Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Google's Gaming Platform Stadia Announced

Google has unveiled its new gaming initiative, Stadia.

Stadia will launch this year, Google's Phil Harrison confirmed during the GDC Keynote. The plan is to launch in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Europe first. Harrison teased more details in the summer about what games will launch with the Stadia.

The first teaser trailer for Stadia also revealed a look at Google's Stadia controller. Google intends Stadia and its features to be supported on desktops, laptops, TV, tablets, and phones. Harrison specifically said there is no console involved in this process.

The Platform

Stadia is not a piece of hardware — it's a streaming platform meant to bridge across devices and provide players instant access to their games, while also further integrating YouTube capture, streaming, and sharing. Google is aiming to stream games at launch in 4K at 60 fps for both playing games and sharing game streams, with goals of eventually supporting 8K and 120+ fps. Among its boasts about the power of Stadia, Google confirmed Stadia is more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One combined.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/19/google-announces-its-video-game-platform-stadia

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