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VAMatt on 23 October 2019
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DonFerrari said:
CuCabeludo said:
The good news is that Google is commited to at least a 10 year long investment on Stadia, according to an interview given at a french media outlet. So the ones thinking of not trying it because it will be shut down in 2 years at most can be relieved.

Have they sign any contract stating that and how would they compensate anyone if they shut it down? If not it is just empty words from PR mouths.

I have to agree. While I think it is a good sign that they are publicly committing to support the service for at least 10 years, the words don't really mean much. 

Google's plans are for the service to be successful, in which case of course they will support it for 10 years.  But, they are a business that exists to make money. If the service isn't doing well, it wouldn't make sense for them to pour money into a black hole for a decade.

There are some precedents for companies giving refunds to people when they shut down services. Somebody did it for something in the last year or two, but I can't remember who or what service that was.  I think an explicit public commitment from Google that they will refund people if they shut the service down within X number of years from the time they purchase a game would be a good move.  That would be a legally enforceable contract, at least in the US.