As reported by very overwhelmed (opens in new tab)Bethesda and ZeniMax Online are announced (opens in new tab) Allowing Google Stadia players to transfer their characters and progress to the PC version of the game. increase.
“We are excited to announce that Stadia players can now transfer their ESO accounts to PC and carry over all progress including but not limited to existing characters, purchased items, achievements and inventory.” Announcement shared. twitter (opens in new tab) read. “A Stadia player already has him playing ESO on PC servers, so all his friends and guilds will be waiting for them when the transfer is complete.”
This must be a saving grace for Stadia ESO players, but the inherent developer control of a live service game, coupled with the enormous time investment players have put into MMOs like ESO, makes this a no-brainer for me. It’s very easy.
Some commenters on Twitter are lamenting that they can no longer play games disconnected from their gaming PCs, and it’s understandable. I’m not a fan of Stadia’s pure streaming model, but EVE Online introduced EVE Anywhere. (opens in new tab) Ability to allow subscribing players to stream games Also Play from local file. I think we can expect a lot from hybrid models in the future.
One streamer doomed in 2k22-23 Stadia catastrophe colouryou know, that guy with 6,000 hours of Red Dead Online (opens in new tab) at Stadia. Rocsktar has yet to officially address the player’s fate on the platform. My heart goes out to Color and his fellow Stadia cowpokes. Losing so much progress in a game is neither rooting nor detouring.
