Entering the mainframe market is not easy, Google needs to spend a lot of money to fight a long-term battle.
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Compared with E3 and TGS (Tokyo Game Show), the ongoing Cologne Game Show in Germany is indeed a bit of a no-face. Usually developers will not let heavyweights make their debut at Cologne.
But on the eve of the Cologne Game Show, the highly regarded Google Stadia Cloud Game Service once again opened up some new news and released a complete list of the first games.
The Google Stadia cloud gaming service was announced on March 20 this year. It has been five months since it was officially launched. In November of this year, the subscription fee was $9.99 per month. Subscription to Premium Services Although there will be some free games, most games still need to be purchased separately, including $67 for that handle.
However, for those who have landed on Google Stadia, Google has not yet announced whether pricing is the same as other platforms. Of course, the most likely scenario is that publishers will adopt a unified pricing approach to protect their own interests.
In the game lineup, Google has once again announced several 3A masterpieces that will be logged into Google Stadia, such as “Destiny 2”, “Cyber Punk 2077”, “Bode’s Gate 3”, etc. Bopunk 2077 is a surprise news as a highly anticipated 3A game landing on Google Stadia.
In addition, Google also said that Fate 2 will also have cross-save functionality, allowing players to seamlessly switch between Xbox, PC and Stadia.
▲ FF15 Image from: Inverse
·Square Enix: Final Fantasy 15, Tomb Raider 9 Ultimate Edition, Tomb Raider: Rise, Tomb Raider: Shadow
·Superhot Team: Superhot Mind Control Delete
·2K Games: NBA 2K, “The Land of Nowhere 3”
·Tequila Works: Gylt (Stadia Exclusive)
·Warner Bros.: “Live Man 11”
·THQ: “Dark Blood: Genesis”, “Destroy All Humans”
Ubisoft: “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey”, “Dance Full”, “Ghost Recon: Breakpoint”, “Blocking 2”, “Stunt Bike: Rise”, The Crew 2
From the game lineup, there are still few new works worth looking forward to, such as “Cyber Punk 2077” is already a killer game, but considering this is an almost all-platform game, as a separate camp Google Stadia Its exclusive content is still quite poor.
I can’t help but say that I’m ready to spend a lot of money on a long-term battle.
In the absence of a first-party studio work, Google must provide a much better quality of service than its competitors before it breaks. However, the game cross-platform works is one aspect, and more importantly, it depends on the exclusive game. Although Google Stadia may be more advanced in concept, considering the performance of the game console market, Google has to work harder.