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Google decided in September to shut down its Stadia game streaming service, shifting its focus to promoting other (and much more popular) platforms. The company is now promoting a feature on Google Search that can help you find games available through streaming services.
You may have noticed that searching for movies or TV shows on Google Search will show links to stream them on popular services, such as Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and other platforms. Google is now doing the same for gaming: if a game is available on services like Xbox Cloud Gaming or NVIDIA GeForce Now, links to play it will be added to the knowledge panel. There is also text saying “no download required” next to the links, just to clarify that the game will stream in the browser.
Google’s announcement that you can “find and launch cloud games instantly with Google” confused at least a few people, as it sounds like Google might be hosting the games, but the feature only links to games on other platforms. Google’s own Stadia service is in the process of being shut down and will not be accessible after January 18, 2023.
The new search feature is similar to the cloud gaming functionality available on the first wave of Chromebooks, which can display available cloud gaming in the system search bar, along with web and app results. Links should be available to everyone, both on Google Search for desktop and mobile.
Sources: Google
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