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The hardware you get with the $129.99 Stadia “Founder’s Edition.”
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Close-up of the exclusive Founder’s Edition Controller.
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Shoulder buttons!
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Extra Stadia Controllers will be available for $69 in three colors including “Just Black”…
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…”Clearly White”…
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…and “Wasabi.”
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A Chromecast Ultra is the easiest way to stream Stadia games to your TV.
At its Made With Google event this morning, Google announced that the Stadia streaming gaming service will roll out to preorder customers on November 19.
That specific date further clarifies a vaguer “November” launch window that was announced back in June. In a blog post accompanying the on-stage announcement, Google further clarified that the service would go live at 9am PST (12pm EST, 5pm BST) on that day.
As
, the only players that will be able to access Stadia on that launch day are those who spend $129 to purchase the Stadia Founder’s Edition package (or
the substantially similar Premiere Edition
that was announced later). Those packages comes with a Wi-Fi Stadia Controller, a Chromecast Ultra for TV streaming, three months of Stadia Pro, and a streamable copy of
Destiny 2
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Google promises a free streaming tier will be available sometime next year, though users will still have to buy most games on the service à la carte.
At the Made with Google event, chief Rick Osterloh sold Stadia as part of Google’s “ambient computing vision,” which promises that “throughout your home, technology works as a single system, rather than a bunch of devices doing one thing.” To that end, Osterloh says Stadia is “aiming to deliver the best games ever made to just about any screen in your life.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information
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I wonder if this is what Harrison’s room at home looks like.
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Take that, consoles!
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Lookit all those logos.
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A 10 Mbps connection is recommended for the lowest-end Stadia experience.
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From the company that brought you…
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You can use other controllers, not just the Stadia Controller, when playing on PC, tablet, or phone.
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It’s not cheap to be a Pro.
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We heard you like Destiny, so we put Destiny in your Stadia so you can Destiny whileyou Stadia.
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Comes with everything you see here! Operators are standing by!
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Smash that pre-order button, viewers.
Listing image by Google
via Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com
October 15, 2019 at 09:35AM