Google Stadia (RIP)

You can now pre-order the Stadia Founder’s Edition at the Google Store—a limited number are available, so if you want to be one of our “founders,” be sure to get it before it’s gone. The Founder’s Edition packs nearly $300 of value into just $129.99 and includes:

A Chromecast Ultra
A limited-edition Night Blue Stadia Controller
Three months of Stadia Pro (more on that below)
A three month Buddy Pass to bring one friend along for the ride
Dibs on selecting a Stadia Name

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"If you could see yourself getting into a long term relationship with Google?" one developer said. "But with Google's history, I don't even know if they're working on Stadia in a year. That wouldn't be something crazy that Google does. It's within their track record."

This concern - that Google might just give up on Stadia at some point and kill the service, as it has done with so many other services over the years - was repeatedly brought up, unprompted, by every person we spoke with for this piece.

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