The console war just got a lot more interesting, as Google comes swinging into the fray with the announcement it will be launching its own gaming platform called Stadia.
The future of how we play games looks like it's about to be fundamentally changed forever, as Google's Stadia will be a streaming platform in the style of Netflix.
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That's right, you will now be able to stream your games straight to Stadia over the internet, meaning no more hard copies of your games. Goodbye, internet bandwidth.
During the announcement at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2019, Google unveiled its future plans, noting that the new console will work on TVs, tablets, laptops and phones, with its own separate controller.
The company promises that the new console will be able to cope with 4K gaming at 60 FPS at launch – a bold claim, considering that the current generation of consoles struggle with that right now. Google also boasts that Stadia will be more powerful than Xbox One and PS4 combined once it comes to market.
The controller, which looks like a bulkier version of the Xbox controller, will connect to the Stadia over Wi-Fi for limited latency, perfect for gamers who are seriously competitive.
It will also have a capture button to record your best gaming moments directly on the controller, which will allow you to stream straight to YouTube.
During the keynote, we were given a taste of how it might look – someone could be watching a trailer for a new game that has come out and then immediately click to play it within five seconds, streaming seamlessly over the internet, apparently with no downloading or installing required.
No specific release date or pricing for Stadia was announced during the unveiling on Tuesday at GDC, but Google has promised it will be available later this year. There were also no launch titles specified.
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