The double team of him and Jade Raymond basically doomed Stadia to failure before it even started.
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Kotaku: Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
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The double team of him and Jade Raymond basically doomed Stadia to failure before it even started.
Flush as many times as you like, but Phil keeps on floating to the top while everything around him swirls into the abyss.
what a damn shame. wasting the time, effort and talent of so many developers for 1+ years. just shows that you can't force your way into the gaming industry if you don't know what the fuck you're doing.
just hoping that all those who will be affected will land on their feet.
just hoping that all those who will be affected will land on their feet.
I remember calling this the fucking day it was announced. It's why I no longer invest in any service google puts out. Anything new from them gets half assed support until they decide to shut it down. At this point I'm just waiting for them to announce you tube tv is closing up shop.
Expected.
When Google started hiring washed out game executives who haven't had a single success in over 10+ years, what did you expect?
When Google started hiring washed out game executives who haven't had a single success in over 10+ years, what did you expect?
I get why people didn't want them buying publishers, I was just surprised how many thought they were eager to gobble them up in the first place. That would take a level of commitment and cash for Stadia they hadn't displayed at all.
Amazon business model is better and they have Twitch. The ultimate game streaming platform.
Depends on what will happen in the next 6-12 months.
lmao that was such a poor clapback. Giant Bomb's subscriber numbers have been going up.
Just an absolute embarrassment on every possible level that literally everyone predicted the moment Stadia was announced.
hopefully the rumors of them looking into buying publishers and/or developers were unfounded then.
At least I got a free Stadia Controller + Chromecast 4k out of it. BTW, for all those that got on the deal, make sure to cancel your sub if you're done with it. Mine was about to re-up in a week.
WOW WTF. I expected Google to try for at least a few more years. Maybe even release a game or two. But they have already killed Stadia. I want a refund for Watch Dogs 2 and Cyberpunk dammit!
Games exclusively available on a streaming platforms got delayed a bit. That's the good part. Ownership lives a little bit longer.
Shame about the jobs lost. What a clusterfuck of planning for them to bail so soon. This is Google's fault through and through.
Shame about the jobs lost. What a clusterfuck of planning for them to bail so soon. This is Google's fault through and through.
Too bad, I hope those 150 employees can get a good new job within Google that they are interested in, or find a good job elsewhere quickly.
She was working on a game for emerging platforms. That was a couple years ago. Most of those platforms are dead or dying, so my guess is she's still working on the game for various platforms. I hope we see something soon. It's been way too long since we had a game from her.
Man I feel for all those devs. Even if Google is telling them they'll reintegrate them it probably won't be making games which is what they signed up for.
big feels for typhoon studio only acquired a few months ago and Jade Raymond trying to get something going and being told no by ea and now no by Google
big feels for typhoon studio only acquired a few months ago and Jade Raymond trying to get something going and being told no by ea and now no by Google
I remember a tweet from Jason at bloomberg about how Microsoft and Sony were both terrified at Google entering the gaming space. All they did was waste people's time like amazon is doing.
She wasn't even in charge of stadia. Just a studio that Google dropped after a year, cause no one was interested in stadia, so there was no need for them to keep a studio around.
Overall, my biggest reaction is to question the people who insisted this service was going to transform gaming when we never saw any must-have games for it. All the talk was about low-latency, data caps, and youtube integration, which are nice-to-haves but mean very little when launching game hardware. The most we got about games was that [insert well-known name] was involved and unnamed AAA games were in development.
Seriously, 18 months after launch and they were still making studio hires without so much as a trailer to show. How was this service supposed to make waves?
Seriously, 18 months after launch and they were still making studio hires without so much as a trailer to show. How was this service supposed to make waves?
Phil Harrison strikes again!
For real though, rolling out the service at the same time they were ANNOUNCING they were putting a first party studio together was not a great idea. They should have had one or two big AAA exclusives already ready to go right around launch. Far from the only problem this service had but come on.
For real though, rolling out the service at the same time they were ANNOUNCING they were putting a first party studio together was not a great idea. They should have had one or two big AAA exclusives already ready to go right around launch. Far from the only problem this service had but come on.
It's a shame that they're shut down before even given a chance. Ouch.
Well, this was very much needed. A drastic change of model. Let's see what will they offer to publishers to make games available on stadia. Maybe their own store front that allows downloads and streaming? Or something more like GFnow?
They could even partner with Sony or Nintendo somehow.
They could even partner with Sony or Nintendo somehow.
You know, this is not her fault. Stadia First Party Initiative was founded like 2 years ago, to make a new AAA IP you need at least 3 probably more like 4-6. Stadia came into the market without anything and expected people to stay around for years until they finally have something.