Google Stadia shutdown: Ubisoft, Cyberpunk, Destiny 2 players await what’s next

Some major publishers who took a gamble on Google’s soon-to-be-defunct Stadia have sent signs to players that they’re trying to bring the games, or at least their game saves, to other platforms.

Over the weekend, Ubisoft customer support’s official Twitter account said “we’re working to bring the games you own on Stadia to PC through Ubisoft Connect,” the publisher’s first-party games launcher. Io Interactive is the creators of Hitman. say they’re also “looking for ways to continue your Hitman experience on other platforms.”

Ubisoft’s 38 games are the most available on Google Stadia. When Stadia’s servers go offline Jan. 18, 2023, players lose access to them. Google is offering refunds for all games software — meaning both games and add-on content — bought for Stadia, as well as any hardware purchases (the Stadia Controller was offered stand-alone and in three bundles). The Stadia Store and all in-game transactions were closed with Google’s announcement on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Cyberpunk 2077 players — it was a launch title on Stadia in December 2020 — have begun agitating with CD Projekt to see if their game saves can be transferred from Stadia to another platform. “I care more about my save game than a game refund,” one Cyberpunk fan posted to Stadia’s subreddit.

Also for Destiny 2The independent Destiny Bulletin Twitter account is at: posted a screenshot of a message with Bungie’s help desk, in which the studio says it has “begun conversations about next steps for our players.” Bungie will have more to announce “once we have a plan of action.” Destiny 2 Google Stadia already supports cross-platform character transfer

Also on Friday, Raúl Rubio Munárriz, the chief executive of Tequila Works, said his studio’s Stadia exclusive, Gylt,It would be ported to other platforms.

Stadia had nearly 300 games available, both individually and as part of the Stadia Pro subscription. Gylt and Destiny 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and nine other titles on Stadia’s November 2019 launch.