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Google Stadia is set for release later this year, and will eventually be offered in two flavours, Base and Pro. The latter of which, we've previously been told, will include access to a selection of games, and we now know that'll be around one game a month.
The information came during a Reddit AMA held by Google Stadia's Director of Product Andrey Doronichev, who clarified that the Pro subscription should not be seen as something like a Xbox Game Pass or an EA Access, but more like an Xbox Gold or PS Plus: 'The Pro subscribers get 4K/HDR streaming, 5.1 sound, exclusive discounts and access to some free games. Roughly one free game per month give or take. Starting with Destiny 2.'
In response to further questions about the service, Doronichev mentioned that it'd be a growing pool, so you won't lose access to previous games made free on the service as the next one comes along. If you have to suspend your subscription at any time, Doronichev claims 'You will regain access to those Pro games you claimed in the past while you were a subscriber. But not the ones that were offered to Pro subscribers while you were unsubscribed.'
Some other questions answered during the AMA included confirmation that Stadia will not have mod support at launch, Family Sharing is something planned for next year and on accessing the service on mobile on devices other than Google's Pixel phones, Mr Doroichev said 'We’re aiming to get more devices supported next year. I really want to have Stadia gameplay on every mobile device, across Android and iOS at some point. But it's a hard technical challenge and will take us time.'
The Google Stadia is set for launch this November with a Founder's Edition available for pre-order now. A Stadia Pro subscription will set you back £8.99 per month.
