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Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January

, a version of Stadia that third parties can license. It seems the Stadia tech will live on there and in other Google products."We see clear opportunities to apply this technology across other parts of Google like YouTube, Google Play and our Augmented Reality efforts — as well as make it available to our industry partners, which aligns with where we see the future of gaming headed," Harrison wrote.

Harrison noted that many members of the Stadia team will continue their work in other parts of the company. It's not clear if there will be any layoffs as a result of the Stadia closure. When asked to comment on the possibility of layoffs, Google directed Engadget to Harrison's blog post. All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing.

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