Google Stadia: Everything you need to know

Ahead of Stadia launching in nine days, Google’s game streaming service is beginning to leak as it enters wider testing. The first provides another live glimpse at the TV homescreen on a Chromecast and shows something called “Worm Game.”

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As we near Stadia’s imminent launch, more is becoming clear about how it will work and what we can expect on the first day. Yesterday saw the release of the Stadia mobile app on the Play Store, and since then we’ve been digging into it for info on the highly anticipated cloud gaming platform. Google has commented on what we’ll be able to do with Stadia, but info on what Stadia features aren’t ready for launch is scarce. Here is a collection of evidence we found in the Stadia app that tells us what could come after November 19th’s launch.

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Google Stadia is finally launching on November 19, and early buyers will be getting hardware over the course of a couple of weeks. Are you ready to stream games when the service launches?

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Earlier today, the Google Stadia app arrived on the Play Store, less than two weeks ahead of the service’s official launch. While you cannot sign in and use the Stadia app without your Founders or Premiere Edition code, our APK Insight team was able to uncover a treasure trove of information about Google Stadia through the new app including data usage, player limits, and more.

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Stadia, Google’s upcoming game streaming service for almost any device including Pixel phones, is less than two weeks away from its official launch. Ahead of the November 19 launch, the Google Stadia app for Android is now available for download in the Google Play Store.

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Google Stadia launches in just a couple of weeks and the service is set to be the first of a few game streaming options. Now, some unearthed code is suggesting that Steam is working on its own game streaming service to compete with Stadia.

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With Stadia expected to launch sometime next month, Google in recent weeks has been ramping up the game streaming service’s press tour. The latest provides a look at the user research and design of the Stadia Controller.

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Last week, it was announced that the first studio for Stadia Games and Entertainment would be located in Montreal, QC. Today, we’re taking a look at two more locations that Stadia Games and Entertainment is considering for development studios — London and Tokyo.

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With 20 days until Stadia launches, the press tour is picking up. Tested on YouTube today ran an in-depth video with Google executives behind the game streaming service. This interview talks about latency and what the company is doing to reduce it, as well as bringing over native Stadia games.
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Ahead of Stadia’s launch on November 19th, Google is reaching out to pre-orderers about joining a research study. It’s described as a way to “share your thoughts on Stadia and help shape its future.”

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The launch of Google Stadia is just three short weeks away, and yet many aspects of the game streaming service still feel like a mystery. In prep for that upcoming launch, the official site for the developers of Destiny 2, Bungie․net, has added support for logging in via Stadia, hinting at the “Stadia Player Portal.”

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We’re now just over three weeks away from the official launch of Stadia, Google’s game-streaming service that will allow playing games in up to 4K on a device as low-powered as even a Chromecast Ultra. In preparation for the launch, Google Family Link has updated its app to be ready to handle parents/guardians approving and purchasing Stadia games for their children.

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Earlier this week, Google provided some clarification on when Stadia Founder’s and Premiere Edition will ship. The Google Store on Friday started listing Stadia delivery dates for pre-orderers.

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Google today announced its first Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Montréal. Tasked with producing “exclusive, original content,” an interview with games chief Jade Raymond reveals a rough roadmap for what kind of and when unique experiences will be possible.

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Weeks away from Stadia’s November 19th launch, Google officially unveiled its first games studio. Part of Stadia Games and Entertainment, it’s located in Montréal and tasked with making exclusive content that takes advantage of the cloud gaming platform.

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Stadia Founder’s Edition sold out in the US and Canada today, thus joining the rest of Europe. With the Premiere bundle now available in all 14 launch countries, Google this evening provided some Stadia shipping clarifications.

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Just last week, the United Kingdom joined the rest of Europe in seeing Stadia Founder’s Edition go out of stock. The original bundle for accessing Google’s game streaming service is now also sold out in the United States and Canada.

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After the announcement of Stadia’s launch date, it emerged that the Made by Google Controller would only work wirelessly with the Chromecast Ultra at first, and all other devices require a cable. Google today reiterated this point, and promised that more “wireless play” options are coming “soon after launch.”

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Last night, Google quietly revealed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will support Stadia alongside the Pixel 3/3a and new Pixel 4. It has now emerged that Stadia on those phones will require Wi-Fi at launch and not work on mobile networks.

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Beyond the November 19th launch date, a number of Stadia developments were announced at Made by Google 2019. In addition to the Pixel 4 being compatible with the game streaming service, Google today revealed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will also be supported by Stadia.

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