3 Reasons Google Stadia Could Shake Up the Gaming Industry

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launched its new gaming platform, Stadia, on Tuesday, and Google has set some lofty expectations for its first serious shot at video games. Stadia is a big bet on game streaming, as opposed to the more traditional setup of buying a console and using physical or downloadable software. Google has hyped features like Stream Connect, is an advanced new form of split-screen multiplayer; State Share, which lets you share save states with other players; and Crowd Play, which lets streamers share content right to YouTube while they're playing and allowing other players to join in.

However, rather than releasing a finished product, Google is launching Stadia without any of the aforementioned features, but says it will add them at an unspecified future date. It's treating Stadia like some of its other services, YouTube and Gmail, which are constantly being modified and updated with new features intended to improve the user experience.

If Google plays its cards right, it could usher in a new era of game streaming. Should established gaming giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) be worried? Here are some factors that might give them cause for concern.

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