Google Stadia
Media & StreamingUSAClosed 2023
Total Raised
Undisclosed
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2023
Business model
Cloud game-streaming subscription service and hardware controller.
In brief
Google's cloud gaming platform let players stream console-quality games instantly without dedicated hardware, launched with heavy marketing in 2019. It struggled to attract major game publishers and a large player base against established consoles, and Google announced in Septemb…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2019
- Closed
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, USA
- Industry
- Media & Streaming
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
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Often compared with: Xbox Cloud Gaming, NVIDIA GeForce Now, PlayStation Plus.