5 Reasons to Choose Stadia Over Other Cloud Gaming Platforms

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Interest in the cloud gaming space is heating up. As big brands like Xbox, NVIDIA, and Amazon all jockey for their place in the market, early trailblazer Google Stadia has steadily evolved since launching in late 2019. Here are just some of the reasons you might want to choose Stadia over the competition.

While major cloud gaming services like GeForce NOW and Shadow offer an experience that will resonate best with PC gamers, Stadia feels more like it was built for console players. In lieu of logging into Steam, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Connect, you only need a single Google account to access all of your games. The user interface, including the game library, is all scrollable with a game controller — no mouse and keyboard necessary, unless you prefer them.

Stadia has full achievement support, a place to view captured screenshots and videos, and a game store that can be accessed via the mobile app or on a Chrome browser. There’s even a full-featured friends hub that lets you send friend requests, start a party, voice chat, and exchange text-based messages. All in all, the Stadia experience will feel very familiar to PlayStation and Xbox players.

Subscription models have proven successful in the cloud gaming space, driving the core ethos of Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna. Google Stadia, however, is currently the only cloud gaming platform that lets players both purchase games from a digital store and subscribe to “claim” new monthly added titles with Stadia Pro.

The coolest thing about Stadia’s subscription service is that claimable Stadia Pro games will never leave your library once they’re added. As long as you stay subscribed, you can play them forever, at your own pace, without worrying they’ll be unceremoniously