Google to Shut Down Stadia, Refund All Purchases

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“A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia,” he said in the blog post. “And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.”

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Sept 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it would launch an in-depth probe into Xbox maker Microsoft’s $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard after the tech giant failed to offer remedies to soothe competition concerns.

Explaining the move, Stadia vice president and general manager Phil Harrison noted Google’s investments in gaming through its Google Play digital distribution service, its cloud tech and YouTube streaming.

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That tech will also be made available to Google’s industry partners. Sony gave its own streaming service a headstart in 2015 by buying the patents of OnLive — an early game streaming service — shortly before the once-promising startup shut down.

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We want to guarantee PlayStation gamers continue to have the highest quality gaming experience, and we appreciate the CMA´s focus on protecting gamers.” (Reporting by Amna Karimi and Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru and Foo Yun Chee in Brussels; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Susan Fenton)

With a saving of 41 per cent, this early Prime Day deal includes a full-featured 7″ HD tablet, a kid-proof case in either red, blue or purple with parental controls, a two-year worry-free guarantee and one year of Amazon Kids+ including thousands of apps, games, books, videos and favourites such as CBeebies, Disney, Nick and more. 

Digital collectibles are also on their way to the PS5 via the Stars program. Collectibles could be figurines of iconic characters — think Solid Snake or Ratchet & Clank — or they could be representations of famous Sony devices throughout history. 

Reuters previously reported that Microsoft would pay a $3 billion break-up fee if the deal falls through, according to a source familiar with the matter, suggesting the company was confident of winning antitrust approval.

Sony on Thursday introduced its PlayStation Stars loyalty program for PS5 and PS4 gamers. It’ll be free to join, and players will be able to earn loyalty points by completing a variety of campaigns and activities. Players can choose from a catalog of options to redeem points, including PlayStation Network wallet funds and select PlayStation Store products.

To prepare for Amazon’s second Prime Day sale, activate your Prime membership before the sales event, download the app and keep an eye out for our Mail Best favourite deals and savings throughout the Prime Day event.

The PlayStation Stars program will launch later this year, though an exact time frame hasn’t been provided yet. CNET reached out to PlayStation, but the gaming giant didn’t immediately respond for comment.

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said earlier this month the takeover of the videogame publisher maker could hurt competition in gaming consoles, subscription services and cloud gaming if Microsoft refused to give competitors access to Activision’s best-selling games.