Stadia, Google's Big Push Into Video Games, Could Change Everything About How We Play

Google has officially announced a major new effort in the video game world -- and it might just change the future of the roughly $135 billion industry. Speaking at the annual Games Development Conference (GDC) in San Francisco on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled Stadia, a long-rumored cloud-based games streaming service. Unlike with a traditional video game console or computer, which processes a game locally as it's being played, Stadia games are processed in the cloud, with the action beamed instantaneously to players over the Internet. Google promises a lag-free experience, as long as you have a fast enough Internet connection. "We are starting our next big challenge: building a game platform for everyone," Pichai said.