Google Stadia, the cloud gaming service that officially launched in November 2018, has been available on a number of platforms. However, Google’s Android TV smart TV platform has yet to introduce Stadia cloud gaming. The good news is that Google Stadia has finally officially launched on the Android TV platform in the past few days – although the initial list of supported devices is not extensive.
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Here is a list of the first Android TV devices that support Google Stadia:
- Chromecast and Google TV
- Hisense U7G, U8G, U9G series Android smart TV
- NVIDIA SHIELD TV
- NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro
- Onn Full HD (FHD)/UHD (UHD)
- Philips 8215, 8505, and OLED 935/805 series Android TV
- Mi Box (MIBOX) and Mi Box 3 (MIBOX3)
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Google pointed out that in addition to the dedicated Stadia gamepad, you can also use other Bluetooth controllers that connect directly to Android TV to play games. When you're interested, you can head over to the Play Store to download the Stadia app portal for Android TV.
However, recently, Google Stadia has also faced some setbacks, in particular, it has experienced a sharp drop in new user registrations. What we can understand is that cloud gaming is indeed very different from streaming audio and video services and relies more on high-quality content resources and faster internet connections.
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However, the head of product marketing still said that Google Stadia has good vitality and they are working hard to take the experience to the next level. We hope that with the launch of support for the Android TV platform, Google Stadia can make a new start.
Information source: researchsnipers.com
