Google sued over 'extremely exaggerated' allegations about streaming service Stadia

Google sued over 'extremely exaggerated' allegations about streaming service Stadia

Google has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that Google Stadia has "grossly exaggerated" the quality of its streaming service. The breach-of-contract lawsuit, which was filed in October 2020 in New York, says Google "made false and misleading claims regarding the streaming quality of Stadia's service to generate increased revenue for Google's division." Stadia", and insists that Google violated consumer protection laws. The filing also challenges Bungie and id Software for what they call "unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding the display quality and resolution of video games distributed by Google Stadia." It further alleges that Google intentionally removed a tweet that said Red Dead Redemption 2 was playable at 4K/60fps even when a player did not have a high-speed internet connection, stating that "Google understood that it was intentionally misleading consumers and wanted to make sure there were no direct misrepresentations from Google regarding the Stadia service."Thanks to Google's actions, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of articles and reports in the United States and around the world that contain misleading statements from Google about which consumers are making purchasing decisions,” the lawsuit says. "Google has done nothing to correct false information regarding the power and resolution of games available on Stadia and does not disclose to consumers in the Google Stadia store the resolution of each game available for purchase."

Stadia Status

More than 100 games are coming to Google Stadia in 2021, the company has confirmed. The cloud streaming service has been hampered by a lack of titles in recent months, though it has been praised for its surprisingly good performance as a mobile gaming platform. Now Google has confirmed that FIFA 21 (March 17), Judgment (April 23), and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (February 23) will arrive at different times throughout the year. This was good news, especially since we recently announced that Google plans to shut down its internal development studio and divert all resources to attract third-party developers to release games on the platform. Through ClassAction.org, through 9to5Google.