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Google will shut down Stadia game studios to help the service last
July 10, 2025
Google is determined to keepStadiagoing, and that’s leading it to make some hard choices about the games it supports. The internet giant hasannouncedthat it’s “winding down” Stadia game studios to help it focus on the cloud-based service and its growing partnerships.
The company is ending investment in Stadia Games and Entertainment’s exclusive titles outside of “near-term planned” projects. It’s not certain just when the Stadia studios’ few exclusives will arrive, but the move will cost Google some top talent — SG&E lead and well-known developer Jade Raymond (ofAssassin’s Creedfame) is leaving the firm. Other team members will find new roles in the months ahead.
Read more:The full list of Google Stadia games
The shutdown and changing focus will help Google shape Stadia into a “long-term, sustainable business,” VP Phil Harrison said. The cost of in-house development was climbing sharply, and Google decided it was better to trim those costs than hope exclusives would draw in players.
This doesn’t necessarily mean Stadia is in dire straits. However, it’s evident Google is eager to trim costs and might have expected Stadia to grow quickly enough to support internal game studios. Whatever Google’s hopes, that kind of growth clearly didn’t happen. You’ll have to choose between this and rivals likeGeForce Nowbased on outside catalogs and the quality of the services themselves.
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