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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>Google's gaming platform Stadia is getting out of the game-making business and will bring its platform directly to game publishers. </strong></em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The company has shut down its two-game studios, located in Montreal and Los Angeles. This is a strange move given that Google has made a significant investment in the space. The company said the closure is due to the high costs of developing games that attract users.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Stadia Game Development Studios is shutting down.</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The shutdown will affect around 150 developers, but the company says it will try to find new roles for those developers at Google.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Google Stadia gaming service and its $10 monthly Stadia Pro service will still come to the services (exclusive games included), although the company has said that it can still sign new games and will bring more third-party releases to the platform. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The company intends to offer its Stadia tech to publishers, which makes it possible for Stadia to become the streaming tech for other video game companies. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Google’s head of Stadia operations, Phil Harrison, will focus on pursuing these new partnerships.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">“We see an important opportunity to work with partners seeking a gaming solution all built on Stadia’s advanced technical infrastructure and platform tools,” Harrison wrote.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Google Stadia Shuts Down Two-game Studios</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Initial Google’s offering is a $129 Founder’s Edition bundle, including a custom controller, a Chromecast Ultra, three-month use of Stadia Pro, as well as a subscription service for access to certain games.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Google promoted some interesting features such as the ability to allow players to pass control of a live-streamed Stadia game and to share savestates of games. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><strong>However, many of them were still in testing phases and not available at launch.</strong></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">In the future, Stadia will focus on third-party games. Specifically, it allows you to run the game on a server in a data center near you and stream the video feed to your device with a screen and a strong internet connection. </p>

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