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:

What games would be available?

  Although we did get to see some games at yesterday’s keynote including Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Doom: Eternal, Google’s presentation did not give away much on what games we will get to see on Stadia. However, what we do know is that Google’s Stadia gaming service requires games to be ported to it. We expect more details about it to come up in future. As of now, Google also announced that Jade Raymond will be responsible for taking care of first-party games that are meant just for Stadia as well as developer relations. According to Raymond, “working with external developers to bring all of the bleeding edge Google technology you have seen today available to partner studios big and small.”

What will be the cost?

Another question that Google was reluctant to answer at its keynote was the business model that it intends to adopt for its service. The technology giant has not yet clarified if the service will be a paid one, or it will run advertisements, or is it just free for a particular time of the day. As of now, we have no idea about what to expect in terms of the price of Google Stadia could gaming service.

Will it be available on iOS?

Everyone knows about the rivalry between Google and Apple. However, a lot of Google services like Chrome and Gmail, are available on iOS. But when it comes to Google Stadia, the technology giant has not said anything about its availability on iOS devices. We should add here that if Google Stadia will work like a Store, it would not be available on iOS, as it is against Apple regulations to have a have store within its App Store. This again, is just a speculation, as Google did not clarify it.

What if you already own some games?

The key highlight of the newly launched service by Google is that you can buy the game once and then play it anywhere. So you easily play the game on your laptop, and then continue playing it on your television. However, one thing that Google did not speak about was whether this will only be applicable for playing games that you already own. And needless to say, this is a question that will matter to a lot of gamers across the globe.

How 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?

What will the image quality be like?

Games are increasingly becoming more and more graphic heavy. And people would obviously want to use Google’s Stadia for these graphic-hungry games. But Google has not mentioned whether its service would be up for handling these. Although a 1080p stream looks good, we must also not forget that high-efficiency HD video compression does take away a few details.

How does the multiplayer work?

Multiplayer gaming is a huge sphere. And no company serious about gaming would ignore it. So, we fully expect Google Stadia to have support for it too. But the company has not answered a number of questions about it. We still don’t know if we can use our existing account for it or will have to make a new one. Will it be among the paid things on the platform? Will there be some IP issues that players should take into consideration?