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	Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222154300/https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250822183812/https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|archive-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221143154/https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723172611/https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174556/https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250913045139/https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|archive-date=13 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222154300/https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250822183812/https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|archive-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221143154/https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723172611/https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174556/https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.

	===Controller lockdown===		===Controller lockdown===

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	{{Main\|Storefront_shutdown#Stadia_(2019%E2%80%932023)}}		{{Main\|Storefront_shutdown#Stadia_(2019%E2%80%932023)}}
	Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222154300/https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221143154/https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222154300/https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250822183812/https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|archive-date=22 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221143154/https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723172611/https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174556/https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.

	===Controller lockdown===		===Controller lockdown===
	When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251203120413/https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|archive-date=3 Dec 2025\|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250907062854/https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|archive-date=7 Sep 2025\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was extended to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>		When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251203120413/https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|archive-date=3 Dec 2025\|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250907062854/https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|archive-date=7 Sep 2025\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was extended to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221174516/https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/ \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~PJTbh~~ \|archive-date=22 ~~Oct 2025~~ \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~Ze8R4~~ \|archive-date=13 Feb ~~2025~~ \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222154300/https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221143154/https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.

	===Controller lockdown===		===Controller lockdown===
	When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~WDuGn~~ \|archive-date=~~9 Jan 2026~~ \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~URgwp~~ \|archive-date=~~25 May 2024~~ \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was extended to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>		When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251203120413/https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|archive-date=3 Dec 2025\|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250907062854/https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|archive-date=7 Sep 2025\|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was extended to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	===Controller lockdown===		===Controller lockdown===
	When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was ~~pushed back~~ to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>		When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was extended to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Mr Pollo: As someone who purchased 4 stadia controllers in the past 3 months, I'm glad there's a user hosted tool now.

2026-01-23T17:10:39Z

As someone who purchased 4 stadia controllers in the past 3 months, I'm glad there's a user hosted tool now.

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	Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/PJTbh \|archive-date=22 Oct 2025 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ze8R4 \|archive-date=13 Feb 2025 \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/PJTbh \|archive-date=22 Oct 2025 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ze8R4 \|archive-date=13 Feb 2025 \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.

	===Controller lockdown~~<!-- Micro bounty for Fulu? -->~~===		===Controller lockdown===
	When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services.		When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services. Later the EOL date was pushed back to December 31, 2025, though in January 2026 a version of the web tool by Christopher Klay was made available.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://chromeunboxed.com/the-official-stadia-bluetooth-site-is-gone-but-theres-still-a-way-to-update-your-controller/\|title=The official Stadia Bluetooth site is gone, but there’s still a way to update your controller\|first=Joseph\|last=Humphrey\|date=2026-01-23\|work=Chrome Unboxed\|access-date=2025-01-23}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

SinexTitan: logo changed to SVG

2026-01-15T15:15:23Z

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	\|Category=Cloud gaming, Video Games, Streaming Services		\|Category=Cloud gaming, Video Games, Streaming Services
	\|Logo=Stadia logo.~~png~~		\|Logo=Stadia logo.svg
	\|Website=stadia.google.com		\|Website=stadia.google.com
	\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.		\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.
	}}'''{{wplink\|Google Stadia\|Stadia}}''' was a {{wplink\|Cloud gaming\|cloud gaming}} service developed, maintained, and hosted by [[Google]]. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device that can run a [[Chromium]]-based browser, as well as a Stadia app for [[Android]] platforms. In 2023, it was shuttered.		}}

			'''{{wplink\|Google Stadia\|Stadia}}''' was a {{wplink\|Cloud gaming\|cloud gaming}} service developed, maintained, and hosted by [[Google]]. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device that can run a [[Chromium]]-based browser, as well as a Stadia app for [[Android]] platforms. In 2023, it was shuttered.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

SinexTitan: linking

2026-01-14T19:20:34Z

linking

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	\|Website=stadia.google.com		\|Website=stadia.google.com
	\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.		\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.
	}}'''Stadia''' was a [[cloud gaming]] service developed, maintained, and hosted by [[Google]]. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device that can run a [[Chromium]]-based browser, as well as a Stadia app for [[Android]] platforms. In 2023, it was shuttered.		}}'''{{wplink\|Google Stadia\|Stadia}}''' was a {{wplink\|Cloud gaming\|cloud gaming}} service developed, maintained, and hosted by [[Google]]. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device that can run a [[Chromium]]-based browser, as well as a Stadia app for [[Android]] platforms. In 2023, it was shuttered.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	* User Freedom: Games purchased on the service could only be played via the service inside a [[Chromium]] browser with an online connection.		*User Freedom: Games purchased on the service could only be played via the service inside a [[Chromium]] browser with an online connection.
	* User Privacy: Unknown		*User Privacy: Unknown
	* Business model: Game sales and payments for Stadia Pro subscriptions.		*Business model: Game sales and payments for Stadia Pro subscriptions.
	* Market Control: None; defunct in 2023.		*Market Control: None; defunct in 2023.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== Shutdown (''Jan 18, 2023'') ===		===Shutdown (''Jan 18, 2023'')===
	{{Main\|Storefront_shutdown#Stadia_(2019%E2%80%932023)}}		{{Main\|Storefront_shutdown#Stadia_(2019%E2%80%932023)}}
	Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/PJTbh \|archive-date=22 Oct 2025 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ze8R4 \|archive-date=13 Feb 2025 \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/PJTbh \|archive-date=22 Oct 2025 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ze8R4 \|archive-date=13 Feb 2025 \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.

