Beyond the criticism of his business model or the patent lack of new content, Stadia has shown that its streaming game technology works and is viable to enjoy any title either from the PC, the home TV or a smartphone . The problem is that, So far, Google’s service is only compatible with the company's Pixel phones, but that will change from next February 20 with the inclusion of a good amount of new compatible devices.
Samsung is undoubtedly the most benefited brand of this first batch of third-party phones compatible with Stadia that Google has published in the community, Koreans receive the enablement of 15 of their latest smartphones to enjoy this service. The other two interested are Razer and ASUS, with the two corresponding generations of their gaming phones. Google Pixel 2, 3 (and 3A) and 4 are compatible
The list of new smartphones compatible with Stadia as of February 20 is as follows:
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Samsung Galaxy S8 +
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
- Samsung Galaxy Note8
- Samsung Galaxy S9
- Samsung Galaxy S9 +
- Samsung Galaxy Note9
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Samsung Galaxy S10E
- Samsung Galaxy S10 +
- Samsung Galaxy Note10
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 +
- Samsung Galaxy S20
- Samsung Galaxy S20 +
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Razer Phone
- Razer Phone 2
- ASUS ROG Phone
- ASUS ROG Phone II
Stadia requires an app that is installed on our smartphone to work on any of the platforms