Google Stadia is an ambitious attempt by the tech giants to conquer the gaming space, but has so far failed largely, mainly because Google doesn't provide enough funding for developers.
The latest report from Business Insider analyzes this issue. Although Google Stadia's library was launched in November, it still needs a library. Developers largely boil this down to two things: lack of funding and trust in the life of the streaming service.
As of now, only 28 titles can be played on Stadia. Among them are some Titans: Wilderness Redemption 2: Redemption 2 is playable, and monsters such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 will also be available in the future. Overall, 120 games are expected to arrive by the end of 2020. But there is another problem: Of the 28 games currently available, only four are indie games.
When asked this question, an independent developer said that the motivation for making a game for Stadia was "non-existent." At the same time, a publishing executive said that the offer they received from Google was "too low to even include it."
But it's not just money. Every developer who gave reasons to avoid Stadia apparently lacked confidence in Google.
One publishing executive said: "With Google, it's easy to think of them as Google." "But they have failed a lot in the past and abandoned their main service." Another developer mentioned, "besides being on the platform There is nothing for us other than the first person. "Now that ship has sailed, what next?
If the original motivation is outdated and lacks sufficient compensation and long-term trust, then Stadia seems to have a fundamental problem in attracting independent developers-this has become an important part of building a major player space in the game, especially in the independent fill After the Switch library.
Stadia representative Patrick Seybold told BI that "the next 120 games may include more indie games", "so far, not every publisher has announced their games for Stadia, and more games will continue in due course Announce, "So it is certainly possible. But as long as there is no money, the platform is still unstable in the long run, developers will not be interested, and games will not appear. And, as Alex Donaldson recently wrote, Nvidia GeForce Now looks like it has more potential.
