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Benzinga
Technology
Bhavik Nair

Google To Shut Down Gaming Service Stadia: Analyst Says Demise Also Casts Doubts On Amazon And Meta's Forays

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google is shutting down its consumer gaming service Stadia as it didn't gain traction with users, the company said in a statement.

“A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia. 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,” Phil Harrison, vice-president and general manager, Stadia said in a blog post.

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