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Google won’t shut down Stadia

Over the past few days, information has been circulating that Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia. However, that’s not the case. The company stated after rumors surfaced earlier this week that it would shut down later this year. “Stadia is not shutting down,” Stadia’s official Twitter account told a concerned fan in a message seen by PC Gamer. “Rest assured we’re always working on bringing more great games to the platform and Stadia Pro.”

Many were certain that Google would permanently shut down the service after Cody Ogden, known as Killed by Google, shared a message from a Facebook fan group. According to the post, an “old coworker and friend” revealed that Google recently held a meeting to discuss Stadia’s future – or lack thereof. They claimed that the company would close the platform by the end of the summer and would do so using the same strategy it had used with Google Play Music.

At the time, Ogden’s only comment on the post was a popcorn emoji. That wasn’t enough to stop the rumors, however, which led to much of the Stadia community, including the official subreddit, falling into disrepair. To its credit, Google responded to the episode with a dose of humor.

Ever since Google shut down its first-person game development studios, the Stadia service has been in a prolonged state of death. This incident highlights the unhealthy parasocial relationships that people sometimes have with technology companies like Google.

“Communities that are confident in their continued existence don’t respond like some of the things that have been hurled at me in public and in DMs the past couple days,” Ogden said after the dust settled. “If even the suggestion that a piece of technology could go away affects you so deeply that it brings you to threats, maybe you need to reevaluate your relationship with the tech?”

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