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Google offering 3 months of Stadia Pro access to Chromecast owners

Google Stadia received an update recently, bringing it to version 2.7, and introducing a few minor tweaks to the UI.

SNS | New Delhi | March 9, 2020 2:08 pm

Google offering 3 months of Stadia Pro access to Chromecast owners

2019 attendees stand near the Stadia logo during the GDC Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. (Photo : AFP)

Google has confirmed that new buyers of the Chromecast Ultra devices will get a three-month Stadia Pro subscription, reports stated.

As per a report on The Verge, this is one of its kind of promotion for Stadia and it works like the Buddy Pass platform system.

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Currently, Stadia Pro is the only version of Google’s cloud service currently available, there will be a standard Stadia level without 4K streaming that will be free.

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As of now, Stadia Pro costs $10 a month. Prior to this promotion, the only way to access the service was through Buddy Passes that can only be obtained from someone who has already bought Stadia or by purchasing the $129 Premiere edition.

Additionally, Google is also working towards adding features including the highly-anticipated free tier, YouTube streaming, family game sharing to Stadia soon.

Google Stadia received an update recently, bringing it to version 2.7, and introducing a few minor tweaks to the UI.

Below the surface though, we find that Google is preparing to launch Stadia Base with a Stadia Pro free trial, as well as YouTube live streaming and more.

(With input from agencies)

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