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Bungie, IO and Ubisoft start looking to transfer Stadia players to other platformsNo promises yet, but it’s something
No promises yet, but it’s something
Since Google announced they were giving up on Stadia last week, some developers and publishers are taking steps to ensure players don’t lose their progress when the platform shuts down in January. So far, Bungie, IO Interactive and Ubisoft have issued statements to reassure Stadia users that they’re investigating ways to salvage their saves. It’s a welcome development following Google’s sudden shutdown revelation.
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“While Stadia will shut down on January 18, 2023, we’re happy to share that we’re working to bring the games you own on Stadia to PC through Ubisoft Connect,” Ubisoft Supporttweetedover the weekend. “We’ll have more to share regarding specific details as well as the impact for Ubisoft+ subscribers at a later date.” The publisher’s Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey was one of the games used todemonstrate Stadiawhen the streaming platform was first revealed.
Other devs followed suit. “We just learned about Stadia shutting down and have begun conversations about next steps for our players,” apostfrom Bungie’sDestiny 2team said. “We will announce and send out information regarding Destiny 2 Stadia accounts once we have a plan of action.”
Hitman studio IO Interactive offered to investigate bringing Stadia players to other versions of their games too. “To all our HITMAN fans on Google Stadia. We hear you - we are looking into ways for you to continue your HITMAN experience on other platforms,” IOtweeted. Tequila Works CEO Raúl Rubio Munárriz alsoconfirmedthat teen horror Stadia-exclusiveGyltwould be ported to other platforms.
Google Stadia closes its digital doors on January 18th, 2023.
