Google's STADIA

Google's new gaming platform, STADIA

At Game Developers Conference 2019 (GDC2019) held in San Francisco on March 20, Google unveiled a new game platform. The platform, named STADIA, is a platform that can be streamed in real time without additional hardware or installation to run the game. It is a big issue with the announcement breaking the existing idea of ​​having a PC or a separate console device is required to enjoy the game.

Anticipated Google's gaming platform

The patent literature that Google has filed gives a glimpse into the game market using such a streaming game platform (cloud game). It is described in the patent literature that a user can enjoy a game in a streaming manner only by accessing Google's cloud service using a smart phone or an existing PC without any additional hardware. Patents have also been filed for Google's dedicated controllers to enjoy such games.

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Google's streaming method has the advantage of being able to enjoy the latest games anywhere, even with low-end devices, unlike high-end hardware that is required to run the latest games. Therefore, consumers who have to buy hardware such as expensive personal computer or consoles for games can be less economically burdened, which can greatly affect the demand for expensive gaming PCs and console devices.

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What are the disadvantages of streaming games?

Of course, Google's streaming method is not the only advantage. This method is greatly influenced by the network quality because it is necessary to send and receive the data necessary for the game with only online connection without hardware. If the network quality is low, the delay will occur and the operation response will be very slow. Netizens who actually watched the demonstration have many opinions that the response to the input is delayed due to the delay time, and it is still not enough to enjoy the game properly. Therefore, it is important to minimize the delay time in the streaming method, and various researches such as connection with the 5G network are going on.

Evolving game market

The game market, which was considered a childhood entertainment, has now become a huge entertainment market for many people, both young and old. As the size of the market grows, and the public is increasingly at eye level, the game market is also evolving. Google's game platform is showing off the game market that is evolving from the traditional way. We need to see if Google's new challenge can make a big difference to the game market.