Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing business focus

Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by Jochim on Monday February 01, 2021 @07:08PM (#25995894)

It used to be much better, but publishers cracked down on it when it started gaining traction.

I think it's ridiculous that a publisher can prevent me from using my license on what is essentially rented cloud hardware. IP laws have come to stifle the very innovation they were supposed to protect.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by orangeoxidation on Monday February 01, 2021 @09:26PM (#25996810)

> I think it's ridiculous that a publisher can prevent me from using my license

I'm still not over the fact we are all buying licences instead of copies.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by Mindwipe on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @06:31AM (#25999774)

Legally it's far from clear they can, but Nvidia entered a market where they can't afford to piss off game makers from their legacy business and folded on it.

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