Google Stadia - Release Date, Games Line-up, and Pricing

Today, Google hosted their first ever Stadia Connect to finally let the gaming world in on all of their launch plans, which included all sorts of delicious tidbits like launch titles, prices, bundles, and much more.

The Stadia Connect series of events will be something to look forward to in the future, as Google gears up to their launch, and continues to evolve this platform/service. 

Platforms

The Google Stadia service will be available for the following platforms: 

• Any PC or platform with Google Chrome (desktop, laptop, or tablet)
• Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3A (more mobile phones to come)
• Chromecast capable screen (HDMI port)

Standalone Google Stadia controllers will also be available. The current price is $69 and it comes in a white, an all-black, and wasabi. 

Stadia Games

Gamers have a couple of options when it comes to playing games on the Stadia software. You can either purchase a monthly subscription called Stadia Pro to gain access to all of the games on their service for a subscription cost. Or, if you just want to purchase games straight-up, you can do that as well. 

Baldur's Gate 3 - The Divinity Original Sin team finally announced the highly rumored Baldur's Gate 3, a sequel that they’ve apparently been fighting to make for years. 

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - The next stage in Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon franchise that adds a bit more stealth, and an intriguing open-world storyline that takes place on an isolated island. 

GYLT - Tequila Works’ new horror/adventure game. 

Get Packed - CoatSink & Moonshine Studios’ party game about teamwork and moving. 

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 - Ubisoft's titular open-world post-outbreak looter shooter is coming to Stadia at launch. 

Destiny 2 - Buyers of the Stadia Founders Pack will get free access to the entire Destiny 2 product line-up, including all game updates and DLCs. Players will be able to transfer over their Guardian from any other Destiny service to the Stadia version of the game, but it's unlear as to whether or not Stadia is included in the cross-save everywhere plans for Destiny 2 that Bungie revealed today. 

Other Games Mentioned/Shown: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Doom Eternal, The Crew 2, Grid, FM, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Mortal Kombat 11, Farming Simulator 19, The Elder Scrolls: Online, Darksiders Genesis, Trials Rising, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Just Dance, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, Thumper, Final Fantasy XV, Rage 2, Samurai Showdown, and Metro: Exodus.

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Take a look at the first lineup of games coming to Stadia. pic.twitter.com/39eC6GSeco

— Stadia (@GoogleStadia) June 6, 2019

Founder’s Pack

The launch edition of the Stadia service will be standard across the board, but fans and those interested have the option to get in on the Founder’s Pack. 

The Founder’s Pack includes:

• Special Edition Night Blue Stadia Controller
• 3-Months of Stadia Pro
• 3-Months of Stadia Pro for a friend
• Early access to claim username
• 1 Google Chromecast Ultra

The Stadia Founder’s Edition is coming to the United States, Belgium, Italy, Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany. 

As of this morning, the pre-orders for Stadia’s Founder’s Pack went live on the Stadia website. 

Release Date

All we know right now is that November of 2019 is the release window. Pre-ordering the Founder’s Pack will give you a message that your order will be delivered in November. 

As the Stadia Connect series ramps up, and we get closer to that month-wide window, we’re sure that Google will narrow down the release date, with a possible early shipping schedule for those that pre-ordered the Founder’s Pack. 

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There’s a lot to love about what we know regarding Google’s Stadia so far. It’s a very simple service, using some of the most powerful server-side hardware and software on earth. This excitement is only multiplied by the idea that for traveling gamers, all you have to do is bring a controller, and either a chrome capable device or a chromecast. I know people will more in their pockets than that.