“Google has made its Stadia Pro subscription free for the next two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries. This is a great move by Google and will be a good way to stress test their system. Stadia's launch did not go as expected as they had a more limited feature set available than promised (no 4K resolution on Chrome, as well as no HDR or surround sound, a very limited list of games at launch, among others)” – Maurice Klaehne
(Source: Google)
(Source: Google)
- The move will allow users to try out the service, and help Stadia gain some more traction within the gaming community.
- To avoid the network congestion, Google is capping streaming resolution to 1080p.
- Look for Google to increase the stickiness of this offering by announcing new games or discounts down the road.