Stadia is Google's new streaming service for games — no console needed

It is, however, launching a streaming service just for video games that will work on any TV withChromecast, computers running a Chrome browser, and Google's Pixel devices. You don't download the games to your devices, just play them over any Wi-Fi connection.

The Netflix-like product is called Stadia (that's the proper plural of "stadium") and is expected to launch later this year with big name titles including "Assassins Creed Odyssey" and specialYouTube features. Even without a console, it could help Google (GOOGL) take on game industry leaders Microsoft (MSFT), Sony (SNE) and Nintendo (NTDOF).

Google announced its big foray into gaming Tuesday during a presentation at, fittingly, the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/19/tech/stadia-google-gaming/index.html (Accessed on March 27, 2019)