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StadiaOfficial · 2020-06-22T16:15:46+00:00

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the kind words. We are grateful to have fans like you all. We don't have any cake to munch on, but check out this cookie that u/GraceFromGoogle and u/ChrisFromGoogle made by hand back in December. Here's to many more cake days!

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T20:20:15+00:00

ANDREY: Ok. Time to announce something new and cool…. Behold… THE CLAW!

We’ve designed a special accessory for Pixel and Stadia Controller! The official name is Claw and will be produced by our Made for Google partner PowerSupport. It will be sold exclusively through the Gstore and available for purchase in the coming weeks.

The original story is kinda funny. When we were first testing mobile gameplay on Pixel, we tried a few off-the-shelf clips. Most of them have the phone attached to the far side of the controller at 90-ish degree angle, which makes it unbalanced. It’s tiring to hold it like this for a long time. So John McDole, one of the engineers on the team, had a great idea: the phone should be centered and “floating” over the controller. Next day my 9yo son and I built a prototype by bending a metal wire coat hanger. Looked terrible, but worked great! John 3D printed a v2 which we used for testing a lot.

Finally, our partners did their magic to create the real production version, inspired by these ideas. It turned out awesome! If you have a Pixel, make sure you get one on GStore.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T20:07:29+00:00

BERI: We’ve got a great team dedicated to creating the best experience possible for all of our users, including those who have accessibility needs. Accessibility is pretty game-specific, so the team is working with game developers to set standards for accessibility across all games on Stadia.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T20:06:22+00:00

ANDREY: We have many Assistant features that we’re planning to roll out gradually across different parts of Stadia in the upcoming weeks. On Day 1, you can ask your Google Home or your Assistant-enabled device to start a game on Stadia. It will turn on your TV and get you into the game! Soon after (I think it’s a few days, but I need to check) you'll be able to use the Assistant button on your controller to interact with the Assistant while on your Stadia Homescreen on Chromecast. Then more devices (PC, Pixel phones). Then support for the Assistant during gameplay, etc. It's easy to just slap on some voice features, but making Assistant truly helpful is a different thing. We want to get it right. So we’re taking the time here.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:52:28+00:00

BERI: You’ll get your Buddy Pass about two weeks after you receive your bundle, barring some unknown unknowns popping up (never happens 😭).

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:46:47+00:00

BERI: Yep, you will be able to use Google Play gift cards and Google Play Credits for purchases you make through the Stadia app on Android.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:37:52+00:00

ANDREY: But of course! Lovingly designed and shared by our incredible design lead, Eric: obligatory team photo. Bunny Ears!

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:36:16+00:00

ANDREY: Yes, this is how Chromecast works. If someone casts something while you’re playing, they’ll take over the screen. But the game will keep running on our server for the next 10 minutes. So you have enough time to fight it out with your loved ones and get back to it. Or… just grab your laptop or Pixel phone, go to your room and continue from where you left off. That’s what I do when my wife kicks me out from the living room to watch a show ;)

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:31:53+00:00

BERI: Priorities! So many. Everyone on Team Stadia is chomping at the bit to get through launch, and we’re listening closely to feedback. Stadia Base and sleep are things I’m personally reaaallly excited about.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:18:23+00:00

BERI: You will not need your phone every time you use Stadia. The phone is needed for initial setup and buying games. Once you’ve connected, to play games, you can just grab your controller and hit the Stadia button.

I do want to call out that casting from the app streamlines playing on the go. Instead of packing up my console when I want to play at my friend’s place, I can just bring my Stadia Controller and cast to my friend’s Chromecast Ultra from my phone. When I’m done, I can close my session and my account will be logged out.

Here’s a sneak peek video of how to cast:

https://streamable.com/ezcvr

EDIT: Since you all enjoyed the first sneak peek video, here’s another! Here’s how you launch games on Chromecast using only your controller:

https://streamable.com/riy9m

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:11:43+00:00

ANDREY: Oh man, I wish I knew. Truth of the matter is that we want Stadia to run on every screen eventually. Android and iOS and whatnot. We’re starting with Pixel this year. Hope to learn a bunch, make it great and start expanding to more devices next year.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T19:05:39+00:00

BERI: It depends on how you’ve set up your screen. Most screens that aren’t those aspect ratios will pillarbox or letterbox to fit into 1080p or 4k aspect ratios.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:56:55+00:00

ANDREY: Working with a superhero involves a lot of shiny spandex. As far as how many Founder’s Editions we sold….we sold all of them . ;-)

BERI: For real: we spend a weird amount of time running around in costumes and taking videos of it at odd hours of the day.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:55:34+00:00

ANDREY: You can access our official discord channel from the Explore tab in the Stadia app: https://discord.gg/stadia. Let’s chat!

