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cbdeakin
Community Member

Stadia Pro Subscription - Availability for all?

I'd like to use Stadia without needing to buy new hardware, so the Stadia Pro subscription appeals to me. 

Couldn't the Pro Subscription be made available to anyone who didn't pay (a substantial upfront cost) for the Stadia Premiere or Founder's Edition? I suppose I assumed (naively) this would be the case on launch.

There's no information about this on the Stadia website, will there be an announcement from Stadia / Google regarding the availability of Stadia Pro to everyone?

I understand that some might be unwilling to pay $10 a month for Stadia Pro at present, due to the lack of included game titles, therefore, couldn't the Pro membership cost just be reduced to around $5? Then it could be gradually increased as more games are added?

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Chufu
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Can totally understand you!

So far Google has provided the following information regarding Stadia Pro, for example to get it cheaper, but there is no information yet about an availability without buying the hardware. Might come at a later point, who knows?

Will there be a yearly subscription for Stadia Pro? Possibly with a discount?

ANDREY: We’re on the final countdown to launch, so I’m thinking days, hours and minutes at the moment :slightly_smiling_face: But we hear you! We don’t have an annual offering yet, but we know it’s something a lot of you want, so we’re looking into adding it..

This is from reddit, the AMA with Andrey and Beri from Google on 13/11/2019.

Best thing you can do at the moment, is leaving feedback in the Stadia App, that you would love that feature. The more people leave feedback, the better!

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cbdeakin
Community Member

Thanks for this info, it does seem as though Google wanted the launch to be limited to a relatively low percentage of users (presumably to test the product before full launch and possibly to mitigate a potentially negative reception). Adding a Pro sub. could increase the number of users by 10x or more and so far, the reception has been quite mixed. 

I noticed they are controlling the codes issued quite carefully and the buddy codes are not yet available apparently. It's a shame there's no offical way for all users to beta test the product and give suggestions for improvement. 

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Sniperfox47
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Yes Stadia will be available without buying a premier pack but not until the service actually launches, likely next year. What we had these past few days is a limited launch for founders. It's a beta by any other name.

The high price of founders packs and premier packs limits the number of people who are signing up for the service and helps keep the rollout manageable.

I wouldn't expect to see Stadia Pro availability until around the same time that Stadia Base launches.

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