Technology giant Google finally took wraps off its gaming service Stadia at GDC 2019. The cloud-based gaming service will work on tablets, smartphones, TVs, laptops, PCs. Users will only require Chrome on these devices in order to have access to Google Stadia. The platform has integration with YouTube and enables developers to add a Play button to the game video on the video platform.
So, people who come to watch gaming videos can also play them. The service also comes with a Stadia controller and it links to data centres directly via Wi-Fi. Furthermore, Google Assistant helps players out during the game. However, there are certain questions that Google did not answer at its event. Here’s a look at everything that we don’t know about Google Stadia:
5How does it plan to get viewers to play games?
Most people watch gaming content on YouTube and Switch when they are travelling or at a place when they can’t really play a game. And Google’s model is that it will let users play the game after watching its trailer. But the question is, how does it plan to convert viewers into players? Furthermore, let’s not forget that people don’t exactly spend too much time watching trailers. They instead watch famous streamers play games like PUBG and Fortnite. How does Google plan to convert this particular audience?