Don't expect games to be cheaper on Google Stadia
(excerpts; see link below for full article)
"Two options are available for those interested in the video game streaming service: an ÂŁ8.99 a month subscription, due out this November, or a free version, due out in 2020.
Stadia Pro gets you up to 4K resolution and access to a growing library of games (including Destiny 2). Stadia Base gets you up to 1080p resolution, but there's no access to the library of games.
With both options, however, you have to buy new games outright. In fact, that's how you get access to most games available on Stadia. If you have a Pro subscription, you have to pay for the game on top. If you have the free version, you're just paying for the game.
... It had been unclear whether these games would cost full-price on Stadia, given you're simply streaming them as opposed to buying a disc or downloading the game onto a hard-drive. But in a roundtable interview with UK games press this morning, attended by Eurogamer, Stadia chief Phil Harrison indicated Stadia games will cost the same as they do on other platforms such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One - that is, they won't be cheaper.
... Google Stadia - like Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass and Sony's PS Now - is thought of by many as a potential "Netflix for games". With Netflix, of course, people pay a subscription fee and gain access to everything that's on the service. When a big new show or a new film is added to Netflix, customers don't have to pay again to access them.
But Stadia Pro subscribers will be asked to pay to access new games when they're made available on Stadia.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-27-dont-expect-games-to-be-cheaper-on-google-stadia
So, if you want 4K gaming and access to the library of games, you'll have to pay a monthly fee, and if you want a new game -- which you will only be streaming, not owning -- you'll have to pay full price. No thanks!