> The only part that stumps me is why you need pay $130 for a controller and a Chromecast with "special" software on it. Isn't the whole premise that you don't

> The only part that stumps me is why you need pay $130 for a controller and a Chromecast with "special" software on it. Isn't the whole premise that you don't need dedicated hardware to play games? That is for the premier founders edition. The free one is coming next year [0]. [0 ctr-f base]: https://store.google.com/product/stadia_learn https://store.google.com/product/stadia_learn