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STADIA REVEAL
Most agree that cloud streaming is the future of this industry, and this year, both Google and Microsoft started investing in that future heavily. From Google, that came as a big surprise, because this is, of course, the first time they’ve entered in the industry as a major player. Revealing Stadia, a cloud-only service, and revealing that they’ll also be supporting it with first party exclusives, was a big statement of intent from the company. It remains to be seen how it all pans out for them, but the magnitude of that reveal cannot be overstated.
