Google isn't waiting until E3 to reveal more Stadia details

It's going to be a big week for gaming platform news: we have Microsoft's E3 conference this Sunday, for starters, but now we also have a Stadia announcement which Google's nudged in at the last minute. How cheeky.

On Thursday, Google is due to tackle some of the questions left over from Stadia's March announcement event - such as pricing, launch details and game announcements. The Nintendo Direct Stadia Connect livestream (the first of its kind) will air at 5pm BST, and can be watched via the YouTube link below.

What can we expect from the announcement? Up until now we've had no information on the game streaming service's business model, which some have speculated could either function as a subscription service (Spotify) or use a purchase model (iTunes). As Stadia is a cloud-based service and has no hardware, the only physical item that needs pricing is the optional Wi-Fi controller - unless Stadia has an upfront cost to access the service.

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