French studio Ubisoft may well be giving Stadia gamers a big freebie, as the company is currently looking for a way to migrate games purchased on the service to PCs.
If the announcement of the closure of the Stadia service by Google was not completely a surprise, the various studios working on games for the platform were disappointed to discover the bad news at the same time as everyone else. Some still have to release their titles on the platform by the scheduled shutdown on January 18, 2023, and must therefore find another solution to make the development of their games profitable.
On the side of the most important studios, such as Bungie or Ubisoft, developers are currently looking for a way to allow players to keep their games on other platforms. In a statement, Ubisoft has announced that it wants to allow players who have purchased titles on Stadia to find them on PC.
Your Stadia titles could soon be transferred to your PC
” While Stadia will be closed on January 18, 2023, we are happy to announce that we are currently working to transfer the games you own on Stadia to PC via Ubisoft Connect. We will have more information to share regarding the specific details as well as the impact for Ubisoft+ subscribers at a later date. “says Jessica Roache, communication officer at the French studio.
Transferring licenses from Stadia accounts to PCs could be great news for gamers on the cloud gaming service. In fact, these will not only enjoy a full refund from Google for their purchases on the platformbut will also be seen offer some of their games on other platforms. Now it remains to be seen whether Ubisoft will also be able to transfer all players’ saves to save you from having to start from scratch.
For its part, Bungie would also seek a solution for migrate Destiny 2 accounts that were created on Stadia. Pending the effective closure of Stadia, we remind you that Pro subscribers will continue to enjoy the service for free. The latter also hope that Google will make the controllers compatible with Bluetooth on other platforms.