The closure of Stadia Games and Entertainment, Google s internal development team dedicated to creating exclusive content for the streaming service, was both a surprise and a disappointment.
The studio, led by Assassin s Creed and Watch Dogs producer Jade Raymond, was announced alongside the service itself, with the promise it would work on developing games that are only possible when delivered via the cloud.
But the closure itself calls into question the promise of game streaming in general. Given how the technology has transformed music, film and TV, it s still possible perhaps likely that streaming will become a significant pillar of gaming. But if one of the world s biggest tech companies is abandoning its own development plans after less than two years, who else can make this happen?
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