You’ve got until then to play all the games in your Stadia library, but what about the many dollars, euros or pounds you’ve sunk into the service over the past couple of years? What happens to games you paid full price for? Google will refund all Stadia hardware and game purchases made on the Google Store. See how it will work and when you can expect your money back.
What is a refund from Google?
All games purchased on the Google (Stadia) Store will be refunded. As are in-game purchases (DLC). Top Nintendo Switch Games 2022: The Best Switch Titles Every Gamer Should Own By Max Freeman-Mills · September 1, 2022 Our guide to the best Switch games – including exclusives, indies, single and multiplayer titles. POCKET-LINT VIDEO OF THE DAY Google will also refund hardware purchased directly through Google – the Stadia Controller, Stadia Founder’s Edition, Stadia Premiere Edition and the Play and Watch with Google TV bundle. Google is not refunding historical Stadia Pro subscription fees. You will not get back any monthly fees you have paid to date. However, you will be able to play all games won through the Pro membership until 18th January 2023, although no further charges will be made from 29th September 2022.
How to claim your Google Stadia refund
The good news is that you probably won’t have to do anything to claim a refund on Stadia. Google will, in most cases, automatically refund eligible hardware and game purchases directly to the account originally used. If this is not possible, it will send an email to the Stadia account holder with more details on how to process the refund. The majority of refunds are expected to have been processed by mid-January 2023.
Other things to consider
In addition to getting your money back, you can also consider getting your Stadia data. It includes profile information, game stats, social media data, save files and logs, and will be available on Google Takeout until the end of the game on January 18, 2023. You may also want to delete Stadia from your Google Account at some point. You can learn how to do this here. Written by Rik Henderson.
