Google is shutting down Stadia

Re:Google is shutting down Stadia by yetanother4968 on Thursday September 29, 2022 @01:09PM (#33023803)

They absolutely inundated YouTube with ads for Stadia for a couple of months, to the point that it felt like half the ads I saw were Stadia ads. So that’s something, at least?

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Re:Google is shutting down Stadia by peeters on Thursday September 29, 2022 @02:07PM (#33024793)

I wonder what the overlap is between Stadia's target market and people who watch YouTube without blocking ads.

It's not zero, because Chromecast doesn't block ads and that's the natural fit for Stadia. But it's definitely not 100% either.

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Re:Google is shutting down Stadia by johnnyanmac on Thursday September 29, 2022 @06:13PM (#33028035)

I don't see ads at all, period. I either Ublock origin or pay for a subscription. I pay for youtube premium.

How would an ad reach me? Youtubers? Can Google use its "contractors" to promote its own product? That just feels weird.

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