Google Said Stadia Was Safe. It Shut Down 62 Days Later

Google Said Stadia Was Safe. It Shut Down 62 Days Later On July 29, 2022, Google's Stadia account said Stadia was not shutting down. Sixty two days later, Google announced the end of the cloud gaming service it had pitched as the future of gaming. This film follows the launch, the missing features, the closed studios and the refunds, using Google's own statements and major outlets. Sources: Google blog posts by Phil Harrison (Sept 29, 2022 and Feb 1, 2021); Stadia Help, Stadia Announcement FAQ; Google GDC 2019 keynote; Reuters, The Verge, The New York Times, Ars Technica, Polygon, Bloomberg via Fortune, Kotaku, Business Insider, 9to5Google, GamesRadar+, Engadget, TechCrunch, PC Gamer, Eurogamer and Game Developer reporting (2019 to 2023). Company claims are attributed in the film. Photo credits: Phil Harrison at GDC 2016 (two photos): Official GDC, CC BY 2.0. Sundar Pichai, 2023: Lukasz Kobus (European Commission), CC BY 4.0. Jade Raymond, New York Game Awards 2019: Ken Questa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Jade Raymond, 2012: ZCooperstown, CC BY-SA 3.0. All via Wikimedia Commons. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for news commentary. Some scenes are illustrative AI generated visuals, which are depictions and not real footage. No generated faces of named people.