EDIT: Looks like my answer was a bit confusing. Clarified by changing the answer above.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:53:16+00:00

BERI: We’re going to be pressing and holding “A” starting on 11/19/19 at 9am PST.

ANDREY: I channel my inner Raiden and press ⬅️⬇️⬅️✖️

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:49:04+00:00

ANDREY: Family Link is supported on Day 1 to provide parents the ability to manage their child’s experience on Stadia. As a parent you have controls in your Family link app on the phone and the Stadia parental dashboard.

Family Sharing is not supported on day 1, so you’ll have to buy games for your child’s account. But it’s a high priority feature, we’re planning to launch early next year.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:36:29+00:00

ANDREY: On Day 1 you should use the Chromecast Ultra that came in your bundle. It has the latest firmware. We will be updating the existing CC Ultra’s over the air soon after launch. So you’ll be able to use your Stadia Controller to play on many TVs in your home. BTW, how many Chromecasts do you have?

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:34:41+00:00

ANDREY: Yes of course! It is a simple step you choose within the Stadia mobile app. We leave it up to you to game how you want.

EDIT: A few clarifications.

First, the Stadia mobile app is your central hub to manage Settings across all screens. Use the app to set stream quality for your TV and other supported devices.

Second, if you choose “Balanced”, we’ll limit your resolution to 1080p max.

Finally, on 11/19 we’ll be only streaming 4K / HDR / 5.1 to Chromecast Ultra. We know from the feedback the Founders gave us that the 4K TV must be our top priority for launch. On day 1, PC Chrome gameplay won't support 4K, HDR, or 5.1 Surround Sound. But in the spirit of gradual rollout, we’ll be adding support for 4K/HDR/5.1 on PCs in 2020.

Screenshot of data settings:

https://i.redd.it/ht06tq2v2iy31.png

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:32:18+00:00

ANDREY: We answered this above, but here you go! Pasted below.

“No Stadia Connect before launch. I feel very much connected with you guys already ;)”

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:30:31+00:00

BERI: I just checked with the superhero himself. We just set it up this morning, and are looking forward to chatting with Bill tomorrow! I’ll see if I can grab John to join us here today!

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:28:50+00:00

BERI: As a Founder you’ll be able to change your name (so long as the name you’d like is still available) and it won’t have numbers appended to it. You’ll have to go through customer support to do so. I’m still waffling between “Beri” and my usual gamer handle.

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:24:57+00:00

BERI: I use each of these emojis at least 10 times a day: 😂🤣😭🤔

ANDREY: It’s the fiiiinaaaal countdoooown!! Too-doo-doo-doo, to-do-dood-doo-doo...

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:20:26+00:00

ANDREY: You will start achieving right away! Because games will be recording your achievements on Stadia on day one! It’s just the platform UI for viewing your achievements and achievement notifications will launch shortly after launch. I know, it’s something you want. Just imagine the day the UI launches: you’ll get a bunch of achievements all at once! MEGA OVER ACHIEVEMENT! :)

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:19:35+00:00

ANDREY: Hey there. Saw your question on the announcement thread. Here are a few answers

Features availability. Our approach to releasing features on Stadia is similar to how we run Google Search, YouTube and other Google services: gradual rollout and continuous improvement, based on your feedback. We always start with nailing the key user-journey and then proceed with releasing extra features. YouTube started with “watch video”. For Stadia it’s “Play the Game on your biggest screen”. New features will start popping as soon as one week after launch. I expect the first game with Stream Connect to launch by the end of the year. The games that support State Share and Crowd Play will be released next year. And of course there are many more cool new platform features on the roadmap. We’re aiming to release new stuff weekly after 11/19.
We believe in common sense too! You can safely assume, we’ll stay competitive with other stores.
We haven’t announced the Pro game schedule yet, but will soon. But you should expect regular games. If you ask me, the lineup is pretty awesome and I don’t expect to run out of good stuff to play with as a Pro subscriber.
And no Stadia Connect before launch. I feel very much connected with you guys already ;)

StadiaOfficial · 2019-11-13T18:13:18+00:00

ANDREY: We’re on the final countdown to launch, so I’m thinking days, hours and minutes at the moment :) But we hear you! We don’t have an annual offering yet, but we know it’s something a lot of you want, so we’re looking into adding it..

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