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MorTh
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

If you buy a game through Google Stadia - can you play the game "offline" without Stadia?

Hi folks,

I have the following question:

Pre-Condition:
I would like to buy Cyber Punk through Stadia.

Question:
1. If I buy it through Stadia would I be able to play it WITHOUT Stadia - as for example buying it from GOG or Steam or whatever.

Reason is - Well maybe some day I would like to play it on my PC on 4K, not on a browser or a TV on 4k.
I am aware this would require my PC hardware.

All answers are welcome.

P.S - I am surprised this is not in the FAQ section...
I mean - honestly paying the RPR for a game and having the option to play it ONLY IN STADIA seems a bit weird...(Just IMO no offence here). 

Thanks!

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ShadowKnight
Gold Stadia Guide
Gold Stadia Guide

This is a very similar question to This one.

If that doesnt answer your question do feel free to ping me @MorTh 

-Shadow
I am just a volunteer here on the forums
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AndroiFy
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

You cannot play offline because it's a cloud game platform.

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MorTh
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Thanks. Seems quite limited which is understandable for the business and the platform objectives.
However - it is limiting you to Internet speed and often poor experience. So I guess for me it is a no go. 
Better upgrade a PC rather than risking constant poor experience.
I don't even think Stadia can coop well with 2k games without having to close your chrome every 30 min...

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DaBaldEagul
Silver Stadia Guide
Silver Stadia Guide

Wdym having to close chrome every 30 minutes? It's perfectly fine on my potato PC and laptop (though I do have decent internet)
-- Baldy
I am no Google official. My messages and opinions are my own, and should not be used to judge Google or their products. Silver and gold Guides are independent volunteers that like to help out on the forums.
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RXShorty
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Yup of your pc can handle 4k YouTube you can play 4k Stadia without issues. 

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SaucyApples
Founder
Founder

welcome dude lol a ton of us on NBA 2k are doing great just like myself =] already TOP 3 in the leaderboards oh and trust me when I say my corner threes are always WET with CASH GREEN, aren't you the guy also who got online and I beat by 20 points so you started screaming and left the game on pause to troll? just making sure its not you lol name 

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SaucyApples
Founder
Founder

you knew the answer to your own question and you were never planning on buying it on stadia you just wanted to write something to trigger people, get it on PC dude just relax nothing wrong with people just buying a game compared to spending more money to run a game and wait to download the at the same time. just relax no one is taking your cool PC =]

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Amenallah
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Stadia look why u always like this all my freinds wanna play in ur emulator but they can t they dont have money soo pls make it for free and make it valid in my country reply me 

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JamesFromGoogle
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hello @Amenallah,

 

We are grateful to have you here in our community forum. We appreciate your feedback and love your enthusiasm for the platform. Since as of this time, we do not have any news and since this is an old thread, we are going to go ahead and close this topic. If you have any other follow up questions or concerns, please feel free to create a new topic. We'd be more than happy to help.

 

Thank you,

James

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