Have you already failed or is there still a great future ahead of you? You don’t know that exactly at Stadia. Google is currently once again not doing justice to its own announcements. You can shoot the controller cheaply for that.
Google clears its own store and, above all, its own warehouse. It’s not just the Pixel 4a that has reached its end. The Premiere Edition for Stadia will also not be available again in the familiar form.
The big deal at the end of last year was not only offered because of the Stadia birthday or because of its good nature but because you wanted to free the warehouse from discontinued models.
Curiously, the Premiere Edition is now “in stock” again and can still be bought for around 80 euros. Company spokesmen have long since announced the end of the bundle. In other countries, however, availability continues to look poor. Google’s plans are once again unclear or poorly communicated. Which is no surprise.
Google is already offering a new set
Since the Chromecast Ultra has long since been superfluous, Google has also considered a new set for Stadia. It includes the newer Chromecast with Google TV and still the well-known Stadia controller. There is also a free month of Stadia Pro for new players. However, the new set also costs a little more than the last Premiere Edition and is available for EUR 99.99.
Stadia PR previously confirmed to me that the Stadia Premiere Edition will not be restocked after the most recent steep discount. I’m not sure why it’s even still in the store. https://t.co/ACMzUMSHnV
— Kyle Bradshaw (@SkylledDev) January 31, 2022
Stadia: question marks over the long-term future
Google continues to only sell Stadia itself. There is also hardly any effective marketing in the form of advertising. Therefore, there are still great doubts as to how much people actually believe in the project internally at Google. This of course is stupid for us, because no purchased game could move to another platform if the game service suddenly disappears from the market.
If you still want to convince yourself of Stadia with a controller and get an idea, you will find the Premiere Edition from private sellers en masse on eBay after the birthday campaign.