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Get a Stadia wireless controller and Chromecast Ultra for just $22 to celebrate the platform's second anniversary
72% off, but be quick
Today marks the second anniversary of Google Stadia, having debuted back on November 19th, 2019. While its success over those two years is probably a debate for another day, it definitely helped bring attention to the concept of cloud gaming and game streaming. To commemorate the platform's second anniversary, Google's offering an early Black Friday promotion for Stadia lovers (or those suitably curious), making the Premiere Edition practically an impulse buy.
Google will give you free Stadia hardware if you just please buy one game
$60 for a controller, a Chromecast, AND a game
Stadia may not be the hit that its most die-hard defenders want it to be, but it’s still cruising along, all while regularly adding new games. If your interest in Google’s cloud gaming strategy has been thoroughly piqued, now’s a great time to jump on board. By buying a game at full price, you’ll get a free Stadia Premiere Edition kit — something usually priced at $80 on its own. It's far from the first time the company has offered up some free hardware to potential gamers, but this time, it's one of its most value-packed options yet.
Google is giving away yet more Stadia Premiere Edition bundles
This time with OnePlus phones in the UK, France, and Germany
If you were on the fence about buying one of the new OnePlus 9 smartphones, OnePlus hopes it can entice you with its latest promo. The company, in partnership with Google, is offering Stadia Premiere Edition bundles to customers placing orders on its online store in a few countries.
Time's ticking on Stadia's latest controller and Chromecast giveaway
Get your Resident Evil pre-orders in soon
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The long-term fate of Stadia may be up in the air (and ready to fuel endless debate), but that's not stopping the platform from still managing to attract some AAA titles. Stadia's latest big score is Resident Evil Village, which lands this Friday, May 7. Google's welcoming it with another deal that offers a free Chromecast Ultra and Stadia controller with pre-order — and you've only got a few hours left to take advantage of it.
Grab a Stadia Premiere Edition for just $60 ($40 off)
It could be your last chance to get a Chromecast Ultra
If you like to play games but don't want to invest in a console, Google Stadia is worth considering. It's a subscription-based service that lets you stream games and works on virtually any device, including your phone, tablet, computer, and TV.
YouTube Premium subscribers in more countries can now get their free Stadia Premiere Edition bundle
The promo was previously limited to the US and the UK
Google loves to bundle all kinds of perks with its subscriptions, and a free Stadia Premiere Edition worth $100 is the latest generous gift lucky YouTube Premium subscribers can receive in the US and UK. And now, the company has expanded the offer to more countries. A while back, a Google support representative told a Redditor that the promo would be available in Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain starting November 16, 2020, and with that date already passed, the promo is now live in these countries.
How to get a free Stadia Premiere Edition bundle ($100 value) if you have YouTube Premium
A $100 / £90 / €100 value
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Google likes bundling freebies with its products and services. In the past few months, Pixel 5 and 4a 5G buyers got a bunch of service subscriptions for free with their purchase, Chromebook owners were able to redeem three months of YouTube Premium, Google One subscribers got three months of Stadia Pro, and some YouTube Premium users received a free channel membership and/or a Nest Mini. Another promo is joining the fray today, also for YouTube Premium subscribers but only in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain (for now), letting them redeem a Stadia Premiere Edition bundle for free instead of its original $100 / £90 / €100 price.
Get a Stadia Premiere Edition bundle with a controller and Chromecast Ultra for $90 ($10 off)
Discounts on Stadia hardware are still relatively rare
You technically don't have to buy any hardware to start playing Stadia: you can use a mouse and keyboard on a desktop or laptop, and even touch controls on mobile. But to get the best TV experience, you'll need both a Chromecast Ultra and a first-party Stadia controller. If that's an upgrade you've been considering, now's a good time: the Premiere Edition bundle that includes both is $10 off on the Google Store.
Google is offering Stadia Premiere Edition for just $79 to select Chromebook owners
The discount is available on the Pixelbook, Pixelbook Go, and Pixel Slate
Stadia Premiere Edition launched last year for the price of $129. It was a lot of fun when we reviewed it. Since then, it's been discounted down to just $99. But if that wasn't enough to sway you, Google is currently offering Stadia Premiere Edition for a mere $79 — as long as you've got a Pixelbook, Pixelbook Go, or Pixel Slate handy.
Get the Stadia Premiere Edition for $99 today only ($30 off)
Likely to celebrate the launch of Doom Eternal
While many people seem to have developed an aversion to Stadia, I personally still absolutely love Google's vision for cloud gaming. Sure, a lot of promised features haven't made it into the product yet, but it's slowly coming together. I'm surprised again and again how well it performs, just like others on the Android Police team. If you're not already heavily invested in Xbox, PlayStation, or PC and/or are willing to give a new cloud gaming platform a go, Stadia could be interesting for you. Today only, you can also save $30 on the Premiere Edition of the service, costing you just $99 instead of the usual $129.
Stadia is having a rather bumpy start, but Google is trying to make up for the problems by improving communication with customers. When the company took to Reddit to announce that Stadia Premiere Edition boxes and codes have started shipping, it also shared that it wants to experiment with daily updates on new features and enhancements going forward.
Now that orders for the Google Stadia Founders Edition and Premiere Edition have begun to reach their final destinations, it was only a matter of time before someone tore into the Stadia hardware to see what makes it tick. Forewarning: If you're still waiting for your own Stadia gear to arrive, you may want to look away. What follows is a painful montage of a Stadia Controller's journey to irreversible destruction, but its sacrifice sheds some light on why this controller wasn't built with modders (or repairs) in mind.