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Starting October 20 and going on for three days, they're doing an event that will have "exciting game announcements and some Stadia-only hands-on surprises". There's not much details right now but they also said there will be three games to try, with "exclusive" demos and reveals of more games coming to the Stadia streaming service.
At least this time around, Google are being a bit smarter. Unlike their 'Free Play Days', it seems according to a Stadia staffer on Twitter that you will not need Stadia Pro to access the demos.
The event starts on October 20 at 9 AM PT / 4PM UTC, which will be up on the Stadia YouTube. We'll be following along each day, to let you know what's announced. What are you expecting?
In other news, the Stadia team recently held a Q&A session with Founders in a special section on their community site. In response to questions about people pointing out the famous Google Graveyard, something people love to bring up constantly, Chris from Google replied to say:
You can rest assured that Google is in it for the long haul. We saw something special in cloud gaming, and we think we have the tools and knowledge to push this technology to the next level. It's okay to be unsure; the future is uncertain. But we care deeply about this space, because we are gamers too, and we want Stadia to succeed.
While the other Stadia staff member involved in the Q&A, Grace, said:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.Ah, yes I hope you all know that I see those comments that say "Stadia is headed for the Google Graveyard". My response to this is... please give the Stadia team time. It's been less than a year since we've launched, and we have a lot in store for you all.
Quoting: ShmerlQuoting: elmapulsteam isnt chasing exclusivity?
No, as far as I know they don't force developers not to release anywhere else like console stores do. When stuff isn't out let's say on GOG and is on Steam it's not because Valve made them sign some contract if I understand correctly.
Lock-in though is a more practical issue with Steam, rather than exclusivity. Such as when developers are suing Steam network services. That ties games to Steam.
i was talking about valve own games being steam exclusives.
Quoting: elmapulI was talking about valve own games being steam exclusives.
Ah, that. You can say so. But for instance CDPR released Witcher games on Steam, no problem. And they sell very well everywhere.
Quoting: Shmerli didnt said the exclusive game will only sell in one platform, i said the platform need exclusives to gain marketshare/adoption.Quoting: elmapulI was talking about valve own games being steam exclusives.
Ah, that. You can say so. But for instance CDPR released Witcher games on Steam, no problem. And they sell very well everywhere.
any company was focusing on selling good old games and i'm not aware of that? because if no one was they had an temporary monopoly on that.
in any case, temporary exclusives also count as exclusives, but this model is less harful for consumers.
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