Google reportedly canceled a Stadia-exclusive follow-up to 'Death Stranding'

One of the major problems that worked against Stadia was the fact that they didn't get blockbuster exclusives for the cloud gaming service. People were able to play games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 on the platform, but they are not the only ones. The chance to have an exclusive title from one of the biggest names in gaming may have been turned down by the search engine giant.

At one point Hideo Kojima was working on a follow-up to Death Stranding, which was released on PS4 and PC. There are some asynchronous elements. Ladders, roads and other items can be used by other players in the game. The planned follow-up might have been the reason why the project was canceled.

According to the report, the game was canned by the search engine after seeing the first prototypes. Phil Harrison is said to have made the decision to kill the project. In a May 2020 interview, Kojima said that one of his projects had recently been canceled.

There wasn't a market for single-player games anymore, according to reports. Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 20 million copies less than two years after its initial release, according to CD Projekt Red. Death Stranding had sold more than five million copies by mid- 2021.

There are other issues that led to Stadia's downfall. It didn't help that a questionable business model and a rushed launch didn't help. Even though Stadia has great game streaming tech, it didn't take off as expected. The platform will be closed on January 18th and refunds will be issued for all purchases. People who bought games on Stadia will be able to play them on PC.

The news of Stadia's demise came as a big shock to developers, who were supposed to get their games in the store in the coming weeks. It's not clear if the studios will be reimbursed for the costs they expected to recover after they launched their games on Stadia. There are concerns about what the closing of Stadia will mean. Stadia has some independent games that aren't available anywhere else.

Some are calling for the Stadia controller to be unlocked. The argument is that if people are able to use the controller on other platforms, it will be less likely that the gamepad will be thrown away. The controller is connected to the internet to reduce lag. You can connect it to a device with ausb-c cable.

According to the game's star, Norman Reedus, there is a sequel in the works. In June, it was revealed that Kojima is working with Microsoft's game studio for his next title. The game will be powered by Microsoft.