	=== Controller lockdown<!-- Micro bounty for Fulu? --> ===		===Controller lockdown<!-- Micro bounty for Fulu? -->===
	When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services.		When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services.

	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Nvidia]] \| [[GeForce Now]]		*[[Nvidia]] \| [[GeForce Now]]
	* [[Amazon]] \| [[Amazon Luna\|Luna]]		*[[Amazon]] \| [[Amazon Luna\|Luna]]
	* [[Microsoft]] \| [[Xbox]] - [[Xbox Cloud]]		*[[Microsoft]] \| [[Xbox]] - [[Xbox Cloud]]
	* [[Sony]] \| [[PlayStation]] - [[PlayStation Plus]]<br />		*[[Sony]] \| [[PlayStation]] - [[PlayStation Plus]]<br />

	==References==		==References==

JamesTDG: Page Created, want more sources on the Controller lockdown problem

2026-01-14T08:01:39Z

Page Created, want more sources on the Controller lockdown problem

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	\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.		\|Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023.
	}}		}}'''Stadia''' was a [[cloud gaming]] service developed, maintained, and hosted by [[Google]]. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device that can run a [[Chromium]]-based browser, as well as a Stadia app for [[Android]] platforms. In 2023, it was shuttered.
	~~{{Ph~~-~~C-Int}}~~

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~{{Ph-C-CIS}}~~
			* User Freedom: Games purchased on the service could only be played via the service inside a [[Chromium]] browser with an online connection.
			* User Privacy: Unknown
			* Business model: Game sales and payments for Stadia Pro subscriptions.
			* Market Control: None; defunct in 2023.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	~~{{Ph-C-Inc}}~~
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===~~Example incident one~~ (''~~date~~'')===		=== Shutdown (''Jan 18, 2023'') ===
	{{Main\|~~link to~~ the ~~main CR Wiki article~~}}		{{Main\|Storefront_shutdown#Stadia_(2019%E2%80%932023)}}
	~~Short summary~~ of the ~~incident (~~could be the ~~same as~~ the ~~summary preceding~~ the ~~article)~~.		Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Robertson \|first=Joshua \|date=30 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=TheGamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Thank you for playing with us. Stadia was shut down on January 18, 2023. \|url=https://stadia.google.com/gg/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/PJTbh \|archive-date=22 Oct 2025 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bradshaw \|first=Kyle \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Stadia Announcement FAQ \|url=https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/12790109 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ze8R4 \|archive-date=13 Feb 2025 \|website=Stadia Help}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@SFBTom \|date=29 Sep 2022 \|title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 \|url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref><!--Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account--> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schoon \|first=Ben \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far \|url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=8 May 2025 \|website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for.
	===~~Example incident two (''~~date~~'')~~===
	...

			=== Controller lockdown<!-- Micro bounty for Fulu? --> ===
			When Stadia launched, consumers could purchase a controller specifically meant to function only for the Stadia service. After the shutdown, Google granted users a limited time to update the firmware on their controllers. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mustafa \|first=Mahmoud \|date=2024-12-10 \|title=You now have one extra year to update your Stadia Controller’s firmware \|url=https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mustafa-mahmoud/you-now-have-one-extra-year-to-update-your-stadia-controllers-firmware/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/WDuGn \|archive-date=9 Jan 2026 \|website=KitGuru.net}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Stadia Bluetooth mode \|url=https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/URgwp \|archive-date=25 May 2024 \|access-date=2025-10-20 \|website=Stadia}}</ref> On ''January 1st, 2025'', users could no-longer update their controllers to use "Bluetooth mode",<ref name=":0" /> as Google stopped hosting the update data on their services.

	==See also==		==See also==
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			* [[Nvidia]] \| [[GeForce Now]]
			* [[Amazon]] \| [[Amazon Luna\|Luna]]
			* [[Microsoft]] \| [[Xbox]] - [[Xbox Cloud]]
			* [[Sony]] \| [[PlayStation]] - [[PlayStation Plus]]<br />

	==References==		==References==

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