Bringing PUBG, Google Stadia Translucent One Million Players

JAKARTA - Google Stadia has officially opened its game service. Plus the current situation, which makes people spend more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result, this cloud-based gaming platform has been downloaded one million times worldwide. Google Stadia also brought a number of popular games to its services, one of which is PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (PUBG).

The Google Stadia version of the PUBG game comes in a Pioneer Edition, which is the same as the original update on PC, namely Season Pass 7. Not to mention some exclusive skin sets for Stadia users.

This game can be played for free, if you have subscribed to Stadia Pro. As for Stadia Free, the PUBG game is priced at 29.99 US dollars (US) or around Rp.460 thousand. That also does not include the Season Pass for US $ 39.99.

Launching The Verge, the Google Stadia version of the PUBG game already supports cross-play features between platforms. In addition, because this service is in the form of game streaming, Stadia users no longer need to download game files and just play.

Apart from PUBG, Google has also collaborated with EA Games to bring several game titles such as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Madden NFL, and FIFA to Stadia later this year. If there are no obstacles, these games will be available from September to December.

Google Stadia services can be enjoyed by users in 14 countries including the United States, Canada, England, and 11 other European countries. Unfortunately, this cloud-based gaming platform is not yet available for users in Indonesia.

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- Stadia (@GoogleStadia) April 28, 2020

Even so, the SensorTower page also reported that Stadia managed to attract at least 175,000 users in the first two weeks, after the service was launched in November 2019. This gaming service from Google can also be enjoyed on a number of desktop devices (PCs), Chromecast, and smartphones.

To play various games on Google Stadia, users don't need any console setup. Enough with a controller and a fast enough internet connection, users can play.