Google will no longer make its own games for Stadia
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 2:47PM Google will no longer make games for its Stadia streaming service. The company recently announced it was shutting down its studios in Montreal and Los Angeles. Gaming industry veteran Jade Raymond, who lead the game development division, is leaving the company. But Phil Harrison, Stadia vice president and general manager, wrote in a blog post that Google would continue to invest in the service.
"Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and the cost is going up exponentially," Harrison wrote. "Given our focus on building on the proven technology of Stadia as well as deepening our business partnerships, we've decided that we will not be investing further in bringing exclusive content from our internal development team SG&E [Stadia Games and Entertainment], beyond any near-term planned games."