https://wccftech.com/google-stadia-first-party-teams-shut-down-jade-raymond-leaves/

Today Google revealed, in a somewhat roundabout way, that they’re largely giving up on Stadia as a video game platform. Less than 18 months after they were first announced, Google has revealed they’re shutting down their Stadia Games & Entertainment studios in Montreal and Los Angeles and abandoning first-party development. Superstar producer Jade Raymond, known for her work on Assassin’s Creed and Star Wars before being brought in to head up Stadia first-party development, will be moving on. According to Kotaku, around 150 employees will also likely lose their jobs.

So, is this the end of Stadia? Not necessarily. Google will continue to sell Stadia subscriptions and attempt to lock down games from third-party developers, but the real focus will be licensing their Stadia tech out to other publishers and developers. Stadia boss Phil Harrison had this to say about the decision…