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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by rco8786 on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:46PM (#25995181)
> I can't imagine anyone seeing it as a good sign of confidence if Sony or Microsoft abandoned all first party game development for their platforms.

Apples to Oranges IMO. Stadia is a PC game streaming service, not a physical game console. Google doesn't own the PC game platform, they're just facilitating it.

If Google had never attempted a game studio and launched Stadia as a standalone platform (as it will now be), no one would have said "ok but it's a bad sign that Google isn't getting into the game development business"

> Stadia being good tech is just another sign that Stadia deserved better than Google.

Probably true. I wish it were a standalone company also, but it's not.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by anonymousab on Monday February 01, 2021 @07:22PM (#25995993)
> If Google had never attempted a game studio and launched Stadia as a standalone platform (as it will now be), no one would have said "ok but it's a bad sign that Google isn't getting into the game development business"

Throwing money at a first party studio was a sign of investment and dedication, though. Had they thrown the money at something else - like developer outreach - sure, that would have been fine. I don't see that as the likely alternate reality had they chosen not to open a studio.

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