Google’s new cloud-based gaming platform will meet gamers where they are

Mitchell Hartman Mar 20, 2019

Google’s new cloud-based gaming platform will meet gamers where they are

Mitchell Hartman Mar 20, 2019

Google Vice President Majd Bakar speaks on-stage during the annual Game Developers Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on March 19, 2019. - Google set out to disrupt the world of video games with a Stadia platform aimed at putting its massive data center power in game maker's hands and letting people play blockbuster titles from any device they wish. JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images

Yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new gaming platform called “Stadia.” Instead of focusing on a local console, the platform will be cloud-based and offer instant access to play from sites like YouTube, meeting both casual gamers and aficionados where they are. The company plans to launch Stadia in North America and Europe later this year.

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