Published 15:06 IST, November 9th 2019
Google Stadia arrives on Play Store ahead of Nov 19 launch
Google’s highly ambitious Stadia game streaming service will launch on November 19 in 14 countries (India will have to wait, for now).
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Google’s highly ambitious Stia game streaming service will launch on vember 19 in 14 countries (India will have to wait, for w). Ahe of launch, Google has me Google Stia app available for compatible Android devices on Play Store. Google Stia app is w available for downlo and install via Play Store for Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.
Google will initially be offering two kinds of subscription models - Stia Pro and Stia Founder’s Edition. While Stia Pro will cost about $10 a month, Stia Founder’s Edition will pack three months of Stia Pro plus a hardware starter kit that will include a Chromecast Ultra and a limited-edition night blue Stia controller, for $130. Stia Founder’s Edition will also give subscribers access to Bungie’s Destiny 2: Collection with cross-save functionality, an exclusive Stia name, and a buddy pass that will allow a friend to access whole thing at extra cost.
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Access to Google Stia app, for w, requires an invite code which would require users to eir pre-order Stia Founder’s Edition or have a buddy pass from someone who’s done that.
Google is promising console-quality gaming (4K at 60fps at launch) sans an actual console with Google Stia. Stia will require a recommended minimum bandwidth of 10Mbps to stream games at 720p. Google has anunced. Speaking of games, Google Stia is launching with at least 31 games, including Baldur's Gate 3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Gylt, Get Packed and Tom Clancy's Division 2.
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Google is also working on a free tier Stia model, that will be available sometime in 2020 – you’ll need to buy just games in that case.
Google anunced Stia at its first-ever Game Developers Conference (GDC) keyte event in San Francisco on March 20. service will lever Google’s massive infrastructure of data centers – that will in turn be powered by a custom AMD chip capable of churning out 10.7 GPU teraflops. Simply put, Stia is most powerful gaming ring in world, and future of gaming, if Google’s claims are anything to go by.
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13:45 IST, November 9th 2019