PC World - USA (2019-07)

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JULY 2019 PCWorld 27

publisher rundown as well. Sure, it might only
mean Grand Theft Auto V on Stadia—but
could indicate a Red Dead Redemption II PC
port. Maybe.
In any case, Stadia Pro is what Google
focused on in its presentation, and for good
reason. It’s key to a bunch of features Google
talked about in March, like clicking a button
under a YouTube trailer or a walkthrough
video and launching right into a game. That


Some of the games set to support Google Stadia, via the Founder’s Edition preorder page.


whole idea is less fun and exciting if you need
to stop and enter your payment info.
“Stadia Base” seems to be exactly that
though. Alongside the Stadia Pro
subscription, players will be able to buy
individual games as well. I’ll be honest, that
seems like a dicey prospect on an upstart
platform where you, uh, don’t actually own
(or even download) anything—especially
given Google’s reputation for ditching
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