Google Stadia: 10 Questions We Need Answering ASAP

7. Where Is The Home For Stadia?

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If Google Stadia aims to be something akin to Steam or Epic Games, it will need a storefront. Of course, it could be completely unlike those two services and prove to us that a dedicated storefront is a thing of the past, but for now we're left confused.

Google made a point of talking about inclusivity, and being a platform for everyone, however if it has a storefront then it's likely to seek exclusive deals, much in the way Epic has been doing.

We're maybe getting ahead of ourselves there, because we're just assuming Google Stadia will have some sort of "home"; an app that can be launched from your desktop, phone, or tablet. However that also raises some issues because Google and Apple don't play nicely together, and Apple doesn't allow for stores to be sold on its Apple Store. So, as of now, we don't know how, or even if, Stadia will work on iPhone.

Google is trying to buck tradition with Stadia, and slingshot the industry forward ten years, but that would be an easier transition if we knew what it looked like.

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