Due to the health crisis caused by the coronavirus, home confinement and social distancing is already a norm in many countries of the world, including Spain. Staying at home for so long can be very hard, which is why several companies are offering free games to quarantine entertainingly. In this case, Google announces a free trial of Stadia Pro for two months. A fantastic opportunity to enjoy the Google styling game service, one of the keys to entertainment for the coming years.
“We know that video games can be a very useful option to socialize with our families and friends from a distance. For this reason, starting today, Stadia will be accessible for free in 14 different countries ", comments Google through its official blog. In this way, for the duration of the Stadia Pro trial subscription, you can enjoy all the advantages of Google's premium service, like all the games they have offered for free in the past months. Similarly, the rest of the games in the catalog are available for purchase, and once this trial subscription expires they will remain available through the base service. Those who already have a subscription to Stadia Pro will see that two months of gift have been added for free.
To help you enjoy your time at home and play online with your family and friends …
✨We open Stadia to everyone! ✨
Plus, you'll receive a two-month free subscription to Stadia Pro, which includes free access to various games. 👀👇https://t.co/Cc9EwbZchW
– Stadia Spain (@GoogleStadiaES) April 8, 2020
In the same way, you can access the current offers of the Stadia store, which currently consists of the following discounts:
- Kine – 10 euros
- Red Dedad Redemption 2 – from € 47.99
- Tom Raider: Definitive Edition – 10 euros
Lower resolution to avoid saturating the lines
As a point, due to the increase in demand for internet traffic that is taking place these days due to confinement and work from home, so as not to saturate the lines, Google announces that it will lower the quality of the broadcasting of games maximum 4K supported, up to 1080p, although it maintains the frame rate at 60 fps. "To reduce the burden on Internet use, we are working on a temporary feature that would change the default screen resolution from 4K to 1080p." Until now, by default in the app it came to play in 4K, but temporarily in the settings it will be configured to play at 1080p. This does not mean that it is not possible to play in 4K, single you have to change the resolution again from the app.
This measure should not be a great setback for most users who want to enjoy this Stadia Pro test in the coming days, since tends to be the most widely used resolution on most PC monitors and laptops. The biggest difference will be when playing on a larger, more common 4K resolution TV to play in the living room.
Finally, Google recalls that "like many people around the world, our support team has been significantly affected by this crisis and our customer service is not working normally", so if any problem arises During these days, it may take a while for the incident team to respond. "Have fun and take care of yourself, we can't wait to play with you in Stadia."
