Current Events > Google now allowing other companies to use Stadia tech

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https://www.ign.com/articles/google-stadia-white-label-arkham-knight-free?

Google has begun offering its Stadia streaming technology as a white label product effectively letting other companies use the tech without becoming a part of the Stadia ecosystem. The first notable example of this comes from AT&T, which is offering customers the chance to play Batman: Arkham Knight as a streamed game, for free.

As reported by 9to5Google, AT&T is allowing customers to stream Arkham Knight for free. AT&T's website makes no mention of Stadia tech being used to stream the game, but both AT&T and Google subsequently confirmed to IGN that the technology being used is the Stadia architecture, but outside of the Stadia platform itself. It's worth noting that Arkham Knight isn't even available as part of the Stadia service.

The game is seemingly only available to stream for a limited time (AT&T hasn't made clear what the end date for the service is), but can be streamed at 1080p from Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge desktop browsers.

In a statement to IGN, an AT&T spokesperson said, "This is being powered by the Stadia technology. For this demo AT&T created a front end experience to enable gamers to play Batman: Arkham Knight directly from their own website and the game is playable on virtually any computer or laptop."

Huh.

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What a complete and utter failure.

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