four fall into the indie category. Each of the people we spoke with, who asked to be granted anonymity due to ongoing employment in the video game industry, echoed this sentiment and said Google simply wasn't offering enough money, in addition to several other concerns. The people we spoke with said, outside of money, there wasn't much reason to put their games on Stadia. When reached for comment, Stadia representative Patrick Seybold said, "The publishers and developers we speak with regularly are very supportive, and want Stadia to succeed. It is also worth pointing out that not every publisher has announced their games for Stadia so far, and more games will continue to be announced in due course.” The absence of these games at the launch of Stadia last November, and their continued absence in the ensuing months, speaks to Google's inability to attract developers ahead of launch. SEE ALSO: Some of the people who made an early bet on Google's ambitious attempt to revolutionize video games are losing patience. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web