The Stadia controller (Google photo via Ap)

  • Stadia, Google's challenge to the world of video games

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06 June 2019Google presented today the streaming video game service Stadia which will start in November. There is an offer of an initial package called "Founder's Edition" costing € 129.99 with the midnight blue controller, an ultra chromecast for 4k connections, 3 months of game subscription and a pass to offer to a friend.

Two other offers will be available after the launch of the platform, one at € 9.99 a month called "Stadia Pro" and another basic one scheduled for 2020, of which few details have been provided. Among the games that will be part of the service are Destiny 2, The Division 2, Doom, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and the Tomb Raider trilogy. Other titles could be published by the summer.

The difference with other gaming systems is that the video game is hosted by Google's servers and players will not need consoles or download games. Only a fast connection and the Chrome browser.

You can have fun or relax on the TV or on your smartphone (currently only Google Pixel 3 and 3a, but also taken on Android and iOS), on a tablet or on your computer via an internet connection. The minimum required by Stadia is 10 mb / s, while to enjoy the 4k it will be necessary to have a connection of 35 mb / s.

It will be available in 14 countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy.