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Google Stadia Gets a Free Tier Along with a Two-Month Pro Trial

Apr. 9, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced almost every one of us indoors. Well, Google wants us to continue staying indoors, so it hastoday madeits cloud gaming platform – Google Stadia accessible to everyone for free. It had beenrumoredto be coming for the past couple of months and now that it’s finally here, you can play a bunch of amazing games from right inside your PC browser.

Reading this, I know you must be itching to get a taste of this cloud gaming service. The only requirement is a Gmail account. That’s easy, right? Well, not really because there’s a huge caveat to the service in its current state.Google Stadia Android app screenshots

A lot of you may not be aware, but right now, Google Stadia isavailable in just 14 countriesnamely Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Anyone living outside these countries (including India or Australia) won’t be able to enjoy the perks of this cloud gaming service in lockdown.

Wondering if you need a Stadia controller to play the games? The answer is no. You can play using a mouse+keyboard combo, thePS4 DualShock controller or even the Xbox controller. It’s great to see Google Stadia finally being open to everyone. Until date, the service was just available to curious gamers who picked up the$129 Google Stadia Premiere Editionbundle. A few others got invited by their friends to join in on the fun.

In addition, the default streaming resolution for Stadia, which is 4K@60fps, is now being lowered to 1080p during the Coronavirus lockdown. Google isfollowing the leadof other popular streaming giants to‘reduce the load on the internet,’as per the official blog post.

So, if you are eager to check out Google’s cloud gaming service, followthis linkright now and sign up for Google Stadia. The free Pro trials are rolling out now and everyone in the supported regions should have access to it by the end of this week.