Stadia: Reviews, history, and recent news The Stadia controller, official Google TV or Android TV device, or Chromecast Ultra did still work in those countries if purchased from a European country where and when it was available. The Stadia controller couldn't be bought in The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, or Slovakia. While Stadia was available in Puerto Rico and Alaska, it's worth noting that it was not available to residents of Hawaii or Guam. Below are the 22 countries where Google offered the service: Regardless of the free or paid tier, players could only stream Stadia games in countries where the service was available. Canceling your subscription would lose access to all claimed Stadia Pro games, but renewing would regain the games and save data in your library.įinally, Stadia Pro gave access to exclusive discounts on select game purchases in the Stadia store. Although, games were removed from Stadia Pro after a certain period of time. Unlike other gaming memberships that limit free games to a two-week or one-month window, Pro games could all be added at once. The second difference was that Stadia Pro members received access to a catalog of games that were added to the library for free. Google had also stated that it would eventually bring 8K gaming at 120 FPS to Pro members before it was shut down. Stadia Pro unlocks the option to stream games at 1440p and up to 4K quality with 60 frames per second (FPS), plus generate 5.1 surround sound audio. The free Stadia tier only offered a 1080p stream with stereo sound, though you can at least hit 60 FPS.

The first difference when comparing Stadia versus Stadia Pro was the quality of the game stream.

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