Google has announced that they've now begun the process to refund years of Stadia game purchases, as the service is shutting down.
In the updated FAQ entry, Google noted:
Starting 9 November 2022, Stadia will attempt to automatically process refunds for all purchases of games, add-on content and subscription fees other than Stadia Pro made through the Stadia Store. We ask for your patience as we work through each transaction and ask that you refrain from contacting customer support as they will not be able to expedite your refund during this time. We still expect the majority of refunds to be processed by 18 January 2023.
Google said if you don't have a Google account now, they will still process the refund. If there are any card issues (lost / stolen / new card), you should at some point receive an email giving you instructions on how to still get your Stadia refund. They also said some people may need to sign up with Payoneer to get their refund, in some special cases where they cannot process it directly.
The same date has been given for Hardware purchases which include the Stadia Controller, Founder's Edition, Premiere Edition and Play and Watch with Google TV packages but you keep the hardware after the refund.
Sadly though, it seems there's still no update on them enabling Bluetooth in the Stadia Controller so it's wired-only which is a pretty big shame if they don't do it. It's a really comfy controller to use but they are under no obligation to enable Bluetooth, since they're refunding the hardware completely. At least I own a bit of weird computing history now…
As for moving progress from Stadia to elsewhere they said that Ubisoft, Bungie, I/O Interactive, CD Projekt Red, Rockstar Games and Bethesda have already shared plans on that but it's down to each developer and publisher to sort it.
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It's funny, you know. Before Stadia I would have said the main hurdle in the way of streaming games on the internet was technological--that it would be nigh impossible to avoid major lag problems. So what does Google do? They by most accounts solve the nigh impossible technological hurdle, and then screw up the marketing and in general the business model, not to mention the commitment level required, so bad they fail anyway.
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I wonder if I will still be able to play until Jan 18th if I receive the refund(s) earlier. Currently at ~80% in RDR2. 
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How did they solve lag problems, by increasing the speed of light? It is impossible to solve latency with anything, except placing the server nearby your location.Well, yeah. As I understand it, Google took advantage of the fact that they already have server farms near most people's location--to serve you ads, do the search and stuff.
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 11 November 2022 at 11:22 pm UTC
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mr-victory Nov 12, 2022
I wonder if I will still be able to play until Jan 18th if I receive the refund(s) earlier. Currently at ~80% in RDR2.https://9to5google.com/2022/09/30/how-to-export-download-game-saves-stadia/
You can export game saves, I don't know if they are compatible with PC builds of a game though.
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I wonder if I will still be able to play until Jan 18th if I receive the refund(s) earlier. Currently at ~80% in RDR2.https://9to5google.com/2022/09/30/how-to-export-download-game-saves-stadia/
You can export game saves, I don't know if they are compatible with PC builds of a game though.
Yeah, Rockstar has already announced it will be possible to transfer the progress in Red Dead Online to another platform, but I don't know if it also applies to story mode, we'll see. Maybe I will manage to 100% it before stadia shuts down and won't have to rebuy it on steam. I don't particularly care about the multiplayer part or finding all collectibles etc.
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hardpenguin Nov 12, 2022
<anti cloud gaming blabber>You do realize that locally installable games are here to stay regardless of the cloud gaming success?
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You seem very sure. But as the great Yogi Berra said, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." On top of that, the thing about cloud gaming is that it becomes far more lucrative than locally installable games if, and only if, locally installable games are pretty much not a thing. So Very Rich People have an incentive to try to make that happen.<anti cloud gaming blabber>You do realize that locally installable games are here to stay regardless of the cloud gaming success?
Sure, probably they won't be able to manage it. Probably. But I don't like that kind of bet.
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You do realize that locally installable games are here to stay regardless of the cloud gaming success?Like store-independent game patches that you can install when you want? Or mobile phones that can actually be used to make a phone call. Antibiotics/pain killers/other important drugs that can be produced in the EU.
Everything more or less a thing of the past because someone wanted to make a quick buck.
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<anti cloud gaming blabber>You do realize that locally installable games are here to stay regardless of the cloud gaming success?
You must have a crystal ball. You can't deny the constant, ongoing trend toward removal of personal ownership. As far as I'm concerned anything that pushes back against that being normalized is a good thing.
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I tried Stadia but Destiny 2 ran like crap for me. I never bothered to troubleshoot it. I wonder how many like me there were?
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Stadia: "Stadia runs on Linux, thus technically all of our games are Linux ports!"
