Last month, Google announced the launch of Google Play Pass, a game subscription service that is promising access to “hundreds of awesome games free of ads or hawked virtual wares” for US$4.99/month.
Then, I also wrote that Google Play Pass should not be confused with Google Stadia, a cloud gaming service that is capable of streaming video games of up to 4K resolution at 60fps on various smart devices.
Yesterday (15 Oct), Google finally released more information about Stadia and a confirmed launch date.
Announced at Google’s fall hardware event and on a blog post, Google Stadia will be launched on 19 Nov 2019.
Gamers who have ordered Stadia Founder’s Edition or Premiere Edition will get 3 free months of Stadia Pro, the US$9.99/mth subscription service.
Stadia’s Founder’s Edition, which can be purchased for US$129.99, also includes freebies like Chromecast Ultra, and a limited edition Night Blue controller.
Some of the titles that gamers can look forward to include Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Destiny 2, Mortal Kombat 11, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
Other than the US, the streaming service will also be launched in Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
Here’s the confirmed list of games available on Google Stadia, according to IGN:
- Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Borderlands 3
- The Crew 2
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Darksiders Genesis
- Destiny 2
- Destroy All Humans
- Doom (2016)
- Doom Eternal
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- Farming Simulator 19
- Final Fantasy XV
- Football Manager 2020
- Get Packed
- Gods & Monsters
- GRID
- Gylt
- Just Dance 2020
- Kine
- Marvel’s Avengers
- Metro Exodus
- Mortal Kombat 11
- NBA 2K20
- Orcs Must Die 3
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Rage 2
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Samurai Shodown
- SUPERHOT
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- Thumper
- Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
- Trials Rising
- The Crew 2
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood
- Windjammers 2
Unfortunately, it is still uncertain when Google Stadia will be launched in Singapore or other Asian markets.