Google Plans to Offer a Free Tier for Its Stadia Game Streaming Service Within "the Next Few Months"

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia has weathered some rough headlines lately, including one or two here at the Fool. In recent weeks, many Stadia users have expressed anger and disappointment with what they perceive as a lack of communication from Google and a failure to fulfill the promise of the streaming video game platform. Google has been answering. Responding to fan frustration last month, the tech giant revealed new games that Pro subscribers can download in February. And now, at least one Google executive is talking about Stadia's long-awaited free tier.

That's not to say that there has been a sudden deluge of information from Google. We still don't know exactly when the free tier -- called "Stadia Base" -- will appear. In fact, all we really have is a vague reference to "the next few months."

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