Even without a console, it could help Google take on game industry leaders Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Gaming service Steam has some streaming capabilities, but you typically need to download a game to you device in order to play it. Created for the YouTube generationAs the name implies, Stadia is built as much for the people who watch video game play as the ones who do the playing. "One of the great things about Stadia is the power of linking the world of YouTube and game play together," said Harrison. Google says it started its own studio called Stadia Games and Entertainment to create titles exclusively for the platform, but doesn't have any finished games yet.

Source: CNN March 19, 2019 17:31 UTC