It's a filler episode on the Android Police podcast this week as we peer into the contemporary cognoscenti on the cloud gaming platform that was never meant to be: Google Stadia. We join together two separate eras of the show, bridging from an uneasy launch across to a protracted, aching end. Join us here today and we'll join you from CES next week.

• Google Stadia cloud gaming debuts with $130 Founder’s Edition this November, free tier coming in 2020
• Google reveals more Stadia details, including answers about multiplayer and VR
• Google Stadia available now — soon we'll know if it can handle the influx of gamers
• Google Stadia review: This could be big
• Epic CEO says so few people play Stadia that a Fortnite port isn't worth doing
• Stadia one year later: The grass is looking greener from up here in the cloud
• Stadia is a year old today — and it's still not a viable alternative to console and PC gaming
• Stadia is finally letting users live-stream their gameplay direct to YouTube
• Hands-on: Turns out Stadia is a pretty good way to play Cyberpunk 2077
• Even Google doesn't want to make games for Stadia anymore
• Google doesn't want to kill Stadia, just Stadia as we know it
• Stadia review, 2022 update: I'm ready for cloud gaming, Google isn't
• The future of Stadia is less about games than ever
• Reports of Google Stadia's death are greatly exaggerated, says Google Stadia
• It's game over for Stadia, will shut down in early 2023
• Stadia exclusive Outcasters faces oblivion thanks to platform's impending closure
• How Google Stadia developers are making the platform's shutdown easier on gamers
• Google has started refunding your Stadia purchases
• This is how your Stadia Ubisoft games will be transferred to PC
• Google's Stadia Controller Bluetooth upgrade tool has arrived
• Stadia has one last game for you and it's coming from Google
• Out of all the products Google killed this year, Stadia stings the most
• Will Google Stadia be missed?
• I'm sad to see Stadia go, but it wasn't fun while it lasted
• One year later: Where Google went wrong with Stadia

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. This episode features Corbin Davenport (now at our sister site, How-To Geek) and Cody Toombs. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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