Linux Community: "Cool, so that means Stadia will help Linux development, and you'll port games..."
Stadia: "No, f*ck you."
(2022: Stadia is now dying; it's smoldering body crawls the surface, grasping for life)
Linux Community: (Puts Shotgun to Stadia's head)
Linux Community: "No. F*ck you!" (blasts Stadia's head to pieces)
Linux Community: "Cool, so that means Stadia will help Linux development, and you'll port games..."
Stadia: "No, f*ck you."
(2022: Stadia is now dying; it's smoldering body crawls the surface, grasping for life)
Linux Community: (Puts Shotgun to Stadia's head)
Linux Community: "No. F*ck you!" (blasts Stadia's head to pieces)
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2. You are too optimistic about the world where we have always-online DRM for singleplayer games.
Yeah but the great thing about that is that you can say fuck you to that game and company and support the DRM FREE ones. It's not that hard to avoid this stuff.
Like I want to game but it's on my terms with my money. I get what I want 100% of the time.
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Dribbleondo Nov 15, 2022
You are right. I have two games in steam I can't play offline: Deus Ex MD, and Doom Eternal. Both games have denuvo, and there is no effective offline mode. I won't buy a denuvo game again. Either I'll get a version without denuvo (when developer removes it, or by other means), or I'll just ignore a game at all. This is insane. If buying a game doesn't grant me a permission to play it, why bothering buying it at all lol.2. You are too optimistic about the world where we have always-online DRM for singleplayer games.
Yeah but the great thing about that is that you can say fuck you to that game and company and support the DRM FREE ones. It's not that hard to avoid this stuff.
Like I want to game but it's on my terms with my money. I get what I want 100% of the time.
The tokens Denuvo relies on are refreshed every two weeks (on Steam at least), and absolutely allow for an "offline mode" in the vein you seem to be talking about. It's the exact same system as Steam's offline mode. The only thing stopping you is your hatred for Denuvo, not Denuvo itself.
Also, Deus Ex Mankind Divided has no Denuvo on its "native" Linux port. So...
Read up on it here.
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are you paid denuvo shill... in simple words... Is it understandable?
I don't like your tone.
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I don't like when I can't play a game I paid for.are you paid denuvo shill... in simple words... Is it understandable?
I don't like your tone.
This is the part I totally understand.
I would also ask about Deus Ex Mankind Divided though. It shouldn't have Denuvo on Linux...
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Dribbleondo Dec 12, 2022
I had no internet for several months and was able to play all steam games except ones that had denuvo.You are right. I have two games in steam I can't play offline: Deus Ex MD, and Doom Eternal. Both games have denuvo, and there is no effective offline mode. I won't buy a denuvo game again. Either I'll get a version without denuvo (when developer removes it, or by other means), or I'll just ignore a game at all. This is insane. If buying a game doesn't grant me a permission to play it, why bothering buying it at all lol.2. You are too optimistic about the world where we have always-online DRM for singleplayer games.
Yeah but the great thing about that is that you can say fuck you to that game and company and support the DRM FREE ones. It's not that hard to avoid this stuff.
Like I want to game but it's on my terms with my money. I get what I want 100% of the time.
The tokens Denuvo relies on are refreshed every two weeks (on Steam at least), and absolutely allow for an "offline mode" in the vein you seem to be talking about. It's the exact same system as Steam's offline mode. The only thing stopping you is your hatred for Denuvo, not Denuvo itself.
Also, Deus Ex Mankind Divided has no Denuvo on its "native" Linux port. So...
Read up on it here.
Two weeks is not enough. Infinite offline is the only enough option.
Stop defending anti-consumer practice, or are you paid denuvo shill?
I just repeat it again in simple words:
1. I paid for a game.
2. I can't play it for DRM reasons.
Is it understandable? Clear enough? Can you get the scope of the situation?
1. Unless the games your playing through steam are DRM free, you need to be online at least once every two weeks. Denuvo isn't doing anything different.
2. That's....not a reason. I'm not even quite sure what that even means.
3. Don't talk to people on a forum like how you're doing now. I'm not a paid shill, nor am I illiterate or hard of reading, or defending an anti-consumer practice. I was providing you information; Information you merrily disregarded because it didn't fit your own opinion, and you decided to treat me like an idiot. That's no way to talk to people because you disagree with them.
4. This comment was made almost a month later because, ironically, my PC died.
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