With Google having introduced the closure of Google Stadia, there’s uncertainty about what this implies for video games tied to the platform. Now Ubisoft, IO Interactive, and different builders are scrambling to let gamers hold entry to titles they’ve bought on Google’s doomed console.
Such efforts are uncommon for each corporations in that they are uncommon for any firm. Few builders have had to assist gamers who owned variations of their video games on consoles the place they paid to entry the title, however didn’t purchase a replica of the sport.
Stadia is a cloud-based service that permit video games be performed by way of Google Chrome. Players had to purchase the video games (and add-ons) themselves, and a number of other builders had their video games launch on the platform, both alongside different platforms, or as timed exclusives.
Speaking to Axios, an Ubisoft consultant confirmed that it was “at present working” to convey be certain that Stadia gamers might play the video games they personal on PC, together with Riders Republic and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, by way of its Ubisoft Connect service.
IO Interactive stated it is “exploring different choices” for Stadia house owners of Hitman III. Similarly, Bungie confirmed it is having conversations about future steps for Destiny 2 gamers on Stadia.
Google has a refund coverage in place for Stadia house owners. But it is at present unclear if all builders, or simply particular ones, will likely be financially reimbursed in some capability.
