Google's Stadia game streamer launching with Pixel 3 support, exclusives, and $9.99 price
Google promised to launch its intriguing game streamer Stadia in the summer, and is now ready with the pricing, as well as the much needed information about the different tiers available. As a reminder, Stadia is a cloud-first gaming service, including on phones, and Google promises unseen reductions to latency that has been the death knell of many a game streamers before.
Stadia Pro vs Stadia Base price and features
Stadia Pro will cost $9.99 a month after the grace period, and if you think that’s too much, Google will be launching Stadia Base next year with “just” 1080p resolution support albeit still up to 60fps, and no freebies.
Stadia Pro release and country availability
Mum’s the word on the Base pricing just yet, but the Stadia Pro subscription will be launched in November. Extra controllers in the three available colors – Just Black, Clearly White or Wasabi – will be $69.99, and the Pro release is set for 14 countries: U.S., Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and U.K., with more to come next yer.
Stadia Pro games at launch
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Borderlands 3
- The Crew 2
- Darksiders Genesis
- Destiny 2
- The Division 2
- DOOM Eternal
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- Farming Simulator 19
- Final Fantasy 15
- Football Manager 2020
- Get Packed
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Grid
- Gylt
- Just Dance 2020
- Metro Exodus
- Mortal Kombat 11
- NBA 2K
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Rage 2
- Samurai Showdown
- Thumper
- Tomb Raider Trilogy
- Trials Rising
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Out of all these titles, Gylt is the most interesting one regarding the future of the platform, as it will be only available for Stadia Pro (and Base, when it launches) subs, and there is a cool trailer to drum up excitement for this Google exclusive.