Google starts refunding Stadia service ended



It was found that the

service started in November 2019 and the refund of the cloud game service `` Google Stadia '', which has already been announced to end the service , has started.



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`` Google Stadia '' was announced in March 2019 as a cloud game service where you can enjoy games with just a laptop, smartphone, or monitor as long as you have an internet environment, and the service started in November 2019. However, in the past, Google has often given up on projects and terminated them, so developers were worried about whether the project would really last for a long time.

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As a result of this concern, Google announced the termination of Stadia's service in September 2021, but also revealed that it would provide refunds for hardware and software. It has been confirmed that refunds for software will begin in November 2022.




Regarding hardware, it was initially said that 'we will respond by the end of service on January 18, 2023', but from Stadia's official Twitter account, refunds will start from November 30, 2022 local time. has been announced. Refunds are expected to be processed within the next two weeks.

Tom Warren of the news site The Verge commented, 'It's a little early Christmas gift from Google.'



in Hardware,   Game, Posted by logc_nt