Stadia Doesn’t Have Many Games Because Google Isn’t Paying Enough Money, Claims Developers

[Tsing]

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Technical issues (e.g., input latency) aside, Google Stadia is struggling with a major problem right now, and that’s the lack of a comprehensive library. The streaming service currently offers a grand total of 28 games, which is kind of pathetic in a world of competitors that offer hundreds – or even thousands – of titles.



A report from Business Insider has shed light on why Stadia’s library looks like a virtual ghost town. According to a few developers that the publication spoke to, the root of the problem lies with money, or the lack of it: Google is allegedly being cheap and not offering enough cash to make Stadia ports worthwhile.



“We were approached by the Stadia team,” said one indie developer. “Usually with that kind of thing, they lead with some kind of offer that would give you an...

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[Brian_B]

Surprising actually since they are rolling the storefront model in with it, and apart from the Steam vs Epic battle, that business model is fairly mature.

 

[Grimlakin]

Google wave promised to be awesome too. I even ran a custom wave server in a lab where I worked when it was still a thing. Now.. gone... Google has a track record of trying things that are not very google and not seeing it catch fire so they cut the cord. Heck that's why there's a website to track them.