Google slowly backs away from Stadia as two studios close

The cloud gaming revolution is suddenly looking a little more stormy. Google is shutting down its two game development studios that were previously tasked with building flagship exclusive games for Stadia. The move is part of a larger shift for the company away from in-house development, as Stadia GM Phil Harrison explained in a new blog post. "Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and the cost is going up exponentially," Harrison wrote. "Given our focus on building on the proven technology of Stadia as well as deepening our business partnerships, we’ve decided that we will not be investing further in bringing exclusive content from our internal development team SG&E, beyond any near-term planned games." Read more...More about Google, Stadia, Entertainment, and Gaming