Google's Cloud Gaming Platform, Stadia has been revealed - Updated with Live Stream Info

Thowoc | 06/05/2019

Excited about Google Stadia? The first ever Stadia Connect event will happen tomorrow 6 June at 9AM PDT / 6PM CET and will reveal details about how Google's cloud gaming system works.

Stadia is essentially a gaming platform that relegates all graphical processing to remote data centers. As long as you have internet, you'll be able to stream games directly to any device using the power of high-end machines housed elsewhere. This means that as long as your Chrome browser works, you can play any game available on Stadia.

Unlike current systems, this also means you will never have to buy a Stadia 2 or upgrade your PC or new whole other system just to play the latest graphics intensive game. Google's backend will be continuously upgraded so all you need to do is get the latest Chrome browser to save thousands on hardware related costs.

So far, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Doom Eternal have been revealed for Stadia. But one wonders how successful streaming games over the internet will be given latency issues matter when playing games where split second decisions matter a great deal. It remains to be seen if Google can actually pull this off.

On Thursday, Google promises to reveal launch details, pricing and games catalog. So stay tuned if you're ready for the next leap in gaming.

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Google Stadia release date
Google has confirmed the November release date for Google Stadia after a leaked article already claimed the late year launch for the service. And the only way to play at launch will be by purchasing the limited edition Founder’s Edition pack.

Google Stadia availability
At launch Stadia will only be available in 14 different countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, and select European countries.

Google Stadia specs
Stadia will scale up as and when more performance is required. But we do know that each instance will utilise a custom x86 Intel CPU running at 2.7GHz. This will be paired with custom AMD graphics silicon capable of 10.7 teraflops of raw compute, fitted with 56 compute units and HBM2 memory.

Google Stadia pricing
There will be a $129 Founder’s Edition kit for launch. The ongoing Stadia Pro subscription will be $10 US. That will be the only way to access at first, but in 2020 it will open up and offer a free Stadia Base sub.

Google Stadia performance
Google has made progress since Project Stream was first tested, and now Stadia is capable of 4K at 60fps. Down the line, Google has promised 8K and >120fps gaming.