About Stadia
Google is closing down its video game streaming service, Stadia, in January 2023. All purchases will be reverted back and the tech will continue to be used in YouTube and other areas of its business, however, the app for customers and storefront will shut down after five years of its launch, piling in the existing dump of projects that Google has shut down.
While Stadia’s aim towards streaming games for customers was based upon a robust tech foundation, it failed to gain the traction with the users that Google expected, resulting in the difficult decision of shutting down Stadia’s streaming service.
Google’s Response
Vice President Phil Harrison said that Google is grateful for the players that have been there since the beginning of Stadia. The company will give back all the in-game purchases done on Google Store, including game and add-on content purchases made via the Stadia store.
Players will continue to have access to their games library and can play until January 18, 2023, so that they complete the final play sessions.
The gaming industry giant further said that refunds will be completed by mid-January, emphasizing that while Stadia will die, the tech behind it will still be available to “industry partners” for other joint-ventures, like AT&T’s latest attempt to launch Batman: Arkham Knight on smartphones using stre
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