Google Announces Stadia Founder’s Edition

Google is announcing more details on its game-streaming service Stadia today. The company first launched the service in March and is announcing some more details ahead of E3 today.

Google is launching the Stadia Founder’s Edition today, which will come with a Chromecast Ultra, a three-month subscription to Stadia Pro which costs $9.99 a month, a limited-edition night blue Stadia controller, a three-month buddy pass that lets your friend get access to Stadia Pro, and Destiny 2 on Stadia. Getting the Stadia Founder’s Edition will give you access to Stadia when it first launches later this year, meaning you will be able to secure your username before anyone else.

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The new Founder’s Edition will be available for $129, which is a bit expensive for sure.  It will be available in Belgium, Finland, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the USA.

Pre-orders start today, but stock is limited. It will be available in November.

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  • mattbg

    Premium Member
    06 June, 2019 - 1:12 pm

    <p>Pre-orders for a <strong>service</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>I think I've seen it all now.</p>

  • waethorn

    06 June, 2019 - 1:32 pm

    <p>I don't think Destiny 2 will cost them much – Year 3 will launch on consoles in September, and will cost an upgrade fee over what is currently sold, not to mention that there will likely be another annual pass requiring a premium surcharge to get seasonal DLC over the course of the year.</p><p><br></p><p>Edit: looks like they're including Year 3, which hasn't been officially announced by Bungie yet. Title is "Shadowkeep" according to Google's site.</p>

    • mruszczyk

      06 June, 2019 - 4:49 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#433629">In reply to Waethorn:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>This includes the Year 3 content, which should sync with your character to all other devices (Xbox, PS4, PC) as announced by Bungie this afternoon. It doesn't seem like a terrible deal, if you value the Chromecast Ultra and were going to play Destiny 2 and or try Stadia anyway.</p>

      • waethorn

        08 June, 2019 - 1:07 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#433685">In reply to mruszczyk:</a></em></blockquote><p>But do you get to keep playing Destiny 2 after the 3 months of Stadio Pro runs out, or do you have to buy it outright under the Stadia Free plan?</p>

  • chaad_losan

    06 June, 2019 - 1:32 pm

    <p>BUY NOW and maybe get it in November. If it's ready….</p>

    • mrlinux11

      06 June, 2019 - 1:42 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#433630">In reply to chaad_losan:</a></em></blockquote><p>And be canceled next year 🙂 </p>

      • bill_russell

        06 June, 2019 - 2:06 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#433634">In reply to mrlinux11:</a></em></blockquote><p>Sorry, as an MS fan you don't get to throw stones at glass houses.</p>

        • boots

          07 June, 2019 - 1:21 am

          <blockquote><em><a href="#433637">In reply to Bill_Russell:</a></em></blockquote><p>How did you get "MS fan" from "mrlinux"?</p>

          • mrlinux11

            07 June, 2019 - 6:43 am

            <blockquote><em><a href="#433767">In reply to Boots:</a></em></blockquote><blockquote><em> You beat me to it. Thanks </em></blockquote><p><br></p>

  • Andrew Lerch

    06 June, 2019 - 2:17 pm

    <p>$129 is expensive? Chromecast Ultra is $59 on the Play Store right now (down from $69) and the 3 months are worth $30. </p><p><br></p><p>Even if you give a value of $0 to the buddy pass, that means you're paying $40 for a controller…and a copy of destiny + all its content.</p><p><br></p><p>The Xbox One controller is going for approximately $41 on Amazon right now. Pricing doesn't seem bad to me.</p><p><br></p>

    • Vladimir Carli

      Premium Member
      06 June, 2019 - 4:54 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#433650">In reply to Andrew_Lerch:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>pricing is very aggressive indeed. The founders edition is a good deal and 10 dollars a month is low if you compare it with a 400 dollars console + gold/ps+ and even a few games. Let's not even speak about a gaming PC. I wonder what will MS offer for xcloud</p>

  • Darekmeridian

    06 June, 2019 - 7:27 pm

    <p>I am going to wait on this one in case the system is awful, so I don't end up hating myself later for buying the hardware system unseen.</p><p><br></p>

  • mattemt294

    07 June, 2019 - 1:52 am

    <p>I don’t see how that’s expensive. You’re getting a good deal on a game 30$ in subscription a controller a chrome cast… plus a buddy pass. </p>

  • Greg Green

    07 June, 2019 - 2:24 pm

    <p>The buddy pass is a clever idea.</p>

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