Engadget Podcast: Google Stadia and the future of game streaming services

This week, we discuss the problematic launch of Google’s Stadia cloud-based games service. Our senior editor and resident games expert Jessica Conditt joins us to share what she thought of the service, how it fares against Microsoft’s Xcloud and what she thinks of streaming games in general. Also, as we head into Thanksgiving, it’s time to think about your holiday shopping and the deals you might be able to score for you and your loved ones on Black Friday. We have some tips for that. Plus, the recent, old-school, and straight up old games that we’ve been playing.

We’ll be taking a break for Thanksgiving, so come back in two weeks for a new post-food coma episode.

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Links

• Google Stadia hands-on: Shockingly playable
• Google Stadia will have 10 more games at launch
• Microsoft adds over 50 games to xCloud preview, plans launch for 2020
• Who will be the first Netflix for video games?
• Engadget Deals
• Our picks for this Black Friday’s deals that are actually worth your time

Credits
Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Chris Velazco
Guest: Jessica Conditt
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Terrence O’Brien