Why Google Stadia shutdown is bad for Apple gamers

September 29, 2022

Google has a reputation for starting big, flashy projects and then prematurely shutting them down.

So it is with Stadia, an innovative cloud gaming system that streamed console-level games to less-powerful devices like iPhones and iPads by doing the heavy processing on the server.

Stadia reportedly had good technology, and had ironed out early problems with lag. But the service never caught on with customers, Google said.

Apple users still have multiple cloud gaming options, including Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now and Amazon Luna.

If you're interested in Xbox Cloud gaming, check out the review below of a new iPhone-connected Xbox controller that we like.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Google Stadia cloud gaming service is being shut down. It allowed Mac, iPad and iPhone users to play console-quality games, but its developer admits it never found an audience.

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"I still think Apple has a future. There are some awfully good people there and there's a tremendous brand loyalty to that company. I think the way out is not to slash and burn, it's to innovate. That's how Apple got its glory and I think that's how Apple could return to it." -- Steve Jobs.

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