Stadia to shut down on January 18, 2023; all purchases to be refunded
That's a wrap for Google's consumer games platform.
Google will shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, the company announced. All hardware purchases made through Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through Stadia will be refunded by mid-January 2023.
“While Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service,” Stadia vice president and general manager Phil Harrison said in a blog post.
Harrison continued, “The underlying technology platform that powers Stadia has been proven at scale and transcends gaming. We see clear opportunities to apply this technology across other parts of Google like YouTube, Google Play, and our Augmented Reality (AR) efforts—as well as make it available to our industry partners, which aligns with where we see the future of gaming headed. We remain deeply committed to gaming, and we will continue to invest in new tools, technologies, and platforms that power the success of developers, industry partners, cloud customers, and creators.”
More details on the refund process can be found at the Stadia Help Center.